With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Sochaux fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Le Mans.
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 Le Mans.
This pitch has grass, which is not Le Mans's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Le Mans have performed like this: Played 38 matches resulting in 14 wins, 9 draws and 15 defeats with the goal stats 42-49 (scored/conceded).
Sochaux form and stats
Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Sochaux are 5-4-3 (wins-draw-losses).
A nice win for Sochaux last time playing, versus Le Mans. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Abdoulaye Sane scoring for the victors. Preceding that game was the away draw at Nancy that finished 1-1.
Christophe Diedhiou was on the receiving end of a red card in the Sochaux-Le Mans match, being sent off in the 12th minute. The game was drawn at that point, but the home side still managed to pull off a 1-0 victory.
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 seven games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost one.
Sochaux are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. From these home matches, Sochaux have conceded only 10 goals.
Le Mans form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Le Mans, who have the most conceded goals (39) in Ligue 2, so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-8 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on R. Déziré, the Le Mans manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Le Mans play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Sochaux (placed 11th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Lorient wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.
Le Mans are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and four defeats. From a total of six matches.
Le Mans have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Le Mans have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Le Mans - Sochaux 2-0. Sochaux-Le Mans H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sochaux five wins, Le Mans four wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Sané 8 goals |   V. Créhin 7 goals |  B. Lasme 3 goals |
Sochaux missing players
Le Mans missing players
| Sochaux | Le Mans | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 13 | 1 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 24 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 23 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | 40 |
| 88% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 67% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 71% |
| 25% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 58% | 54% |
| 17% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 25% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 25% | 21% |
| 29% | 23% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 42% | 50% |
| 42% | 54% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 42% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 42% | 29% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 205 | 118 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 93 | 235 |
| 68 | 42 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 33 | 80 |
| 35% | 38% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 36% | 32% |
- Le Mans has the fewest points (7) away
- Le Mans has the most conceded goals (23) away
- Le Mans has the most conceded goals (39)
- Le Mans has the most conceded goals in the second half (24)
- Le Mans has the the worst goal difference (-11) away
- Le Mans have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Le Mans have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Le Mans have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Le Mans haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sochaux has the most matches over the total-line (15)
- 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 | Lorient | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 51 |
| 2 | Lens | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 46 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Clermont | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Troyes | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 38 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 37 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 32 |
| 9 | Nancy | 23 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | Sochaux | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Auxerre | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 27 |
| 13 | Caen | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 14 | Chambly | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Rodez | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 26 |
| 16 | Châteauroux | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 25 |
| 17 | Le Mans | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -13 | 21 |
| 18 | Niort | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Paris | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 18 |
| 20 | Orléans | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -15 | 16 |