The visiting Lens side should be favourites in this visit to Sochaux, as the away team holds a 19 point advantage from their 28 league games this season.
Sochaux form and stats
Sochaux have played 14 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Sochaux lost their last game at Clermont (placed 5th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Before that, Sochaux drew at home versus Rodez.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sochaux as they are travelling to their away game against Troyes in the Ligue 2. That match is four days after this one.
Sochaux has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. From these home matches, Sochaux have conceded only 11 goals.
Lens form and stats
Playing away, Lens have won 6 games, drawn 5 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Lens goalkeeper Jean-Louis Leca is eager to challenge this, with his 196 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Lens go into this game after a win, the home game against Orléans that ended 1-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Paris.
A quick return to home after this game, as Lens are hosting Valenciennes in the Ligue 2 only four days away.
Lens have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Lens have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Lens - Sochaux 4-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Sochaux victories, one draw and five Lens wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Sané 10 goals |   F. Sotoca 8 goals | G. Robail 7 goals |
Sochaux missing players
Lens missing players
| Sochaux | Lens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 12 | 20 | 39 |
| 30 | 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 24 |
| 89% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 71% | 64% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 68% |
| 25% | 29% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 43% | 39% |
| 18% | 21% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 21% | 21% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 14% | 11% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 57% | 43% |
| 36% | 50% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 29% | 50% |
| 39% | 36% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 241 | 131 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 139 | 283 |
| 83 | 46 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 60 | 118 |
| 34% | 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 33% | 33% |
- Lens has the most points from losing position (15)
- Lens has the most scored goals in the second half (29)
- Lens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sochaux has the most matches over the total-line (18)
- 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 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 54 |
| 2 | Lens | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 53 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 52 |
| 4 | Troyes | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 51 |
| 5 | Clermont | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 39 |
| 9 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 | Chambly | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | -6 | 35 |
| 11 | Auxerre | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | Nancy | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | Caen | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 14 | Sochaux | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 15 | Châteauroux | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -16 | 34 |
| 16 | Rodez | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 32 |
| 17 | Paris | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Niort | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 26 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -15 | 26 |
| 20 | Orléans | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -22 | 19 |