Thursday , 24 September 2026

AC Ajaccio vs FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
AC Ajaccio
2 – 3
Full Time
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Fri 10 Aug 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Ermedin Demirovic
Y 29' Jason Pendant
Y 38' Sofiane Daham
Johan Cavalli 44' Y
Y 44' Anderson Cruz
Aliou Dembele 55' Y
Y 77' Maxence Prevot
Cedric Avinel 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Ajaccio vs FC Sochaux-Montbéliard — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Sylvain Palhies
  • Referee Paul Cravo
  • Referee Michel Dolmadjian
  • Referee Cedric Mouysset

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 7 16
2 Red Star FC 7 14
3 Stade de Reims 7 13
4 Montpellier HSC 7 12
5 FC Metz 7 10
6 AS Nancy-Lorraine 7 10
7 FC Annecy 7 10
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 10
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 7 9
10 Pau FC 7 8
11 USL Dunkerque 7 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 7 8
13 Grenoble Foot 38 7 8
14 Rodez Aveyron Football 7 7
15 FC Nantes 7 7
16 Clermont Foot 63 7 6
17 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

6
4
7
AC Ajaccio 17 games · Avg 2.1 goals FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-10 AC Ajaccio 2–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2018-05-11 AC Ajaccio 3–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2017-11-26 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 AC Ajaccio 2017-02-08 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–0 AC Ajaccio 2016-08-21 AC Ajaccio 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Recent Form

AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 2–3 L
03 Aug AS Beziers A 1–0 W
27 Jul ES Troyes AC H 0–1 L
19 May Amiens SC A 1–2 L
11 May FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 3–3 D
06 May US Orleans Loiret A 1–3 L
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug AC Ajaccio A 3–2 W
03 Aug Valenciennes FC H 0–1 L
27 Jul Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–1 L
19 May RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–1 W
11 May AC Ajaccio A 3–3 D
06 May GFC Ajaccio H 2–1 W

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
57% Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/4
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Boubacar Fofana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 4' Assisted by Nando Garcia Puchades with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jeando Fuchs makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 9' AC Ajaccio currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 14' Nando Garcia Puchades has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cedric Avinel, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 23' Ermedin Demirovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 34' It looks surprising AC Ajaccio does not make any changes. Jerome Hergault has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' Poor challenge from Sofiane Daham. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 44' Johan Cavalli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' Against the run of play, Sofiane Daham has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' The supporters are chanting for Ghislain Gimbert. He replaces Joseph Mendes on 53 minute.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Aliou Dembele on 55 minutes.
  • 60' It’s high time Olivier Pantaloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' Time for substitution for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard. Anderson Cruz is replaced by Abdoulaye Sane.
  • 62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jeremy Choplin makes it 1-2.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Abdoulaye Sane gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Olivier Pantaloni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 72' Another substitution for AC Ajaccio to replace Johan Cavalli by Matteo Tramoni on 72 minute.
  • 73' What a moment for Pylyp Budkivskyi! That strike on 73 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 73' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pylyp Budkivskyi is hanging Ermedin Demirovic on the field on 73 minute.
  • 77' It’s a booking for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player. Maxence Prevot gets a Yellow card.
  • 82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jose Manuel Aira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 84' Another change for AC Ajaccio made on 84 minute. Yann Boe-Kane leaves to be changed by Lucas Pellegrini.
  • 87' Fresh legs for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard! Josema Sanche comes on to replace Nando Garcia Puchades.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cedric Avinel.
  • 2-3 the final result. AC Ajaccio will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Aira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gaetan Courtet 2
Michael Barreto 2
Steve Ambri 1
Pylyp Budkivskyi 1
Abdoulaye Sane 1
Mounaim El Idrissy 1
Jeremy Choplin 1
Jeando Fuchs 1

Head to Head

2018-08-10 AC Ajaccio 2–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2018-05-11 AC Ajaccio 3–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2017-11-26 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 AC Ajaccio 2017-02-08 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–0 AC Ajaccio 2016-08-21 AC Ajaccio 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

AC Ajaccio Form

2018-08-10 AC Ajaccio 2–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2018-08-03 AS Beziers 0–1 AC Ajaccio W 2018-07-27 AC Ajaccio 0–1 ES Troyes AC L 2018-05-19 Amiens SC 2–1 AC Ajaccio L 2018-05-11 AC Ajaccio 3–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D 2018-05-06 US Orleans Loiret 3–1 AC Ajaccio L

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form

2018-08-10 AC Ajaccio 2–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard W 2018-08-03 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–1 Valenciennes FC L 2018-07-27 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2018-05-19 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2018-05-11 AC Ajaccio 3–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D 2018-05-06 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–1 GFC Ajaccio W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.49 AC Ajaccio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
I would bet for: AC Ajaccio or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Ajaccio33% Draw27% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard40%
Actual: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

AC Ajaccio or Draw
60%
Draw or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
67%
AC Ajaccio or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Ajaccio26% Draw43% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard31%
Actual: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — AC Ajaccio

Handicap AC Ajaccio covers Push FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.