Sochaux - Caen. 5th spot versus 15th spot. Everything can happen - get a broad preview here!
Both sides have had time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's have faith in that this will be an energetic match!
Sochaux form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Sochaux at their home stadium (Stade Auguste-Bonal) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Sochaux enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Le Havre's place. The match ended 1-0 with Kitala scoring. The victory against Le Havre came after Kitala's winning goal. The Sochaux manager Daf was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 64th minute. Goalkeeper Jeannin got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.83 out of ten. Jeannin stopped the opponent with three saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Sochaux drew at home versus Valenciennes.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sochaux have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost three.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sochaux here at Stade Auguste-Bonal in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). 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 6 from 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Caen form and stats
Playing away, Caen have won 2 games, drawn 6 and suffered 1 defeat in the Ligue 2 this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Ajaccio game have they lost an away game, meaning Caen has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Quevilly Rouen (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The Ligue 2 match ended in a draw 2-2. It looked so good for Caen vs Quevilly Rouen, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Oniangué was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.42. The defender Oniangué scored one goal and won 1 of 2 duels.
Before that, Caen secured a home win against Guingamp with the score 2-0.We have checked recent matches where Caen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were one victory, eight draws and four defeats.
Caen have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Caen have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. Caen has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have played previously this season: Caen - Sochaux 1-2. Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Sochaux won six games, two matches ended in a draw and Caen have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  A. Mendy 9 goals |   A. Kalulu Kyatengwa 5 goals |  G. Weissbeck 4 goals |
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| Sochaux | Caen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 89% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 30% | 10% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 42% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 26% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 5% |
| 40% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 47% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 30% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 32% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 7.3 | 9.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 30% | 23% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 50% | 38% |
| 7.2 | 5.1 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 8 | 8.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajaccio | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 37 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Paris | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Niort | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Pau | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Rodez | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Nimes | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Bastia | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Dijon | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Caen | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 18 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 20 | Nancy | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 12 |
