Soccer betting preview: Sochaux welcomes Grenoble Foot 38 in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 18.December
Match begins: 19:00 (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 10 points behind Grenoble Foot 38.

Insights:
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

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 Grenoble Foot 38.

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Sochaux form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Sochaux have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games. The last three games played by Sochaux, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Sochaux manager O. Daf and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Pau (placed 17th) in the Ligue 2. Before that, Sochaux drew at home versus Nancy.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sochaux have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won three, drawn seven and lost four.

Sochaux are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Caen awaits in four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 7 games), Sochaux's attacking play is working. Sochaux have conceded 12 from these games.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

The visitors are W3-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2. Grenoble has drawn their two previous away games.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Niort (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The Ligue 2 match ended in a draw 0-0. That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Dunkerque.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Grenoble Foot 38 playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were three Grenoble wins, five draws and four defeats.

A new game in only four days for Grenoble Foot 38, the Ligue 2 home match versus Troyes. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Grenoble are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - two - two (Sochaux wins - draws - Grenoble Foot 38 wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

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

Sochaux missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Sochaux Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 3 8 15
4 3 1 Won W 0 3 9
8 2 0 Drew D 2 2 3
3 2 0 Lost L 1 3 3
19 15 2 Scored S 1 6 22
15 12 1 Conceded C 2 5 9
67% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 87%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 38% 53%
40% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 12% 27%
27% 57% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 13%
13% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
47% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 27%
47% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 53%
40% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.9 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2 1.8
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 9 6 Shots (avg) S ( 4.3 8.1 8.3
2.7 3.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2.8 3.4
46% 62% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 43%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • All of Sochaux's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Grenoble Foot 38 have scored away.
  • 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 Grenoble Foot 38 14 9 2 3 22 9 7 6 1 0 16 4 7 3 1 3 6 5 13 29
2 Troyes 14 8 4 2 21 10 7 5 2 0 12 5 7 3 2 2 9 5 11 28
3 Paris 15 8 4 3 20 13 8 4 2 2 9 7 7 4 2 1 11 6 7 28
4 Toulouse 15 7 5 3 27 18 8 3 3 2 14 10 7 4 2 1 13 8 9 26
5 Auxerre 15 7 4 4 31 18 8 5 1 2 20 7 7 2 3 2 11 11 13 25
6 Clermont 15 6 6 3 18 8 7 3 3 1 9 3 8 3 3 2 9 5 10 24
7 Caen 15 6 5 4 13 12 8 4 4 0 7 3 7 2 1 4 6 9 1 23
8 Niort 14 7 2 5 19 22 7 4 2 1 11 5 7 3 0 4 8 17 -3 23
9 Valenciennes 15 5 6 4 18 17 7 3 3 1 8 5 8 2 3 3 10 12 1 21
10 Dunkerque 15 6 2 7 13 16 7 3 2 2 7 5 8 3 0 5 6 11 -3 20
11 Sochaux 14 4 7 3 19 15 7 3 2 2 15 12 7 1 5 1 4 3 4 19
12 Amiens SC 15 5 4 6 12 12 8 3 3 2 6 5 7 2 1 4 6 7 0 19
13 Le Havre 15 5 4 6 12 18 7 2 3 2 5 5 8 3 1 4 7 13 -6 19
14 Guingamp 15 3 7 5 14 16 8 2 3 3 8 9 7 1 4 2 6 7 -2 16
15 Ajaccio 15 3 5 7 10 21 7 1 3 3 3 8 8 2 2 4 7 13 -11 14
16 Nancy 14 3 4 7 14 19 6 2 2 2 9 10 8 1 2 5 5 9 -5 13
17 Pau 14 3 4 7 12 18 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 1 2 5 5 12 -6 13
18 Chateauroux 15 3 3 9 11 21 8 2 1 5 6 12 7 1 2 4 5 9 -10 12
19 Rodez 15 2 6 7 12 23 8 2 2 4 7 11 7 0 4 3 5 12 -11 12
20 Chambly 15 2 6 7 12 24 8 2 1 5 6 13 7 0 5 2 6 11 -12 12

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.