Can Sochaux beat Grenoble Foot 38 in Stade Auguste-Bonal clash?

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

Read up on this absorbing match in the Ligue 2. Sochaux is in the 4th place after playing five games. They welcome Grenoble Foot 38 who are placed 16th after five games.

Insights:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have the the worst goal difference (-4) away in Ligue 2

Both crews have had enough days rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's look for an active match!

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Sochaux form and stats

Only two Ligue 2 home games for Sochaux so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Maxence Andre Prevot not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.

Sochaux drew their last game, 0-0 away at Amiens SC (placed 15th). Ismaël Aaneba was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.65 out of 10. The defender Aaneba won 1 of 2 duels.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Dunkerque.

Early season league goal statistics from Sochaux's 2 home games: 1 goal, 2 conceded.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

No Ligue 2 points yet away for Grenoble Foot 38, from their first 2 matches. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Grenoble Foot 38 are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Grenoble go into this game after a win, the home game against Quevilly Rouen that ended 2-0. Midfielder Charles Pickel was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.72. Pickel scored one goal and hit one key pass.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Niort wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

0 goals so far away for Grenoble Foot 38, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Previous nine meetings featuring these teams: Sochaux won three, Grenoble Foot 38 were winners in three and we saw three draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
2 goals
SochauxA. Virginius
A. Virginius
2 goals
SochauxA. Kalulu Kyatengwa
A. Kalulu Kyatengwa
2 goals

Sochaux missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Sochaux Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 1 2 5
3 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
6 1 1 Scored S 0 0 2
4 2 0 Conceded C 3 4 8
80% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 80%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 60%
40% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 40%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 40%
40% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 80%
 
5.6 6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.5 4.4
4.6 6.5 10 Corners against (avg) C A 1 3 5
2.6 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.2 7.5 9 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7 6.8
3.4 2.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.5 2.4
35% 20% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have the the worst goal difference (-4) away in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have scored more than double the goals of Grenoble Foot 38.
Sochaux Last season Grenoble Foot 38
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   20 40
12 6   Won W   6 19
15 7   Drew D   5 11
11 6   Lost L   9 10
45 24   Scored S   16 53
37 22   Conceded C   24 38
76% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 92%
63% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 75%
34% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   30% 35%
24% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   5% 15%
13% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 2%
45% 47%   BTTS BTTS   40% 42%
42% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 40%
37% 32%   Failed to Score F T   40% 25%
 
4.5 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.4
3.8 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 3.7
1.8 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2
7 4   Red cards R C   2 4
 
8 9.1   Shots (avg) S (   8.1 8.7
3.3 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.7
35% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 36%

  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 5 4 1 0 12 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 9 2 8 13
2 Nimes 5 3 2 0 8 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 6 1 6 11
3 Paris 4 3 1 0 9 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 10
4 Sochaux 5 3 1 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 10
5 Caen 4 3 0 1 7 2 3 2 0 1 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 9
6 Auxerre 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 8
7 Le Havre 5 2 2 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 8
8 Rodez 5 2 2 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 5 6 0 8
9 Pau 5 2 1 2 4 3 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
10 Quevilly Rouen 5 2 1 2 7 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 7
11 Niort 5 2 1 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 7
12 Ajaccio 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
13 Bastia 5 1 2 2 4 6 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 5
14 Valenciennes 5 1 2 2 3 8 3 0 1 2 1 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 -5 5
15 Amiens SC 5 1 1 3 5 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -3 4
16 Grenoble Foot 38 5 1 1 3 2 8 3 1 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 -6 4
17 Guingamp 4 0 3 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -2 3
18 Dunkerque 5 0 1 4 3 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 -5 1
19 Dijon 5 0 1 4 6 12 3 0 1 2 4 8 2 0 0 2 2 4 -6 1
20 Nancy 5 0 1 4 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 5 3 0 1 2 2 4 -7 1

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.