Match preview for Ligue 2: Sochaux - Auxerre at Stade Auguste-Bonal

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 24.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

The Sochaux & Auxerre bosses O. Daf and J. Furlan are both afraid of and feeling excited about this crucial game in the top regions of the Ligue 2 positions.

Insights:
  • Sochaux haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 2

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sochaux and Auxerre.

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Sochaux form and stats

Sochaux have collected 9 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 3-0-1. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Sochaux, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Happy days for Sochaux in their previous game, a Ligue 2 match away at Guingamp (placed 13th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Midfield player Steve Ambri got a match rating of 7.55 in that game, the max score being 10. Ambri scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match, Sochaux won a home game hosting Paris (2-0).

Sochaux has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Sochaux have only let in 2 goals at home.

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Auxerre form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Auxerre have produced an overall stat of 2-2-0 so far.

Auxerre have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Donovan Leon. It's been 277 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 2.

Gaëtan Charbonnier scored in Auxerre's previous match, the home game against Rodez that ended 1-0. A victory against Rodez as mentioned above, but the margin of victory could have been bigger as Auxerre hit the posts three times. Gaëtan Charbonnier, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.31. Charbonnier scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and hit three key passes.

A 0-0 draw at Quevilly Rouen's stadium before that.

Auxerre are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. Auxerre are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

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

AuxerreG. Charbonnier
G. Charbonnier
6 goals
SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
3 goals
SochauxA. Kalulu Kyatengwa
A. Kalulu Kyatengwa
3 goals

Sochaux missing players

Auxerre missing players

Sochaux Auxerre
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 1 4 9
6 3 1 Won W 0 2 5
1 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
11 4 2 Scored S 1 7 16
6 2 0 Conceded C 1 3 5
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 78%
56% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 56%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 11%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 44%
44% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 56%
33% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 22%
 
4.8 4.8 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.5 5.6
4 4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6 3.9
2.6 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9 9 12 Shots (avg) S ( 5 10.2 11.1
3.3 3.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 6 5.8
37% 31% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 31%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Auxerre have not yet lost a game away.
  • Auxerre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Auxerre have the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Toulouse 9 7 2 0 20 6 4 3 1 0 8 3 5 4 1 0 12 3 14 23
2 Ajaccio 9 5 4 0 12 4 5 4 1 0 7 1 4 1 3 0 5 3 8 19
3 Sochaux 9 6 1 2 11 6 4 3 0 1 4 2 5 3 1 1 7 4 5 19
4 Auxerre 9 5 3 1 16 5 5 3 1 1 9 2 4 2 2 0 7 3 11 18
5 Paris 9 5 1 3 12 7 4 2 1 1 5 3 5 3 0 2 7 4 5 16
6 Pau 9 4 3 2 11 7 5 3 1 1 7 3 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 15
7 Le Havre 9 3 5 1 8 5 5 2 2 1 5 4 4 1 3 0 3 1 3 14
8 Nîmes 9 3 4 2 12 9 4 1 3 0 5 4 5 2 1 2 7 5 3 13
9 Rodez 9 3 3 3 9 11 4 1 2 1 3 4 5 2 1 2 6 7 -2 12
10 Niort 9 3 3 3 6 8 4 2 1 1 3 1 5 1 2 2 3 7 -2 12
11 Caen 9 3 2 4 9 8 5 2 0 3 7 5 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 11
12 Quevilly Rouen 9 3 2 4 9 10 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 1 2 6 6 -1 11
13 Guingamp 9 2 4 3 6 9 4 0 2 2 3 6 5 2 2 1 3 3 -3 10
14 Dijon 9 3 1 5 11 15 5 2 1 2 8 9 4 1 0 3 3 6 -4 10
15 Grenoble Foot 38 9 3 1 5 9 15 5 3 1 1 8 6 4 0 0 4 1 9 -6 10
16 Valenciennes 9 2 3 4 7 13 5 1 1 3 4 10 4 1 2 1 3 3 -6 9
17 Amiens SC 9 1 4 4 10 14 5 0 2 3 4 8 4 1 2 1 6 6 -4 7
18 Bastia 9 1 4 4 7 11 4 0 4 0 3 3 5 1 0 4 4 8 -4 7
19 Dunkerque 9 0 3 6 5 14 5 0 2 3 2 7 4 0 1 3 3 7 -9 3
20 Nancy 9 0 3 6 5 18 4 0 1 3 2 10 5 0 2 3 3 8 -13 3

Read more about Ligue 2

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.