Early odds line movement insinuate Sochaux superiority when facing Quevilly Rouen

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 22.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal (20005 seats)

Sochaux have performed good football this season, sitting at 2nd place in the table. Quevilly Rouen have an outlook both up and down the table from their 12th spot.

Insights:
  • Sochaux have the most points from losing position (9) in Ligue 2
  • Quevilly Rouen have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Ligue 2

Sochaux and Quevilly Rouen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Sochaux form and stats

Sochaux have performed here at Stade Auguste-Bonal this season with 4 wins from 6 Ligue 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. Sochaux has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade Auguste-Bonal. We remember; it was Amiens SC.

The home team returns to Stade Auguste-Bonal after drawing with Metz (placed 11th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Sochaux's goalie Prévot played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Metz with a stunning seven saves. Prévot, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.63 out of 10 in that game. Prévot topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, Sochaux won a home game hosting Saint-Étienne (2-1).

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 have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Quevilly Rouen form and stats

There's been little loot from Quevilly Rouen's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Ligue 2. Quevilly Rouen only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.

Quevilly are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Dijon (placed 15th). Defender Cissokho was the best team player with a rating of 7.43. Cissokho won 1 of 2 duels.

That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Nîmes.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Quevilly Rouen 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.

Goals are few and far between in Quevilly Rouen's away league games. Only {2 goals} from 6 travels. As opposed to that, Quevilly have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the previous four meetings involving these two sides are: one win for Sochaux, two draws and one win for Quevilly Rouen. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

SochauxI. Sissoko
I. Sissoko
4 goals
SochauxM. Doumbia
M. Doumbia
4 goals
SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
3 goals

Sochaux missing players

Quevilly Rouen missing players

Sochaux Quevilly Rouen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 2 6 12
7 4 0 Won W 0 1 3
2 1 1 Drew D 1 2 5
3 1 0 Lost L 1 3 4
20 12 0 Scored S 0 2 13
8 4 0 Conceded C 4 7 17
83% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 67% 75%
67% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 33% 58%
58% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 58%
17% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 17% 42%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
42% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 50%
42% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 50% 33%
33% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 42%
 
4.9 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.2 3.4
4.2 3.5 2 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.5 3.9
2.2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
11.1 11.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 2.5 4.5 6.9
4.9 5.2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 1.8 3.4
34% 39% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 18% 32%
 
10.3 9 2 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 7.2 8
3.9 3.2 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.8
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Quevilly Rouen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Quevilly Rouen have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Ligue 2
  • Quevilly Rouen have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sochaux have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Quevilly Rouen have scored away.
  • Sochaux have the most points from losing position (9) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have the most scored goals (12) at home in Ligue 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 Le Havre 12 6 5 1 20 6 6 3 3 0 9 3 6 3 2 1 11 3 14 23
2 Sochaux 12 7 2 3 20 8 6 4 1 1 12 4 6 3 1 2 8 4 12 23
3 Bordeaux 11 7 2 2 17 6 6 4 1 1 9 2 5 3 1 1 8 4 11 23
4 Amiens SC 12 7 2 3 15 12 6 5 1 0 11 3 6 2 1 3 4 9 3 23
5 Valenciennes 12 6 4 2 12 9 6 4 2 0 9 5 6 2 2 2 3 4 3 22
6 Grenoble Foot 38 12 5 4 3 14 12 6 4 1 1 9 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 2 19
7 Guingamp 12 5 3 4 17 16 6 2 2 2 7 7 6 3 1 2 10 9 1 18
8 Caen 12 5 3 4 15 14 6 4 1 1 10 4 6 1 2 3 5 10 1 18
9 Paris 12 4 4 4 12 12 5 1 1 3 5 8 7 3 3 1 7 4 0 16
10 Bastia 11 5 1 5 12 16 5 3 0 2 5 4 6 2 1 3 7 12 -4 16
11 Metz 12 4 3 5 17 16 7 3 2 2 10 8 5 1 1 3 7 8 1 15
12 Quevilly Rouen 12 3 5 4 13 17 6 2 3 1 11 10 6 1 2 3 2 7 -4 14
13 Pau 12 3 5 4 11 16 5 1 3 1 5 7 7 2 2 3 6 9 -5 14
14 Laval 12 4 1 7 19 20 6 1 1 4 10 11 6 3 0 3 9 9 -1 13
15 Dijon 12 3 4 5 10 14 7 2 3 2 6 8 5 1 1 3 4 6 -4 13
16 Annecy 12 3 3 6 10 12 6 1 1 4 2 7 6 2 2 2 8 5 -2 12
17 Rodez 12 2 6 4 11 16 6 0 3 3 5 12 6 2 3 1 6 4 -5 12
18 Nîmes 12 3 2 7 12 17 6 3 1 2 4 2 6 0 1 5 8 15 -5 11
19 Saint-Étienne 12 2 5 5 19 23 6 2 2 2 10 11 6 0 3 3 9 12 -4 8
20 Niort 12 2 2 8 8 22 6 1 1 4 3 10 6 1 1 4 5 12 -14 8

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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.