Laval and Sochaux followers eagerly anticipate Ligue 2 contest at Stade Francis Le Basser

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis Le Basser (18467 seats)

Laval ended up with a 0-1 scoreline vs Rodez in their previous week, a fixture to keep in mind. Next up is this powerful Sochaux team.

Insights:
  • Laval have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have the most scored goals (51) in Ligue 2

Laval and Sochaux should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Laval form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Laval have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 8 defeats from 15 games. There's also a terrible streak running regardless of playing venue as Laval have lost seven games in a row.

Laval are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 277 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Elisor).

The supporters are hoping that Laval will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Rodez (placed 13th). The result 0-1 has "struck" the home team three league games in a row! Seidou, defender, was given a rating of 8.02/10 in that game, top of the team. Seidou hit one key pass and won 11 of 14 duels.

Ahead of that match, Laval lost 0-1 at home to Grenoble Foot 38.

Laval are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Laval have conceded 21 goals. When Laval hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Valenciennes, Niort, Annecy, Pau, Nîmes and Dijon), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.

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Sochaux form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Sochaux playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

Sochaux have a lot to play for after their shock loss (2-3) to Pau in their previous game, played at their own home ground. Late heartbreak for Sochaux in the Pau match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Defender Faussurier was the best team player with a rating of 7.65. Faussurier served one assist, hit four key passes and won 7 of 16 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Niort with the score of 3-0.

Sochaux find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league.

Head 2 Head

Sochaux have pulled off a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without defeat (2-5-0) when playing Laval.

The newest reported match between these contenders is the Sochaux - Laval 4-1 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

SochauxI. Sissoko
I. Sissoko
12 goals
SochauxM. Doumbia
M. Doumbia
10 goals
LavalJ. Maggiotti
J. Maggiotti
7 goals

Laval missing players

Sochaux missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Laval Sochaux
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 5 15 31
9 5 1 Won W 3 6 15
4 2 1 Drew D 0 3 7
18 8 2 Lost L 2 6 9
33 19 9 Scored S 10 20 51
46 21 8 Conceded C 4 15 29
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 87%
58% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 68%
52% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 60% 58%
32% 27% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 26%
16% 7% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 16%
45% 53% 75% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 52%
26% 20% 25% Clean Sheets C S 60% 40% 39%
35% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 23%
 
4.7 5.1 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.9 4.5
4 4.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.4 4.2
2.1 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2.1
6 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.9 10.1 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.5 11.5
3.6 4 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.4 4 4.6
29% 32% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 33% 35%
 
9.7 8.7 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.3 10.7
3.6 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.4 3.8
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Laval have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Laval have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Ligue 2
  • Laval have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Ligue 2
  • Laval haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Laval is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sochaux have the fewest matches under the total-line (13) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have the most scored goals (51) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 31 17 13 1 41 14 15 9 6 0 21 7 16 8 7 1 20 7 27 64
2 Bordeaux 31 16 8 7 42 26 15 9 4 2 21 9 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 56
3 Metz 31 15 10 6 48 27 16 8 6 2 23 12 15 7 4 4 25 15 21 55
4 Sochaux 31 15 7 9 51 29 16 9 4 3 31 14 15 6 3 6 20 15 22 52
5 Bastia 31 15 6 10 38 34 16 10 2 4 22 12 15 5 4 6 16 22 4 51
6 Caen 31 13 10 8 40 33 16 10 5 1 26 11 15 3 5 7 14 22 7 49
7 Grenoble Foot 38 30 13 8 9 30 25 15 8 4 3 16 11 15 5 4 6 14 14 5 47
8 Quevilly Rouen 31 11 10 10 35 34 16 6 7 3 25 19 15 5 3 7 10 15 1 43
9 Guingamp 31 11 9 11 39 39 16 5 3 8 20 22 15 6 6 3 19 17 0 42
10 Paris 31 11 7 13 36 40 15 4 3 8 17 21 16 7 4 5 19 19 -4 40
11 Amiens SC 31 11 7 13 33 40 15 7 3 5 17 15 16 4 4 8 16 25 -7 40
12 Saint-Etienne 30 11 9 10 47 45 15 7 4 4 24 20 15 4 5 6 23 25 2 39
13 Rodez 31 9 10 12 31 38 16 4 5 7 15 23 15 5 5 5 16 15 -7 37
14 Pau 31 9 10 12 26 35 15 4 6 5 12 16 16 5 4 7 14 19 -9 37
15 Annecy 31 9 9 13 32 42 15 7 3 5 15 14 16 2 6 8 17 28 -10 36
16 Valenciennes 31 7 13 11 33 41 16 5 10 1 25 20 15 2 3 10 8 21 -8 34
17 Laval 31 9 4 18 33 46 15 5 2 8 19 21 16 4 2 10 14 25 -13 31
18 Dijon 31 7 9 15 28 38 16 6 5 5 16 15 15 1 4 10 12 23 -10 30
19 Nîmes 31 8 5 18 32 45 15 7 1 7 17 15 16 1 4 11 15 30 -13 29
20 Niort 31 7 6 18 27 51 15 5 2 8 17 26 16 2 4 10 10 25 -24 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 31 17 13 1 41 14 15 9 6 0 21 7 16 8 7 1 20 7 27 64
2 Bordeaux 31 16 8 7 42 26 15 9 4 2 21 9 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 56
3 Metz 31 15 10 6 48 27 16 8 6 2 23 12 15 7 4 4 25 15 21 55
4 Sochaux 31 15 7 9 51 29 16 9 4 3 31 14 15 6 3 6 20 15 22 52
5 Bastia 31 15 6 10 38 34 16 10 2 4 22 12 15 5 4 6 16 22 4 51
6 Caen 31 13 10 8 40 33 16 10 5 1 26 11 15 3 5 7 14 22 7 49
7 Grenoble Foot 38 30 13 8 9 30 25 15 8 4 3 16 11 15 5 4 6 14 14 5 47
8 Quevilly Rouen 31 11 10 10 35 34 16 6 7 3 25 19 15 5 3 7 10 15 1 43
9 Guingamp 31 11 9 11 39 39 16 5 3 8 20 22 15 6 6 3 19 17 0 42
10 Paris 31 11 7 13 36 40 15 4 3 8 17 21 16 7 4 5 19 19 -4 40
11 Amiens SC 31 11 7 13 33 40 15 7 3 5 17 15 16 4 4 8 16 25 -7 40
12 Saint-Etienne 30 11 9 10 47 45 15 7 4 4 24 20 15 4 5 6 23 25 2 39
13 Rodez 31 9 10 12 31 38 16 4 5 7 15 23 15 5 5 5 16 15 -7 37
14 Pau 31 9 10 12 26 35 15 4 6 5 12 16 16 5 4 7 14 19 -9 37
15 Annecy 31 9 9 13 32 42 15 7 3 5 15 14 16 2 6 8 17 28 -10 36
16 Valenciennes 31 7 13 11 33 41 16 5 10 1 25 20 15 2 3 10 8 21 -8 34
17 Laval 31 9 4 18 33 46 15 5 2 8 19 21 16 4 2 10 14 25 -13 31
18 Dijon 31 7 9 15 28 38 16 6 5 5 16 15 15 1 4 10 12 23 -10 30
19 Nîmes 31 8 5 18 32 45 15 7 1 7 17 15 16 1 4 11 15 30 -13 29
20 Niort 31 7 6 18 27 51 15 5 2 8 17 26 16 2 4 10 10 25 -24 27

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Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.