Home advantage could prove decisive in Sochaux - Caen battle

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

With their 12 point advantage in the league table, Sochaux fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Caen.

Insights:
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Caen is in the worst form (0-2-3)

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 Caen.

Caen are struggling to avoid relegation.

L D D L W

Sochaux form and stats

Sochaux have played 17 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-7-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Sochaux are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Grenoble Foot 38. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Pau.

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 five times, drawn one and lost two.

Sochaux has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 19 goals have been conceded.

W L L D D

Caen form and stats

Caen have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 3-5-9 (17 played). Caen has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Impressive finishing from Jessy Deminguet secured the home win 1-0 against Dunkerque in their previous game. Prior to that match, the Caen manager F. Vandeputte faced defeat when travelling to Troyes and losing 0-1.

We have checked recent matches where Caen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were one victory, seven draws and three defeats.

Caen find the net regularly in their away games. 17 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. Caen's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 26 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Caen - Sochaux 1-4. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Sochaux, four draws and two wins for Caen. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
10 goals
SochauxC. Bedia
C. Bedia
8 goals
SochauxB. Lasme
B. Lasme
7 goals

Sochaux missing players

Caen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sochaux Caen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 6 17 34
11 5 2 Won W 2 3 9
15 7 3 Drew D 1 5 12
8 5 1 Lost L 3 9 13
41 21 8 Scored S 5 17 32
29 19 7 Conceded C 4 26 43
74% 82% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 88% 88%
62% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 59% 59%
32% 35% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 53% 38%
21% 24% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 35% 24%
12% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
44% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 17% 47% 47%
44% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 18% 29%
38% 35% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 47% 35%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.9 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 2.1
6 4 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
8 8.9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 7.2 7.6
3.3 3.8 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.1 3.4
36% 33% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 32% 28%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Caen have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Ligue 2
  • Caen is in the worst form (0-2-3)
  • 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 33 19 8 6 48 31 17 13 3 1 27 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 65
2 Toulouse 33 18 8 7 61 34 17 12 3 2 39 16 16 6 5 5 22 18 27 62
3 Clermont 33 17 9 7 52 20 17 11 5 1 32 7 16 6 4 6 20 13 32 60
4 Grenoble Foot 38 33 16 10 7 45 29 16 10 6 0 31 12 17 6 4 7 14 17 16 58
5 Paris 33 15 11 7 46 34 16 9 5 2 25 16 17 6 6 5 21 18 12 56
6 Auxerre 33 14 12 7 58 36 17 9 5 3 35 16 16 5 7 4 23 20 22 54
7 Sochaux 33 11 15 7 41 28 17 5 7 5 21 19 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 48
8 Valenciennes 33 11 10 12 39 45 17 7 5 5 20 17 16 4 5 7 19 28 -6 43
9 Ajaccio 33 11 9 13 31 38 17 8 4 5 18 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -7 42
10 Nancy 33 10 11 12 46 46 16 5 7 4 23 23 17 5 4 8 23 23 0 41
11 Amiens SC 32 10 10 12 26 31 16 6 7 3 12 8 16 4 3 9 14 23 -5 40
12 Le Havre 33 9 13 11 27 37 16 3 8 5 11 16 17 6 5 6 16 21 -10 40
13 Rodez 33 8 15 10 34 39 17 6 7 4 21 18 16 2 8 6 13 21 -5 39
14 Niort 33 9 11 13 32 51 16 6 5 5 16 19 17 3 6 8 16 32 -19 38
15 Pau 33 9 9 15 33 43 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -10 36
16 Caen 33 8 12 13 31 43 16 5 7 4 14 17 17 3 5 9 17 26 -12 36
17 Dunkerque 32 9 8 15 27 38 16 5 6 5 17 14 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 35
18 Guingamp 33 6 16 11 33 43 16 2 9 5 16 23 17 4 7 6 17 20 -10 34
19 Chambly 33 7 10 16 35 57 17 6 2 9 19 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -22 31
20 Chateauroux 33 4 9 20 29 51 16 3 3 10 19 28 17 1 6 10 10 23 -22 21

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 33 19 8 6 48 31 17 13 3 1 27 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 17 65
2 Toulouse 33 18 8 7 61 34 17 12 3 2 39 16 16 6 5 5 22 18 27 62
3 Clermont 33 17 9 7 52 20 17 11 5 1 32 7 16 6 4 6 20 13 32 60
4 Grenoble Foot 38 33 16 10 7 45 29 16 10 6 0 31 12 17 6 4 7 14 17 16 58
5 Paris 33 15 11 7 46 34 16 9 5 2 25 16 17 6 6 5 21 18 12 56
6 Auxerre 33 14 12 7 58 36 17 9 5 3 35 16 16 5 7 4 23 20 22 54
7 Sochaux 33 11 15 7 41 28 17 5 7 5 21 19 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 48
8 Valenciennes 33 11 10 12 39 45 17 7 5 5 20 17 16 4 5 7 19 28 -6 43
9 Ajaccio 33 11 9 13 31 38 17 8 4 5 18 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -7 42
10 Nancy 33 10 11 12 46 46 16 5 7 4 23 23 17 5 4 8 23 23 0 41
11 Amiens SC 32 10 10 12 26 31 16 6 7 3 12 8 16 4 3 9 14 23 -5 40
12 Le Havre 33 9 13 11 27 37 16 3 8 5 11 16 17 6 5 6 16 21 -10 40
13 Rodez 33 8 15 10 34 39 17 6 7 4 21 18 16 2 8 6 13 21 -5 39
14 Niort 33 9 11 13 32 51 16 6 5 5 16 19 17 3 6 8 16 32 -19 38
15 Pau 33 9 9 15 33 43 16 7 4 5 19 16 17 2 5 10 14 27 -10 36
16 Caen 33 8 12 13 31 43 16 5 7 4 14 17 17 3 5 9 17 26 -12 36
17 Dunkerque 32 9 8 15 27 38 16 5 6 5 17 14 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 35
18 Guingamp 33 6 16 11 33 43 16 2 9 5 16 23 17 4 7 6 17 20 -10 34
19 Chambly 33 7 10 16 35 57 17 6 2 9 19 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -22 31
20 Chateauroux 33 4 9 20 29 51 16 3 3 10 19 28 17 1 6 10 10 23 -22 21

More from France - Ligue 2

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.