Valenciennes vs Sochaux preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Hainaut (24926 seats)

This campaign has been demanding for Valenciennes up to now, while Sochaux have taken lots of points. Will the travellers get the points at Stade du Hainaut?

Insights:
  • Valenciennes have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Ligue 2
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Valenciennes are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Sochaux are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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.

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Valenciennes form and stats

With 4 Ligue 2 wins, 5 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Valenciennes are certainly not brimming with confidence.

An away draw last time out for Valenciennes, facing Paris in a game that ended 1-1. Attacking player Hamache outperformed all teammates in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.43 out of 10. Hamache scored one goal and hit four key passes.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Ajaccio.

With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Valenciennes defense is not exactly impregnable. 28 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Sochaux form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Sochaux have produced an overall stat of 9-5-4 so far. It’s been three wins in a row for Sochaux on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Impressive finishing from Kalulu and Henry secured the home win 2-1 against Bastia in their previous game. Midfielder Kalulu was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.42. Kalulu scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Pau.

Sochaux find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. Sochaux have conceded 19 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other before in this season, with the result Sochaux - Valenciennes 1-1 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Valenciennes four wins, four draws and Sochaux two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SochauxA. Kalulu Kyatengwa
A. Kalulu Kyatengwa
10 goals
ValenciennesB. Guillaume
B. Guillaume
6 goals
SochauxR. N'Diaye
R. N'Diaye
6 goals

Valenciennes missing players

Sochaux missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Valenciennes Sochaux
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
8 4 0 Won W 3 9 19
14 5 2 Drew D 3 5 10
14 9 3 Lost L 0 4 7
31 18 4 Scored S 8 25 45
46 28 10 Conceded C 3 19 31
83% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 89%
64% 67% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 61% 58%
39% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 33%
14% 28% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 39% 22%
8% 17% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
53% 56% 80% BTTS BTTS 33% 56% 47%
28% 28% 20% Clean Sheets C S 67% 39% 42%
36% 33% 20% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 22%
 
4.4 4.9 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.4 5.4
4.9 3.9 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.8 4.1
2.2 2.4 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2.1 2.1
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
8.4 9.8 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 8.9 9.2
3.4 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 3.9
25% 26% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 40% 32%
 
8.4 8.7 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 7.3 9.2 7.8
3.8 4.3 5.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 3
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Sochaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sochaux have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Valenciennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Valenciennes have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Ligue 2
  • Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Ligue 2
  • Valenciennes have the most conceded goals (28) 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 Toulouse 35 22 10 3 80 30 18 13 4 1 50 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 50 76
2 Ajaccio 36 21 8 7 37 18 18 12 3 3 20 8 18 9 5 4 17 10 19 71
3 Auxerre 36 19 11 6 57 37 18 10 4 4 31 18 18 9 7 2 26 19 20 68
4 Sochaux 36 19 10 7 45 31 18 10 5 3 20 12 18 9 5 4 25 19 14 67
5 Paris 36 18 10 8 50 34 18 10 7 1 28 13 18 8 3 7 22 21 16 64
6 Guingamp 36 13 13 10 47 46 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 7 6 18 23 1 52
7 Le Havre 36 13 11 12 36 37 18 6 5 7 16 18 18 7 6 5 20 19 -1 50
8 Nimes 36 14 7 15 43 47 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 8 3 7 21 21 -4 49
9 Caen 36 12 11 13 49 40 18 8 3 7 28 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 9 47
10 Dijon 36 13 7 16 44 48 18 8 3 7 23 23 18 5 4 9 21 25 -4 46
11 Niort 36 12 9 15 36 38 18 7 5 6 20 15 18 5 4 9 16 23 -2 45
12 Pau 36 13 6 17 36 45 18 10 1 7 23 18 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 45
13 Amiens SC 36 9 17 10 41 37 18 7 6 5 25 14 18 2 11 5 16 23 4 44
14 Bastia 36 9 16 11 36 35 18 5 12 1 19 11 18 4 4 10 17 24 1 43
15 Grenoble Foot 38 36 12 7 17 31 41 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 43
16 Valenciennes 36 8 14 14 31 46 18 4 5 9 18 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -15 38
17 Rodez 35 7 13 15 28 42 17 3 9 5 13 16 18 4 4 10 15 26 -14 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 35 8 10 17 27 47 18 4 7 7 15 21 17 4 3 10 12 26 -20 34
19 Dunkerque 36 8 7 21 26 47 18 5 6 7 13 18 18 3 1 14 13 29 -21 31
20 Nancy 35 5 9 21 27 61 17 4 4 9 14 27 18 1 5 12 13 34 -34 24

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 Toulouse 35 22 10 3 80 30 18 13 4 1 50 13 17 9 6 2 30 17 50 76
2 Ajaccio 36 21 8 7 37 18 18 12 3 3 20 8 18 9 5 4 17 10 19 71
3 Auxerre 36 19 11 6 57 37 18 10 4 4 31 18 18 9 7 2 26 19 20 68
4 Sochaux 36 19 10 7 45 31 18 10 5 3 20 12 18 9 5 4 25 19 14 67
5 Paris 36 18 10 8 50 34 18 10 7 1 28 13 18 8 3 7 22 21 16 64
6 Guingamp 36 13 13 10 47 46 18 8 6 4 29 23 18 5 7 6 18 23 1 52
7 Le Havre 36 13 11 12 36 37 18 6 5 7 16 18 18 7 6 5 20 19 -1 50
8 Nimes 36 14 7 15 43 47 18 6 4 8 22 26 18 8 3 7 21 21 -4 49
9 Caen 36 12 11 13 49 40 18 8 3 7 28 18 18 4 8 6 21 22 9 47
10 Dijon 36 13 7 16 44 48 18 8 3 7 23 23 18 5 4 9 21 25 -4 46
11 Niort 36 12 9 15 36 38 18 7 5 6 20 15 18 5 4 9 16 23 -2 45
12 Pau 36 13 6 17 36 45 18 10 1 7 23 18 18 3 5 10 13 27 -9 45
13 Amiens SC 36 9 17 10 41 37 18 7 6 5 25 14 18 2 11 5 16 23 4 44
14 Bastia 36 9 16 11 36 35 18 5 12 1 19 11 18 4 4 10 17 24 1 43
15 Grenoble Foot 38 36 12 7 17 31 41 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 5 3 10 11 21 -10 43
16 Valenciennes 36 8 14 14 31 46 18 4 5 9 18 28 18 4 9 5 13 18 -15 38
17 Rodez 35 7 13 15 28 42 17 3 9 5 13 16 18 4 4 10 15 26 -14 34
18 Quevilly Rouen 35 8 10 17 27 47 18 4 7 7 15 21 17 4 3 10 12 26 -20 34
19 Dunkerque 36 8 7 21 26 47 18 5 6 7 13 18 18 3 1 14 13 29 -21 31
20 Nancy 35 5 9 21 27 61 17 4 4 9 14 27 18 1 5 12 13 34 -34 24

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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.