Sochaux favourites for feisty fight facing Guingamp

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 05.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

The hosts, Sochaux, should be expected winners in this match, but Guingamp have shown both flair and courage. Read more about the game!

Insights:
  • Sochaux have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Ligue 2
  • Guingamp have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

This promises to be an absorbing game with lots of fun and excitement as both teams are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Sochaux form and stats

Sochaux have collected 22 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 6-4-3.

In their previous game, the manager Daf led his Sochaux to a defeat away at Paris. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Auguste-Bonal. Lopy was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Lopy won 6 of 6 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Ajaccio that was lost 0-1.

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 twelve games) they have won five times, drawn three and lost four.

From these home matches, Sochaux have conceded only 10 goals.

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Guingamp form and stats

Playing away, Guingamp have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.

Impressive finishing from Pierrot secured the home win 1-0 against Niort in their previous game. Lemonnier was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.03. The defender Lemonnier won 12 of 16 duels.

A draw for Guingamp before that, at their own venue hosting Paris (1-1).

Guingamp are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.

The attacking power of Guingamp when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. As opposed to that, Guingamp have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other before this match year: Guingamp - Sochaux 1-2. Head to head data (for the last seven meetings): Sochaux won three games, three matches ended in a draw and Guingamp managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / four

Top Goalscorers

GuingampF. Pierrot
F. Pierrot
10 goals
SochauxA. Kalulu Kyatengwa
A. Kalulu Kyatengwa
6 goals
SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
5 goals

Sochaux missing players

Guingamp missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sochaux Guingamp
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 5 13 26
12 6 3 Won W 3 3 8
8 4 1 Drew D 2 5 10
6 3 1 Lost L 0 5 8
29 13 7 Scored S 6 10 28
24 10 5 Conceded C 3 17 33
85% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 85% 88%
54% 54% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 69% 77%
35% 15% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 42%
23% 8% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 19%
8% 8% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
46% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 58%
38% 38% 20% Clean Sheets C S 60% 31% 23%
31% 31% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 46% 31%
 
5.6 6.4 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.3 5.3
4.2 3.5 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 4.9 4
2.1 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.8 2.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
8.9 8.8 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 9.8 10.2
3.8 4.2 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 3.7
29% 24% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 24% 29%
 
7.3 5.2 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 10.3 8.3
2.8 2.2 2.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.8 3.1
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Guingamp have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sochaux have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) 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 Toulouse 26 15 9 2 58 21 13 8 4 1 36 12 13 7 5 1 22 9 37 54
2 Paris 26 15 6 5 39 22 13 8 4 1 21 9 13 7 2 4 18 13 17 51
3 Ajaccio 26 14 6 6 24 14 13 8 3 2 13 4 13 6 3 4 11 10 10 48
4 Auxerre 26 12 9 5 38 27 13 6 4 3 23 13 13 6 5 2 15 14 11 45
5 Sochaux 26 12 8 6 29 24 13 6 4 3 13 10 13 6 4 3 16 14 5 44
6 Le Havre 26 9 11 6 25 24 14 5 5 4 12 11 12 4 6 2 13 13 1 38
7 Niort 26 10 5 11 28 27 12 6 2 4 15 9 14 4 3 7 13 18 1 35
8 Pau 26 10 5 11 27 29 13 8 1 4 18 10 13 2 4 7 9 19 -2 35
9 Nîmes 26 10 5 11 32 35 13 5 3 5 16 16 13 5 2 6 16 19 -3 35
10 Guingamp 26 8 10 8 28 33 13 5 5 3 18 16 13 3 5 5 10 17 -5 34
11 Amiens SC 26 7 12 7 34 24 14 6 4 4 23 11 12 1 8 3 11 13 10 33
12 Caen 26 8 8 10 33 29 14 6 1 7 20 14 12 2 7 3 13 15 4 32
13 Dijon 26 9 3 14 30 36 13 5 2 6 16 17 13 4 1 8 14 19 -6 30
14 Rodez 26 7 9 10 22 28 12 3 6 3 9 9 14 4 3 7 13 19 -6 30
15 Valenciennes 26 7 9 10 26 35 13 4 2 7 17 24 13 3 7 3 9 11 -9 30
16 Bastia 26 6 11 9 26 26 13 3 10 0 13 6 13 3 1 9 13 20 0 29
17 Quevilly Rouen 26 7 8 11 23 35 12 3 6 3 12 14 14 4 2 8 11 21 -12 29
18 Dunkerque 26 7 6 13 21 32 14 4 5 5 11 13 12 3 1 8 10 19 -11 27
19 Grenoble Foot 38 26 7 4 15 20 36 13 6 1 6 15 16 13 1 3 9 5 20 -16 25
20 Nancy 26 4 8 14 21 47 12 3 4 5 10 19 14 1 4 9 11 28 -26 20

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 Toulouse 26 15 9 2 58 21 13 8 4 1 36 12 13 7 5 1 22 9 37 54
2 Paris 26 15 6 5 39 22 13 8 4 1 21 9 13 7 2 4 18 13 17 51
3 Ajaccio 26 14 6 6 24 14 13 8 3 2 13 4 13 6 3 4 11 10 10 48
4 Auxerre 26 12 9 5 38 27 13 6 4 3 23 13 13 6 5 2 15 14 11 45
5 Sochaux 26 12 8 6 29 24 13 6 4 3 13 10 13 6 4 3 16 14 5 44
6 Le Havre 26 9 11 6 25 24 14 5 5 4 12 11 12 4 6 2 13 13 1 38
7 Niort 26 10 5 11 28 27 12 6 2 4 15 9 14 4 3 7 13 18 1 35
8 Pau 26 10 5 11 27 29 13 8 1 4 18 10 13 2 4 7 9 19 -2 35
9 Nîmes 26 10 5 11 32 35 13 5 3 5 16 16 13 5 2 6 16 19 -3 35
10 Guingamp 26 8 10 8 28 33 13 5 5 3 18 16 13 3 5 5 10 17 -5 34
11 Amiens SC 26 7 12 7 34 24 14 6 4 4 23 11 12 1 8 3 11 13 10 33
12 Caen 26 8 8 10 33 29 14 6 1 7 20 14 12 2 7 3 13 15 4 32
13 Dijon 26 9 3 14 30 36 13 5 2 6 16 17 13 4 1 8 14 19 -6 30
14 Rodez 26 7 9 10 22 28 12 3 6 3 9 9 14 4 3 7 13 19 -6 30
15 Valenciennes 26 7 9 10 26 35 13 4 2 7 17 24 13 3 7 3 9 11 -9 30
16 Bastia 26 6 11 9 26 26 13 3 10 0 13 6 13 3 1 9 13 20 0 29
17 Quevilly Rouen 26 7 8 11 23 35 12 3 6 3 12 14 14 4 2 8 11 21 -12 29
18 Dunkerque 26 7 6 13 21 32 14 4 5 5 11 13 12 3 1 8 10 19 -11 27
19 Grenoble Foot 38 26 7 4 15 20 36 13 6 1 6 15 16 13 1 3 9 5 20 -16 25
20 Nancy 26 4 8 14 21 47 12 3 4 5 10 19 14 1 4 9 11 28 -26 20

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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.