This should be quite a fixture, with Le Havre in 6th and Sochaux at 5th. Here's our full preview!
- Le Havre have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Ligue 2
- Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Le Havre form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Le Havre have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 10 games.
It's back home for Le Havre, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Auxerre away with the result 3-2. Boutaïb, Boura and Alioui found the net in that victory. Le Havre goalkeeper Fofana did an outstanding job against Auxerre with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. The talented striker Cornette edged out all the other footballers in that match and received a match rating of 7.8 out of 10. Cornette served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 22 successful passes (of 25 total).
Ahead of that match, Le Havre lost 0-1 at home to Ajaccio.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Havre have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won five, drawn eight and lost three.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Le Havre here at Stade Océane in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 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. From these home matches, Havre have conceded only 6 goals.
Sochaux form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Sochaux have produced an overall stat of 4-3-2 so far.
Sochaux's last game was the home draw against Valenciennes (1-1). Senaya was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.55. The defender Senaya hit one key pass and won 14 of 21 duels.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Nantes (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) in the Coupe de France.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sochaux playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were three Sochaux wins, five draws and six defeats.
Sochaux are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Sochaux have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H meeting ended Sochaux - Havre 0-2, played this season. Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Havre won six games, zero matches ended in a draw and Sochaux have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  Q. Cornette 5 goals |   A. Kalulu Kyatengwa 5 goals |  K. Boutaïb 4 goals |
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| Le Havre | Sochaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 79% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 84% |
| 53% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 26% | 20% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 32% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 16% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 5% |
| 42% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 42% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 32% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 5 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.9 | 8 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 32% | 29% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 37% | 29% |
| 8.1 | 6.7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 9.6 | 7.2 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
- Le Havre have the most matches under the total-line (11) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajaccio | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 37 |
| 3 | Paris | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Niort | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Rodez | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Pau | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Quevilly Rouen | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 12 | Nimes | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Dijon | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Caen | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 15 | Amiens SC | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 16 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -9 | 21 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 21 |
| 18 | Bastia | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 20 | Nancy | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 12 |
