Troyes vs Sochaux match preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 16.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Aube (20400 seats)

It's advantage Troyes so far with their 1st position in the Ligue 2 table, welcoming Sochaux who are placed 7th.

Insights:
  • Troyes have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sochaux has the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Ligue 2

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!

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Troyes form and stats

This stadium, Stade de l'Aube, has been a fortress for Troyes in the Ligue 2 so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-2-0. Troyes 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 de l'Aube. We remember; it was Chambly.

Troyes are confident in defense, having played 194 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Troyes shared the glory with Dunkerque in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Châteauroux.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Auxerre are coming to town in two days.

The Troyes fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. Troyes have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sochaux form and stats

2 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Sochaux, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Ligue 2, playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sochaux goalkeeper Maxence Andre Prevot is eager to challenge this, with his 264 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

There were no winners in Sochaux's previous match, a Ligue 2 home game that ended 0-0 vs Clermont (placed 4th). A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Dunkerque.

Sochaux has another fixture away, a Coupe de France game, against Nancy in just two days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

The attacking power of Sochaux when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Sochaux defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 9 games).

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Sochaux - Troyes 2-1 played earlier this season. Troyes-Sochaux H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Troyes five wins, Sochaux three wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

TroyesY. Touzghar
Y. Touzghar
8 goals
SochauxG. Weissbeck
G. Weissbeck
8 goals
SochauxB. Lasme
B. Lasme
6 goals

Troyes missing players

Sochaux missing players

Troyes Sochaux
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 4 Played P 3 9 19
11 7 3 Won W 1 2 6
5 2 1 Drew D 2 6 10
3 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
27 15 6 Scored S 2 8 25
14 5 2 Conceded C 0 4 17
84% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 33% 44% 68%
68% 78% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 44% 63%
42% 33% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 22% 37%
16% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 26%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 16%
42% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 47%
53% 56% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 47%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 56% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.7 1.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
11.8 12.3 13 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.6 7.9
4.8 5.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2.8 3.2
30% 33% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 32% 42%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Sochaux has the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux has the most clean sheets (6) away in Ligue 2
  • Troyes have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Troyes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Troyes have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Troyes haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Troyes 19 11 5 3 27 14 9 7 2 0 15 5 10 4 3 3 12 9 13 38
2 Toulouse 18 10 5 3 35 21 10 5 3 2 19 13 8 5 2 1 16 8 14 35
3 Grenoble Foot 38 19 10 5 4 27 15 9 7 2 0 20 6 10 3 3 4 7 9 12 35
4 Clermont 19 9 7 3 25 10 9 5 3 1 15 5 10 4 4 2 10 5 15 34
5 Auxerre 19 9 6 4 37 22 10 6 2 2 23 9 9 3 4 2 14 13 15 33
6 Paris 19 9 5 5 26 20 10 5 3 2 13 10 9 4 2 3 13 10 6 32
7 Sochaux 19 6 10 3 25 17 10 4 4 2 17 13 9 2 6 1 8 4 8 28
8 Amiens SC 19 7 6 6 18 14 9 3 4 2 6 5 10 4 2 4 12 9 4 27
9 Valenciennes 19 7 6 6 25 22 9 3 3 3 10 10 10 4 3 3 15 12 3 27
10 Caen 18 7 6 5 18 19 9 4 4 1 8 7 9 3 2 4 10 12 -1 27
11 Niort 19 7 4 8 20 29 10 4 3 3 11 10 9 3 1 5 9 19 -9 25
12 Le Havre 19 6 5 8 17 25 9 2 4 3 6 8 10 4 1 5 11 17 -8 23
13 Ajaccio 19 5 7 7 16 23 9 3 3 3 8 9 10 2 4 4 8 14 -7 22
14 Dunkerque 19 6 3 10 15 21 10 3 3 4 9 9 9 3 0 6 6 12 -6 21
15 Guingamp 19 4 8 7 21 26 9 2 4 3 10 11 10 2 4 4 11 15 -5 20
16 Chambly 19 4 7 8 21 29 10 3 1 6 9 14 9 1 6 2 12 15 -8 19
17 Nancy 19 4 6 9 24 30 9 2 4 3 16 18 10 2 2 6 8 12 -6 18
18 Rodez 19 2 10 7 17 28 10 2 4 4 9 13 9 0 6 3 8 15 -11 16
19 Pau 19 3 5 11 15 30 9 2 3 4 8 12 10 1 2 7 7 18 -15 14
20 Châteauroux 19 3 4 12 14 28 10 2 1 7 8 16 9 1 3 5 6 12 -14 13

Read more about Ligue 2

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.