Ligue 2 match preview and statistics: Lorient fight Sochaux

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Fri 16.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir (18970 seats)

The Lorient manager M. Landreau attacks this game with the team placed 1st so far. In the visitors dressing room Sochaux and their manager O. Daf are in 7th place before this match.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Sochaux play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Sochaux when playing on artificial turf are 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from two matches. They have scored 1 goal and conceded 2 times in these games. Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Lorient form and stats

The hosts won their first game here at Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Lorient last season were 8 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses from 19 games.

The home team returns to Stade Yves Allainmat - Le Moustoir after sharing the points with Nancy on their last time out; the Ligue 2 game ended 1-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Caen with a 2-1 scoreline.

Lorient has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game.

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Sochaux form and stats

One match played away so far for Sochaux and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 4 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses from 19 games.

Sochaux are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Ligue 2 against Auxerre. Before that, Sochaux travelled to Paris and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Sochaux has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip at the early stages of this season.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Lorient 4 wins, 3 draws and Sochaux 3 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 8 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Y. Wissa
2 goals / 1 assists
M. Saunier
1 goals

Lorient missing players

Sochaux missing players

Lorient Sochaux
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played 0 1 3
2 1 0 Won 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
6 3 0 Scored 0 1 2
2 0 0 Conceded 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 67%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 33%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 33%
33% 100% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 33%
 
5.7 8 0 Corners For (avg) 0 1 2.3
3.3 2 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 7 5.7
2.3 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2 1.3
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Lorient Last season Sochaux
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
38 19   Played   19 38
17 8   Won   4 11
12 8   Drew   5 8
9 3   Lost   10 19
51 25   Scored   11 27
41 19   Conceded   20 43
84% 79%   Over 0.5   79% 82%
63% 63%   Over 1.5   42% 47%
53% 53%   Over 2.5   21% 32%
32% 32%   Over 3.5   11% 16%
11% 5%   Over 4.5   11% 8%
53% 58%   BTTS   21% 26%
34% 32%   Clean Sheets   32% 37%
29% 32%   Failed To Score   68% 55%
 
4.3 4.9   Corners For (avg)   5.2 5.2
4.3 4   Corners Against (avg)   4.8 4.4
2.3 2.1   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.2 2.2
3 2   Red Cards   3 7
Key stats last season:
  • Lorient have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sochaux have scored away.

Lorient
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
17-07-19 CF Brest 2 - 1 Lorient
20-07-19 CF Lorient 1 - 0 Laval
29-07-19 L2 Lorient 3 - 0 Paris
05-08-19 L2 Caen 1 - 2 Lorient
09-08-19 L2 Nancy 1 - 1 Lorient
13-08-19 Co Lorient 16:45 Le Mans
16-08-19 L2 Lorient 18:00 Sochaux
23-08-19 L2 Le Mans - Lorient
30-08-19 L2 Lorient - Guingamp
13-09-19 L2 Clermont - Lorient
Sochaux
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
17-05-19 L2 Sochaux 3 - 1 Grenoble Foot 38
19-07-19 CF Metz 0 - 0 Sochaux
26-07-19 L2 Sochaux 0 - 0 Caen
02-08-19 L2 Paris 1 - 1 Sochaux
09-08-19 L2 Sochaux 1 - 0 Auxerre
13-08-19 Co Paris 18:00 Sochaux
16-08-19 L2 Lorient 18:00 Sochaux
23-08-19 L2 Sochaux - Nancy
30-08-19 L2 Le Mans - Sochaux
13-09-19 L2 Sochaux - Valenciennes

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lorient 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 7
2 Rodez 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
3 Chambly 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
4 Clermont 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
5 Lens 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
6 Le Havre 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 5
7 Sochaux 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
8 Niort 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
9 Ajaccio 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
10 Caen 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
11 Valenciennes 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 4
12 Guingamp 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
13 Nancy 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
14 Troyes 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 3
15 Auxerre 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 -1 3
16 Grenoble Foot 38 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 2
17 Orléans 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 -2 1
18 Paris 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 1
19 Châteauroux 3 0 1 2 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 1
20 Le Mans 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0

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