Let's look at this exciting match in the Ligue 2. Sochaux is in the 13th spot after playing four matches. They welcome Niort who are placed 9th after four matches.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Sochaux form and stats
0-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Sochaux so far this season.
It's back home for Sochaux, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Pau away with the result 3-0. Weissbeck, Sissoko and Couto found the net in that victory. A big relief, as that was the first league win after playing, but not winning, six matches in a row. Weissbeck (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.45/10. Weissbeck scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 48 total).
Before that game, the home loss against Amiens SC with the scoreline 0-1.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sochaux matches with similar probabilities have ended with 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 7 games).
Sochaux are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Guingamp awaits in three days.
At Stade Auguste-Bonal, Sochaux has the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Niort form and stats
Niort are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligue 2, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
The supporters enjoyed Niort's previous game versus Paris (placed 11th), a 2-1 win played at home. Boutobba got a match rating of 8.44 in that game, top player of the team. Boutobba scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times and had 31 successful passes (of 38 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bordeaux wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Niort when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 6 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 2 and winning 1 game.
After this away game Niort return home for a Ligue 2 game against Valenciennes. That game is only three sleeps after this.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Niort has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Sochaux victories, three draws and two Niort wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Boutobba 3 goals |   M. Do Couto Teixeira 1 goals |  G. Weissbeck 1 goals |
Sochaux missing players
Niort missing players
| Sochaux | Niort | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 4 | 2.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 12 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.5 | 9.5 |
| 3.8 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 8.5 | 5 | 2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12 | 12.2 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Sochaux | Last season | Niort | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 16 | ||
| 49 | 22 | Scored | S | 18 | 39 | ||
| 35 | 14 | Conceded | C | 25 | 42 | ||
| 88% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 87% | ||
| 57% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 68% | ||
| 35% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 37% | ||
| 22% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 18% | ||
| 8% | 5% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 37% | 37% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 34% | ||
| 25% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 42% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.3 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| 8 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 8.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Caen | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Amiens SC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Dijon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Metz | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Bordeaux | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Guingamp | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Laval | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Bastia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Niort | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | Paris | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 13 | Sochaux | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Nîmes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 15 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Quevilly Rouen | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 17 | Rodez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
| 18 | Pau | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 2 |
| 19 | Annecy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 20 | Saint-Étienne | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | -1 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 82 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 79 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 75 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 61 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 74 |
| 4 | Paris | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 70 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 68 |
| 6 | Guingamp | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 58 |
| 7 | Caen | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 50 |
| 8 | Le Havre | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 41 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Nîmes | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 23 | -7 | 49 |
| 10 | Pau | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 49 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -8 | 49 |
| 11 | Dijon | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | -5 | 47 |
| 12 | Bastia | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 46 |
| 13 | Niort | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -3 | 46 |
| 14 | Amiens SC | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 44 |
| 15 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 44 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -13 | 44 |
| 17 | Rodez | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 43 |
| 18 | Quevilly Rouen | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 50 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 28 | -17 | 40 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 32 | -25 | 31 |
| 20 | Nancy | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 69 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -37 | 27 |
