Orleans hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 10 points and a 20th position in the Ligue 2 table. Visiting Sochaux holds 7th place with 27 pts.
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.
Orléans form and stats
Orléans's results here at Stade de la Source in the Ligue 2 have been very modest with 0 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. Orléans are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade de la Source with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in nine attempts. The last victory here came in the Chambly match.
Orléans lost their last game at Le Mans (placed 18th) after a 2-3 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Rouen in the Coupe de France.
Orléans has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 4 goals from 9 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Orléans defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sochaux form and stats
The visitors are W2-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.
There were no winners in Sochaux's previous match, a Ligue 2 home game that ended 1-1 vs Grenoble Foot 38 (placed 11th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Chateauroux that ended 1-1.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sochaux as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. Sochaux have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 5 Orléans victories, 2 draws and 1 Sochaux win. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Sané 7 goals |   A. Scheidler 4 goals |  J. Lopy 3 goals |
Orléans missing players
Sochaux missing players
| Orléans | Sochaux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 28 | 16 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 83% |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 67% |
| 44% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 17% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 25% | 22% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 38% | 50% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 44% |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 194 | 110 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 56 | 142 |
| 66 | 31 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 19 | 49 |
| 21% | 13% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | 41% |
- Orléans has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- Orléans has the fewest points (2) at home
- Orléans has the most conceded goals (16) at home
- Orléans has the most conceded goals in the first half (13)
- Orléans has the most dropped points from leading position (14)
- Orléans has the the worst goal difference (-12) at home
- Orléans have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Orléans have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Orléans have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Orléans have yet to win a game at home.
- Orléans haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Orléans is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 39 |
| 2 | Lens | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Troyes | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Clermont | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 28 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Nancy | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Guingamp | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Rodez | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Caen | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | Auxerre | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 19 |
| 15 | Chambly | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | Chateauroux | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Niort | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Le Mans | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 17 |
| 19 | Paris | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -15 | 15 |
| 20 | Orléans | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -14 | 10 |