Ligue 2 match preview and statistics: Sochaux fight Pau

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

With their 12 point advantage in the league table, Sochaux fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Pau.

Insights:
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

It's quite the trip for Pau when visiting Sochaux as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.

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Sochaux form and stats

Sochaux have played 16 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-6-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Sochaux drew their last game, 0-0 away at Nancy (placed 9th). Preceding that match was the home game against Paris that was lost 1-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sochaux as they are travelling to their away game against Grenoble Foot 38 in the Ligue 2. That match is two days after this one.

Sochaux are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sochaux have conceded 18 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Pau form and stats

Pau have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-4-10 (16 played). Pau has drawn their two previous away games.

Pau had fun at their own home (Stade Auguste-Bonal) last time out, beating Clermont 2-1. Mayron George and Steeve Beusnard scored. A 1-1 draw at Caen's stadium before that.

Steeve Beusnard came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Clermont last time out, making the manager D. Tholot feel like a tactical genius. The end of the last match, against Clermont, was very satisfying as Steeve Beusnard scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

After this away game Pau return home for a Ligue 2 game against Auxerre. That game is only two sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Pau struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Pau - Sochaux 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
10 goals
SochauxC. Bedia
C. Bedia
8 goals
SochauxB. Lasme
B. Lasme
7 goals

Sochaux missing players

Pau missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sochaux Pau
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 6 16 32
11 5 2 Won W 0 2 9
14 6 2 Drew D 0 4 8
7 5 1 Lost L 6 10 15
40 20 4 Scored S 2 13 32
27 18 4 Conceded C 12 26 42
72% 81% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
62% 69% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 69%
34% 38% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 41%
22% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 19% 19%
12% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 9%
44% 44% 20% BTTS BTTS 33% 44% 44%
47% 38% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 22%
38% 38% 60% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 41%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2.4
6 4 1 Red cards R C 2 5 5
 
8.2 9 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 7.4 7.5
3.5 3.9 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 2.6 2.8
36% 32% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 32% 36%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Pau have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 Troyes 32 18 8 6 47 31 16 12 3 1 26 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 16 62
2 Toulouse 31 17 7 7 59 33 16 11 3 2 38 16 15 6 4 5 21 17 26 58
3 Grenoble Foot 38 32 16 9 7 44 28 16 10 6 0 31 12 16 6 3 7 13 16 16 57
4 Clermont 31 16 8 7 48 19 15 10 4 1 28 6 16 6 4 6 20 13 29 56
5 Paris 32 15 10 7 44 32 16 9 5 2 25 16 16 6 5 5 19 16 12 55
6 Auxerre 32 13 12 7 55 34 16 8 5 3 32 14 16 5 7 4 23 20 21 51
7 Sochaux 32 11 14 7 40 27 16 5 6 5 20 18 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 47
8 Valenciennes 32 11 10 11 39 44 16 7 5 4 20 16 16 4 5 7 19 28 -5 43
9 Nancy 32 10 11 11 44 43 16 5 7 4 23 23 16 5 4 7 21 20 1 41
10 Ajaccio 32 10 9 13 28 38 16 7 4 5 15 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -10 39
11 Le Havre 32 9 12 11 26 36 16 3 8 5 11 16 16 6 4 6 15 20 -10 39
12 Rodez 31 8 14 9 32 36 16 6 6 4 19 16 15 2 8 5 13 20 -4 38
13 Niort 32 9 11 12 32 48 16 6 5 5 16 19 16 3 6 7 16 29 -16 38
14 Amiens SC 29 9 10 10 25 26 15 5 7 3 11 8 14 4 3 7 14 18 -1 37
15 Caen 32 8 12 12 31 42 16 5 7 4 14 17 16 3 5 8 17 25 -11 36
16 Pau 32 9 8 15 32 42 16 7 4 5 19 16 16 2 4 10 13 26 -10 35
17 Dunkerque 31 9 7 15 26 37 15 5 5 5 16 13 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 34
18 Guingamp 31 5 15 11 31 42 15 2 8 5 15 22 16 3 7 6 16 20 -11 30
19 Chambly 32 6 10 16 33 57 16 5 2 9 17 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -24 28
20 Chateauroux 32 4 9 19 29 50 16 3 3 10 19 28 16 1 6 9 10 22 -21 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Troyes 32 18 8 6 47 31 16 12 3 1 26 14 16 6 5 5 21 17 16 62
2 Toulouse 31 17 7 7 59 33 16 11 3 2 38 16 15 6 4 5 21 17 26 58
3 Grenoble Foot 38 32 16 9 7 44 28 16 10 6 0 31 12 16 6 3 7 13 16 16 57
4 Clermont 31 16 8 7 48 19 15 10 4 1 28 6 16 6 4 6 20 13 29 56
5 Paris 32 15 10 7 44 32 16 9 5 2 25 16 16 6 5 5 19 16 12 55
6 Auxerre 32 13 12 7 55 34 16 8 5 3 32 14 16 5 7 4 23 20 21 51
7 Sochaux 32 11 14 7 40 27 16 5 6 5 20 18 16 6 8 2 20 9 13 47
8 Valenciennes 32 11 10 11 39 44 16 7 5 4 20 16 16 4 5 7 19 28 -5 43
9 Nancy 32 10 11 11 44 43 16 5 7 4 23 23 16 5 4 7 21 20 1 41
10 Ajaccio 32 10 9 13 28 38 16 7 4 5 15 14 16 3 5 8 13 24 -10 39
11 Le Havre 32 9 12 11 26 36 16 3 8 5 11 16 16 6 4 6 15 20 -10 39
12 Rodez 31 8 14 9 32 36 16 6 6 4 19 16 15 2 8 5 13 20 -4 38
13 Niort 32 9 11 12 32 48 16 6 5 5 16 19 16 3 6 7 16 29 -16 38
14 Amiens SC 29 9 10 10 25 26 15 5 7 3 11 8 14 4 3 7 14 18 -1 37
15 Caen 32 8 12 12 31 42 16 5 7 4 14 17 16 3 5 8 17 25 -11 36
16 Pau 32 9 8 15 32 42 16 7 4 5 19 16 16 2 4 10 13 26 -10 35
17 Dunkerque 31 9 7 15 26 37 15 5 5 5 16 13 16 4 2 10 10 24 -11 34
18 Guingamp 31 5 15 11 31 42 15 2 8 5 15 22 16 3 7 6 16 20 -11 30
19 Chambly 32 6 10 16 33 57 16 5 2 9 17 26 16 1 8 7 16 31 -24 28
20 Chateauroux 32 4 9 19 29 50 16 3 3 10 19 28 16 1 6 9 10 22 -21 21

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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.