Ligue 2 preview: Can Sochaux edge out victory against Guingamp?

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

It's looking good for Sochaux so far, with their 5th place in the Ligue 2 table and welcoming Guingamp (who are placed 11th).

Insights:
  • Sochaux have the most scored goals (31) at home in Ligue 2
  • Guingamp have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Ligue 2

These teams have little in common geographically as Guingamp have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Sochaux form and stats

9 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Sochaux, who have the most scored goals (31) at home in Ligue 2, have to build on here at Stade Auguste-Bonal in the Ligue 2. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Sochaux with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Niort game, 35 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 185 minutes without scoring a league goal. Doumbia was the last player to find the net.

Sochaux lost their last game at Amiens SC (placed 12th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Weissbeck (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.42/10. Weissbeck hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 58 successful passes (of 65 total).

Ahead of that match, Sochaux lost 0-2 at home to Dijon.

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 11 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 2 and lost 4.

The Sochaux fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 31 goals in 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sochaux have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Guingamp form and stats

6 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Guingamp playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Guingamp are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

There might be some fixture complaints from Guingamp as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 2-3 against Saint-Étienne. It's possibly a bad omen for Guingamp that their goalie Youfeigane made six saves in the Saint-Étienne match, but still couldn't prevent a loss. Midfield player Ouazzani was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Ouazzani scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Laval.

We have checked recent matches where Guingamp have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Sports betting fact: Both sides have scored at least once in 9 of this club's last 12 league matches.

Guingamp have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Guingamp have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Sochaux have won at least one point in the last 8 games (5-3-0) against Guingamp.

The newest registered history between these squads is the Guingamp - Sochaux 1-2 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

SochauxI. Sissoko
I. Sissoko
12 goals
SochauxM. Doumbia
M. Doumbia
11 goals
GuingampJ. Livolant
J. Livolant
9 goals

Sochaux missing players

Guingamp missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sochaux Guingamp
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 5 17 34
15 9 3 Won W 2 6 12
7 4 2 Drew D 2 6 9
12 4 1 Lost L 1 5 13
52 31 6 Scored S 9 22 45
34 16 4 Conceded C 8 22 45
88% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 88%
68% 71% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 74%
56% 53% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 41% 50%
24% 35% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 18% 26%
15% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 18% 12%
50% 53% 33% BTTS BTTS 60% 65% 59%
35% 35% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 24% 24%
26% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 20% 24% 29%
 
4.7 5 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 3 3.3
4.2 3.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5 4.5
2.1 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.7 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
11.5 11.9 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.4 8.3 9.2
4.6 5.1 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.8
34% 36% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 38% 35%
 
10.9 9.6 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 10.6 9.3
4.1 3.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.6 4
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Guingamp have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have the most scored goals (31) at home 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 Le Havre 33 18 14 1 43 15 16 9 7 0 21 7 17 9 7 1 22 8 28 68
2 Bordeaux 34 19 8 7 48 26 17 11 4 2 25 9 17 8 4 5 23 17 22 65
3 Metz 34 17 11 6 55 30 17 8 7 2 24 13 17 9 4 4 31 17 25 62
4 Bastia 34 15 8 11 41 38 17 10 3 4 23 13 17 5 5 7 18 25 3 53
5 Sochaux 34 15 7 12 52 34 17 9 4 4 31 16 17 6 3 8 21 18 18 52
6 Caen 34 14 10 10 43 37 17 10 5 2 27 13 17 4 5 8 16 24 6 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 34 14 8 12 32 31 17 9 4 4 18 13 17 5 4 8 14 18 1 50
8 Quevilly Rouen 34 12 12 10 41 39 17 6 8 3 27 21 17 6 4 7 14 18 2 48
9 Paris 34 13 8 13 41 41 17 6 3 8 21 21 17 7 5 5 20 20 0 47
10 Saint-Étienne 34 13 10 11 54 51 17 8 4 5 28 25 17 5 6 6 26 26 3 46
11 Guingamp 34 12 9 13 45 45 17 6 3 8 23 23 17 6 6 5 22 22 0 45
12 Amiens SC 34 12 8 14 35 43 17 8 3 6 18 17 17 4 5 8 17 26 -8 44
13 Rodez 33 10 11 12 35 39 17 4 6 7 16 24 16 6 5 5 19 15 -4 41
14 Pau 34 10 10 14 33 43 17 5 6 6 17 21 17 5 4 8 16 22 -10 40
15 Valenciennes 34 8 14 12 38 46 17 5 10 2 25 22 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 38
16 Annecy 34 9 11 14 35 48 17 7 4 6 16 18 17 2 7 8 19 30 -13 38
17 Laval 34 11 4 19 38 51 17 7 2 8 23 23 17 4 2 11 15 28 -13 37
18 Dijon 34 8 11 15 32 40 17 6 6 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 24 -8 35
19 Nîmes 34 9 6 19 38 53 17 8 2 7 23 20 17 1 4 12 15 33 -15 33
20 Niort 34 7 6 21 29 58 17 5 2 10 19 31 17 2 4 11 10 27 -29 27

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 Le Havre 33 18 14 1 43 15 16 9 7 0 21 7 17 9 7 1 22 8 28 68
2 Bordeaux 34 19 8 7 48 26 17 11 4 2 25 9 17 8 4 5 23 17 22 65
3 Metz 34 17 11 6 55 30 17 8 7 2 24 13 17 9 4 4 31 17 25 62
4 Bastia 34 15 8 11 41 38 17 10 3 4 23 13 17 5 5 7 18 25 3 53
5 Sochaux 34 15 7 12 52 34 17 9 4 4 31 16 17 6 3 8 21 18 18 52
6 Caen 34 14 10 10 43 37 17 10 5 2 27 13 17 4 5 8 16 24 6 52
7 Grenoble Foot 38 34 14 8 12 32 31 17 9 4 4 18 13 17 5 4 8 14 18 1 50
8 Quevilly Rouen 34 12 12 10 41 39 17 6 8 3 27 21 17 6 4 7 14 18 2 48
9 Paris 34 13 8 13 41 41 17 6 3 8 21 21 17 7 5 5 20 20 0 47
10 Saint-Étienne 34 13 10 11 54 51 17 8 4 5 28 25 17 5 6 6 26 26 3 46
11 Guingamp 34 12 9 13 45 45 17 6 3 8 23 23 17 6 6 5 22 22 0 45
12 Amiens SC 34 12 8 14 35 43 17 8 3 6 18 17 17 4 5 8 17 26 -8 44
13 Rodez 33 10 11 12 35 39 17 4 6 7 16 24 16 6 5 5 19 15 -4 41
14 Pau 34 10 10 14 33 43 17 5 6 6 17 21 17 5 4 8 16 22 -10 40
15 Valenciennes 34 8 14 12 38 46 17 5 10 2 25 22 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 38
16 Annecy 34 9 11 14 35 48 17 7 4 6 16 18 17 2 7 8 19 30 -13 38
17 Laval 34 11 4 19 38 51 17 7 2 8 23 23 17 4 2 11 15 28 -13 37
18 Dijon 34 8 11 15 32 40 17 6 6 5 17 16 17 2 5 10 15 24 -8 35
19 Nîmes 34 9 6 19 38 53 17 8 2 7 23 20 17 1 4 12 15 33 -15 33
20 Niort 34 7 6 21 29 58 17 5 2 10 19 31 17 2 4 11 10 27 -29 27

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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.