Evenly matched teams: Nîmes vs Sochaux match preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 02.June
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Costières (18482 seats)

Receiving guests at their own home feels relaxed and good for Nîmes, but Sochaux are fully bent and capable to go home as winners. How will it end?

Insights:
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux is in the worst form (0-0-6)

Nîmes have had a bad season and will be relegated from Ligue 2. Sochaux is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Nîmes 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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Nîmes form and stats

8-2-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Nîmes so far this season. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Nîmes to get some points in this home game.

Nîmes faced defeat in their previous match, away at Laval (0-2). The forward Tchokounté was announced as "man of the match" for Nîmes with the rating of 6.84/10. Tchokounté hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Dijon (1-2).

Nîmes has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. On the other hand, Nîmes have conceded 22 goals.

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Sochaux form and stats

Playing away, Sochaux have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 9 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season. Football is a nightmare at the moment for Sochaux who have suffered through a seven match losing streak. If there's light at the end of the tunnel it's certainly not visible for the supporters.

Sochaux's previous game was their home loss versus Metz (0-1). Sochaux goalkeeper Prévot was glad for a wonderful shift versus Metz, but even with making eight saves the beating could not be stopped.

Prior to that match, the Sochaux manager Guégan faced defeat when travelling to Paris and losing 1-2.

The visiting Sochaux have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Sochaux have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The sides have faced each other previously this season, with the result Sochaux - Nîmes 3-1 registered in the official records. Data for the last ten meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for Nîmes, two draws and six wins for Sochaux. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

SochauxI. Sissoko
I. Sissoko
12 goals
NîmesM. Tchokounté
M. Tchokounté
11 goals
SochauxM. Doumbia
M. Doumbia
11 goals

Nîmes missing players

Sochaux missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nîmes Sochaux
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
9 8 1 Won W 4 6 15
6 2 1 Drew D 0 3 7
22 8 3 Lost L 2 9 15
41 24 2 Scored S 12 22 53
61 22 6 Conceded C 5 20 38
95% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 89%
70% 61% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 65%
49% 44% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 61% 54%
32% 28% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 22%
22% 22% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 14%
51% 39% 20% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 49%
22% 39% 40% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 32%
32% 28% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 30%
 
3.5 3.5 2.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.3 4.6
4.8 4.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.1 4.3
1.6 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 2.1
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
10.1 10.9 7 Shots (avg) S ( 13.3 11.1 11.4
3.8 4.4 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.1 4.5
29% 30% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 30% 32%
 
11.6 11 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 12 10.9
4.5 3.9 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.9 4.2
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sochaux is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  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 37 19 15 3 45 19 18 10 7 1 22 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 26 72
2 Metz 37 19 12 6 58 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 19 10 5 4 33 18 27 69
3 Bordeaux 37 20 9 8 51 27 18 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 37 17 9 11 50 42 19 11 4 4 26 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 60
5 Caen 37 16 11 10 52 42 19 11 6 2 33 17 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 59
6 Sochaux 37 15 7 15 53 38 19 9 4 6 31 18 18 6 3 9 22 20 15 52
7 Guingamp 37 14 10 13 49 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 3 52
8 Paris 37 14 10 13 44 43 18 7 3 8 23 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 1 52
9 Grenoble Foot 38 37 14 9 14 33 34 18 9 5 4 19 14 19 5 4 10 14 20 -1 51
10 Saint-Étienne 37 14 11 12 61 57 18 9 4 5 32 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 4 50
11 Quevilly Rouen 37 12 13 12 44 46 19 6 9 4 28 24 18 6 4 8 16 22 -2 49
12 Amiens SC 37 13 8 16 39 50 18 8 3 7 19 20 19 5 5 9 20 30 -11 47
13 Valenciennes 37 10 15 12 42 47 19 6 11 2 27 23 18 4 4 10 15 24 -5 45
14 Annecy 37 11 12 14 39 50 19 9 4 6 18 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -11 45
15 Pau 37 11 11 15 39 52 18 5 6 7 19 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -13 44
16 Rodez 37 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 18 6 6 6 20 17 -6 43
17 Laval 37 13 4 20 42 55 19 9 2 8 27 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -13 43
18 Dijon 37 10 12 15 38 42 19 7 7 5 21 17 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 42
19 Nîmes 37 9 6 22 41 61 18 8 2 8 24 22 19 1 4 14 17 39 -20 33
20 Niort 37 7 7 23 32 64 18 5 3 10 21 33 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 28

Nîmes:
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 37 19 15 3 45 19 18 10 7 1 22 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 26 72
2 Metz 37 19 12 6 58 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 19 10 5 4 33 18 27 69
3 Bordeaux 37 20 9 8 51 27 18 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 37 17 9 11 50 42 19 11 4 4 26 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 60
5 Caen 37 16 11 10 52 42 19 11 6 2 33 17 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 59
6 Sochaux 37 15 7 15 53 38 19 9 4 6 31 18 18 6 3 9 22 20 15 52
7 Guingamp 37 14 10 13 49 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 3 52
8 Paris 37 14 10 13 44 43 18 7 3 8 23 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 1 52
9 Grenoble Foot 38 37 14 9 14 33 34 18 9 5 4 19 14 19 5 4 10 14 20 -1 51
10 Saint-Étienne 37 14 11 12 61 57 18 9 4 5 32 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 4 50
11 Quevilly Rouen 37 12 13 12 44 46 19 6 9 4 28 24 18 6 4 8 16 22 -2 49
12 Amiens SC 37 13 8 16 39 50 18 8 3 7 19 20 19 5 5 9 20 30 -11 47
13 Valenciennes 37 10 15 12 42 47 19 6 11 2 27 23 18 4 4 10 15 24 -5 45
14 Annecy 37 11 12 14 39 50 19 9 4 6 18 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -11 45
15 Pau 37 11 11 15 39 52 18 5 6 7 19 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -13 44
16 Rodez 37 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 18 6 6 6 20 17 -6 43
17 Laval 37 13 4 20 42 55 19 9 2 8 27 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -13 43
18 Dijon 37 10 12 15 38 42 19 7 7 5 21 17 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 42
19 Nîmes 37 9 6 22 41 61 18 8 2 8 24 22 19 1 4 14 17 39 -20 33
20 Niort 37 7 7 23 32 64 18 5 3 10 21 33 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 28

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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.