Three points for the home side is expected from this game if the league standings is anything to judge by. The Sochaux supporters are optimistic that the contrast between 5th and Valenciennes's 17th place in the table will be visible on the ground.
- Valenciennes have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
Sochaux have less rest than Valenciennes in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Coupe de France game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Stade Auguste-Bonal. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Valenciennes have had more rest.
Sochaux form and stats
Sochaux have played 9 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Nantes (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) in the Coupe de France last time out and are looking for a win here. Diedhiou, defender, was given a rating of 7.35/10 in that game, top of the team. Diedhiou won 1 of 1 duels.
Before that, Sochaux played out a Ligue 2 draw 2-2 when visiting Bastia.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 aren't scoring a lot here at Stade Auguste-Bonal in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. From these home matches, Sochaux have conceded only 5 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Valenciennes form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Two points from the last two away games for Valenciennes, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
The manager Delmotte was unhappy after their last game, a Coupe de France match played at their home ground Stade du Hainaut. Valenciennes suffered a 0-1 loss to Strasbourg. Midfielder Ayité was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.2. Ayité hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-4 loss hosting Paris before that.Valenciennes are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is six wins, five draws and six defeats. From a total of 17 matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Valenciennes as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Valenciennes as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Sochaux-Valenciennes H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sochaux two wins, Valenciennes five wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Kalulu Kyatengwa 5 goals |  G. Weissbeck 4 goals |   G. Robail 4 goals |
Sochaux missing players
Valenciennes missing players
| Sochaux | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 26 |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 78% | 83% |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 44% | 61% |
| 33% | 11% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 39% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 44% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 44% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 44% | 33% |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 6.6 | 8.6 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 28% | 22% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 26% |
| 7.5 | 5.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 8.1 | 8.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 |
- Valenciennes have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Valenciennes have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Ajaccio | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Paris | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Rodez | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Niort | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Pau | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Nimes | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Quevilly Rouen | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 12 | Amiens SC | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 13 | Caen | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 | Dijon | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 20 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -12 | 20 |
| 18 | Bastia | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 16 |
| 20 | Nancy | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -16 | 12 |