4th position in the Ligue 2 table for Sochaux at present, a potent performance. The home team followers hope for more entertainment as 7th-placed Pau visit Stade Auguste-Bonal.
- Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Pau, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.
Sochaux form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Sochaux have to build on here at Stade Auguste-Bonal in the Ligue 2.
Sochaux are returning here after visiting Montchat Lyon in a Coupe de France game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. A. Niane (2) and Y. Kitala scored the goal(s). Sochaux decided the match against Montchat Lyon in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
A Ligue 2 defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Toulouse.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 eight games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost three.
Sochaux have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Sochaux have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Pau form and stats
There's been little loot from Pau's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Ligue 2. Pau only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Pau's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Pau are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Ligue 2 against Guingamp (placed 15th). Pau goalie Alexandre Olliero was high and low in the Guingamp game, contributing seven saves towards the victory. Alexandre Olliero was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.72. The agile goalkeeper Olliero saved a penalty, stopped the opponent with seven saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 2-2 draw at Canet Roussillon (after extra-time, 1-0 on penalties)'s stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Pau have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were one victory, six draws and seven defeats.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Pau have conceded 11 goals in these games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - two - zero (Sochaux wins - draws - Pau wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Assifuah-Inkoom 5 goals |   G. Weissbeck 4 goals |  A. Kalulu Kyatengwa 4 goals |
Sochaux missing players
Pau missing players
| Sochaux | Pau | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 81% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 62% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 31% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 6% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 38% |
| 38% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 31% |
| 4.8 | 5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 7 | 8.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 25% | 18% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 24% | 28% |
| 7.7 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.1 | 9.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
- Pau have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pau have won significantly more corners away than 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 | Toulouse | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 29 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | Paris | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Pau | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Rodez | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Niort | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Nîmes | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 12 | Dijon | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | Valenciennes | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -9 | 19 |
| 14 | Bastia | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Caen | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 17 |
| 17 | Quevilly Rouen | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Dunkerque | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 20 | Nancy | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -14 | 12 |