Sochaux expected to show superhero qualities when Bordeaux visits

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

A total of 26 sets of matches are done and both Sochaux and Bordeaux are up there with the best. Get this show on the road!

Insights:
  • Sochaux have the most scored goals (42) in Ligue 2
  • Bordeaux have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Ligue 2

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Sochaux form and stats

Sochaux have performed here at Stade Auguste-Bonal this season with 8 wins from 13 Ligue 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.

Sochaux shared the glory with Caen in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. The Sochaux goalkeeper Prévot was crucial in the match against Caen last time out, making six saves. The goalie Prévot was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.34 out of ten. Prévot topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the 5-1 home victory against Annecy.

Goals decide football matches and Sochaux are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 13 league matches. Sochaux are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Auguste-Bonal in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.

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Bordeaux form and stats

Playing away, Bordeaux have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

Bordeaux played 1-1 against Saint-Étienne in their previous match. Barbet, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.64. Barbet won 6 of 6 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Amiens SC with the score of 2-1.

Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored in 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures.

Bordeaux are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 13 games (in the league).

Head 2 Head

Bordeaux - Sochaux 2-1 was the output when this pair of contenders previously did battle, also in this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Sochaux victories, three draws and five Bordeaux wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BordeauxJ. Maja
J. Maja
11 goals
SochauxI. Sissoko
I. Sissoko
10 goals
SochauxM. Doumbia
M. Doumbia
9 goals

Sochaux missing players

Bordeaux missing players

Sochaux Bordeaux
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
13 8 1 Won W 0 6 13
6 3 1 Drew D 2 3 7
7 2 1 Lost L 1 4 6
42 27 3 Scored S 3 19 37
22 10 3 Conceded C 4 13 22
85% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
65% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 77% 73%
58% 62% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 54% 46%
23% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 23% 15%
12% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 54% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 46% 50%
38% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 35%
27% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 23%
 
4.2 4.5 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.3 4.2
4.2 3.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.3 4.6 3.7
2.2 1.8 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.7 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
10.8 11.6 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 10.1 11
4.8 5.5 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 3.2 4.1
34% 38% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 46% 35%
 
10.3 9.1 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 12 10.2 9.1
3.8 3.1 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 3.2 2.9
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Bordeaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bordeaux have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sochaux have the most points from losing position (14) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have the most scored goals (27) at home in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have the most scored goals (42) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in Ligue 2

  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 26 15 10 1 36 11 13 9 4 0 19 5 13 6 6 1 17 6 25 55
2 Bordeaux 26 13 7 6 37 22 13 7 4 2 18 9 13 6 3 4 19 13 15 46
3 Sochaux 26 13 6 7 42 22 13 8 3 2 27 10 13 5 3 5 15 12 20 45
4 Metz 26 12 8 6 40 24 13 6 5 2 18 11 13 6 3 4 22 13 16 44
5 Bastia 26 12 5 9 29 28 14 8 2 4 16 10 12 4 3 5 13 18 1 41
6 Caen 26 10 10 6 30 25 13 7 5 1 19 8 13 3 5 5 11 17 5 40
7 Quevilly Rouen 26 10 9 7 30 26 13 5 6 2 20 14 13 5 3 5 10 12 4 39
8 Grenoble Foot 38 26 10 8 8 25 22 13 6 4 3 12 9 13 4 4 5 13 13 3 38
9 Amiens SC 25 10 6 9 28 28 13 6 3 4 15 12 12 4 3 5 13 16 0 36
10 Guingamp 26 9 7 10 33 36 13 3 3 7 15 20 13 6 4 3 18 16 -3 34
11 Annecy 26 8 8 10 28 31 13 6 2 5 12 12 13 2 6 5 16 19 -3 32
12 Valenciennes 26 7 11 8 25 30 13 5 8 0 19 13 13 2 3 8 6 17 -5 32
13 Saint-Étienne 26 9 7 10 38 40 13 6 3 4 21 19 13 3 4 6 17 21 -2 31
14 Paris 25 8 7 10 23 27 12 3 3 6 12 16 13 5 4 4 11 11 -4 31
15 Laval 26 9 4 13 30 38 13 5 2 6 18 18 13 4 2 7 12 20 -8 31
16 Pau 26 6 9 11 20 31 12 3 5 4 10 14 14 3 4 7 10 17 -11 27
17 Dijon 26 6 8 12 24 31 14 5 5 4 15 14 12 1 3 8 9 17 -7 26
18 Rodez 26 5 10 11 23 34 13 1 5 7 10 21 13 4 5 4 13 13 -11 25
19 Nîmes 26 6 5 15 26 42 12 5 1 6 11 14 14 1 4 9 15 28 -16 23
20 Niort 26 6 5 15 24 43 13 4 2 7 14 21 13 2 3 8 10 22 -19 23

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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.