Ligue 2 match prediction and preview for Sochaux vs Nancy clash

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

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sochaux are in the 9th position while the guesting Nancy worry at 18th.

Insights:
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nancy have scored away.

It's no vacation for neither Sochaux nor Nancy as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sochaux form and stats

Sochaux have played 6 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Sochaux are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Sochaux travelled for their previous game, a trip to Paris that ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Sochaux won a home game hosting Le Havre (4-0).

Sochaux can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 14 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Nancy form and stats

Nancy have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 1-1-5 (7 played). With the Nancy losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Nancy's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Nancy failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligue 2 home match vs Toulouse (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 1-3. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Clermont wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 8 goals have been conceded by Nancy in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Sochaux wins - draws - Nancy wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
7 goals
NancyM. Biron
M. Biron
4 goals
SochauxB. Lasme
B. Lasme
3 goals

Sochaux missing players

Nancy missing players

Sochaux Nancy
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 3 7 12
4 3 1 Won W 0 1 3
6 1 1 Drew D 0 1 2
3 2 0 Lost L 3 5 7
18 14 5 Scored S 0 4 11
14 11 4 Conceded C 4 8 16
69% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 57% 67%
46% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 42%
31% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
15% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
46% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 50%
46% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 8%
38% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 42%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2 2.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
8.4 10 11 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 6.9 8.1
3.1 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2.7 3.1
45% 61% 71% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 21% 30%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • All of Sochaux's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Nancy haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nancy have scored away.
  • Sochaux haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris 13 8 3 2 18 10 7 4 1 2 8 6 6 4 2 0 10 4 8 27
2 Grenoble Foot 38 12 8 1 3 17 8 6 5 1 0 12 4 6 3 0 3 5 4 9 25
3 Troyes 12 7 3 2 19 9 6 4 2 0 10 4 6 3 1 2 9 5 10 24
4 Toulouse 13 6 4 3 22 16 7 3 2 2 12 8 6 3 2 1 10 8 6 22
5 Auxerre 13 6 3 4 23 16 7 4 1 2 14 7 6 2 2 2 9 9 7 21
6 Caen 13 6 3 4 12 11 6 4 2 0 6 2 7 2 1 4 6 9 1 21
7 Clermont 13 5 5 3 15 8 6 2 3 1 6 3 7 3 2 2 9 5 7 20
8 Niort 12 6 2 4 17 16 6 3 2 1 9 5 6 3 0 3 8 11 1 20
9 Sochaux 13 4 6 3 18 14 6 3 1 2 14 11 7 1 5 1 4 3 4 18
10 Valenciennes 13 4 5 4 15 15 7 3 3 1 8 5 6 1 2 3 7 10 0 17
11 Dunkerque 13 5 2 6 11 12 6 2 2 2 5 5 7 3 0 4 6 7 -1 17
12 Le Havre 13 5 2 6 11 17 6 2 2 2 5 5 7 3 0 4 6 12 -6 17
13 Amiens SC 13 4 3 6 9 10 7 3 2 2 5 4 6 1 1 4 4 6 -1 15
14 Guingamp 13 3 5 5 11 13 7 2 2 3 7 8 6 1 3 2 4 5 -2 14
15 Pau 13 3 4 6 12 15 6 2 2 2 7 6 7 1 2 4 5 9 -3 13
16 Ajaccio 13 3 4 6 9 18 6 1 2 3 2 7 7 2 2 3 7 11 -9 13
17 Châteauroux 13 3 3 7 11 16 7 2 1 4 6 9 6 1 2 3 5 7 -5 12
18 Nancy 12 3 2 7 11 16 5 2 1 2 7 8 7 1 1 5 4 8 -5 11
19 Rodez 13 2 5 6 10 20 7 2 2 3 6 9 6 0 3 3 4 11 -10 11
20 Chambly 13 2 5 6 10 21 7 2 1 4 5 11 6 0 4 2 5 10 -11 11

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.