Sochaux vs Auxerre: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 15.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

Sochaux will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind Auxerre.

Insights:
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in Ligue 2

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Sochaux is in the 7th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Auxerre are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Sochaux form and stats

Sochaux have collected 25 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 6-7-5.

Sochaux faced defeat in their previous match, away at Clermont (1-3). Prior to that, an away loss at Dunkerque.

Sochaux has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Sochaux's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Auxerre form and stats

The visitors are W5-D8-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.

There were no winners in Auxerre's previous match, a Ligue 2 home game that ended 1-1 vs Grenoble Foot 38 (placed 4th). Before that, Auxerre travelled to Caen and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Auxerre have scored 23 goals in 18 league games away. As opposed to that, Auxerre have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Auxerre - Sochaux 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Sochaux victories, one draw and seven Auxerre wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AuxerreM. Le Bihan
M. Le Bihan
19 goals
AuxerreR. Dugimont
R. Dugimont
12 goals
SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
10 goals

Sochaux missing players

Auxerre missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sochaux Auxerre
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
12 6 1 Won W 0 5 15
15 7 2 Drew D 5 8 14
10 5 2 Lost L 1 5 8
43 22 4 Scored S 6 23 61
34 19 5 Conceded C 8 23 41
76% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 92%
62% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 72% 78%
32% 33% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 56% 54%
22% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 39% 35%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
43% 44% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 59%
43% 39% 20% Clean Sheets C S 17% 33% 24%
38% 33% 40% Failed to Score F T 33% 28% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.9 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.6 1.7
7 4 1 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
7.9 8.9 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 9.5 10.1
3.3 3.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.7 4.4
36% 33% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 34% 37%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Auxerre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Auxerre have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Ligue 2
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals in the first half (34) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 37 23 8 6 58 33 19 15 3 1 32 15 18 8 5 5 26 18 25 77
2 Clermont 37 21 9 7 60 23 19 13 5 1 37 9 18 8 4 6 23 14 37 72
3 Toulouse 36 20 8 8 66 37 18 13 3 2 42 16 18 7 5 6 24 21 29 68
4 Grenoble Foot 38 37 17 11 9 50 35 18 11 6 1 34 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 15 62
5 Paris 37 16 13 8 50 37 18 10 5 3 28 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 13 61
6 Auxerre 37 15 14 8 61 41 19 10 6 3 38 18 18 5 8 5 23 23 20 59
7 Sochaux 37 12 15 10 43 34 18 6 7 5 22 19 19 6 8 5 21 15 9 51
8 Valenciennes 37 12 11 14 47 55 19 7 6 6 24 23 18 5 5 8 23 32 -8 47
9 Nancy 37 11 13 13 51 51 18 6 7 5 26 26 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 46
10 Amiens SC 37 11 13 13 32 38 19 7 8 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 17 26 -6 46
11 Ajaccio 37 11 12 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 18 3 6 9 13 26 -9 45
12 Guingamp 37 9 17 11 39 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 18 5 7 6 20 20 -4 44
13 Le Havre 37 10 14 13 35 46 18 3 8 7 13 21 19 7 6 6 22 25 -11 44
14 Rodez 37 8 19 10 38 43 19 6 9 4 23 20 18 2 10 6 15 23 -5 43
15 Niort 37 9 14 14 34 56 18 6 6 6 17 23 19 3 8 8 17 33 -22 41
16 Pau 36 10 10 16 36 44 18 8 5 5 22 16 18 2 5 11 14 28 -8 40
17 Dunkerque 37 10 10 17 31 44 18 6 7 5 19 15 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 40
18 Caen 37 8 14 15 32 48 18 5 9 4 15 18 19 3 5 11 17 30 -16 38
19 Chambly 37 9 11 17 41 61 19 7 3 9 21 27 18 2 8 8 20 34 -20 38
20 Châteauroux 37 4 10 23 32 58 18 3 4 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 22

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 Troyes 37 23 8 6 58 33 19 15 3 1 32 15 18 8 5 5 26 18 25 77
2 Clermont 37 21 9 7 60 23 19 13 5 1 37 9 18 8 4 6 23 14 37 72
3 Toulouse 36 20 8 8 66 37 18 13 3 2 42 16 18 7 5 6 24 21 29 68
4 Grenoble Foot 38 37 17 11 9 50 35 18 11 6 1 34 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 15 62
5 Paris 37 16 13 8 50 37 18 10 5 3 28 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 13 61
6 Auxerre 37 15 14 8 61 41 19 10 6 3 38 18 18 5 8 5 23 23 20 59
7 Sochaux 37 12 15 10 43 34 18 6 7 5 22 19 19 6 8 5 21 15 9 51
8 Valenciennes 37 12 11 14 47 55 19 7 6 6 24 23 18 5 5 8 23 32 -8 47
9 Nancy 37 11 13 13 51 51 18 6 7 5 26 26 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 46
10 Amiens SC 37 11 13 13 32 38 19 7 8 4 15 12 18 4 5 9 17 26 -6 46
11 Ajaccio 37 11 12 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 18 3 6 9 13 26 -9 45
12 Guingamp 37 9 17 11 39 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 18 5 7 6 20 20 -4 44
13 Le Havre 37 10 14 13 35 46 18 3 8 7 13 21 19 7 6 6 22 25 -11 44
14 Rodez 37 8 19 10 38 43 19 6 9 4 23 20 18 2 10 6 15 23 -5 43
15 Niort 37 9 14 14 34 56 18 6 6 6 17 23 19 3 8 8 17 33 -22 41
16 Pau 36 10 10 16 36 44 18 8 5 5 22 16 18 2 5 11 14 28 -8 40
17 Dunkerque 37 10 10 17 31 44 18 6 7 5 19 15 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 40
18 Caen 37 8 14 15 32 48 18 5 9 4 15 18 19 3 5 11 17 30 -16 38
19 Chambly 37 9 11 17 41 61 19 7 3 9 21 27 18 2 8 8 20 34 -20 38
20 Châteauroux 37 4 10 23 32 58 18 3 4 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 22

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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.