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

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
ES Troyes AC
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Fri 19 Oct 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jimmy Giraudon 44' Y
Y 51' Josema Sanche
Mathieu Deplagne 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

ES Troyes AC vs FC Sochaux-Montbéliard — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Bartolomeu Varela
  • Referee Stephane Panont
  • Referee Tugdual Philippe
  • 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
5
2
ES Troyes AC 13 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-19 ES Troyes AC 1–2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2018-03-18 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–3 ES Troyes AC 2017-12-17 ES Troyes AC 2–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2017-01-22 ES Troyes AC 3–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2016-09-18 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–0 ES Troyes AC

Recent Form

ES Troyes AC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 1–2 L
05 Oct La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 3–0 W
01 Oct AJ Auxerre H 1–0 W
21 Sep Le Havre AC A 1–1 D
14 Sep Chamois Niortais FC H 2–0 W
31 Aug Paris FC A 0–2 L
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct ES Troyes AC A 2–1 W
08 Oct FC Metz H 1–2 L
28 Sep AS Nancy-Lorraine A 0–0 D
21 Sep US Orleans Loiret H 0–1 L
15 Sep Racing Club de Lens A 0–2 L
31 Aug AS Beziers H 1–0 W

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% 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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Lucien Agoume, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Luxembourg international Christopher Martins has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Jimmy Giraudon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard tonight.
  • 20' Jason Pendant is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for ES Troyes AC so far.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. ES Troyes AC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bryan Mbeumo made 448 appearances and scored 88 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' The 37-year-old Kevin Fortune has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' A stunning finish from Bryan Mbeumo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 44' ES Troyes AC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 49' ES Troyes AC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 51' Josema Sanche catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' ES Troyes AC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Sochaux-Montbeliard backline.
  • 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 62' Another change for ES Troyes AC made on 62 minute. Yoann Touzghar leaves to be changed by Aboubacar Camara.
  • 64' A tactical swap from FC Sochaux-Montbeliard — Abdoulaye Sane on, Nando Garcia Puchades off on 64 minutes.
  • 66' Ermedin Demirovic does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Sochaux-Montbeliard surge ahead!
  • 68' That is a Yellow card for ES Troyes AC. Mathieu Deplagne will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' Ermedin Demirovic with the second goal in the match!
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Nivet. He replaces Vincent Marcel on 71 minute.
  • 76' Fresh legs for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard! Lucien Agoume comes on to replace Jean Ruiz.
  • 81' A quiet spell here at . ES Troyes AC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Boris Sebastien Moltenis is hanging Thomas Robinet on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' It looks surprising ES Troyes AC does not make any changes. Yohan Tavares has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' A change in the ES Troyes AC ranks — Morgan Poaty exits the field as Jonathan Tinhan enters on 88.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

ES Troyes AC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Miguel de Almeida

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Aira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Tardieu 2
Ermedin Demirovic 2
Chris Bedia 1
Pape Ba 1
Joseph Lopy 1
Gaetan Weissbeck 1
Bryan Soumare 1
Bryan Mbeumo 1

Head to Head

2018-10-19 ES Troyes AC 1–2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2018-03-18 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–3 ES Troyes AC 2017-12-17 ES Troyes AC 2–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2017-01-22 ES Troyes AC 3–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2016-09-18 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–0 ES Troyes AC

ES Troyes AC Form

2018-10-19 ES Troyes AC 1–2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2018-10-05 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 0–3 ES Troyes AC W 2018-10-01 ES Troyes AC 1–0 AJ Auxerre W 2018-09-21 Le Havre AC 1–1 ES Troyes AC D 2018-09-14 ES Troyes AC 2–0 Chamois Niortais FC W 2018-08-31 Paris FC 2–0 ES Troyes AC L

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form

2018-10-19 ES Troyes AC 1–2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard W 2018-10-08 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–2 FC Metz L 2018-09-28 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D 2018-09-21 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–1 US Orleans Loiret L 2018-09-15 Racing Club de Lens 2–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2018-08-31 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 AS Beziers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.35 ES Troyes AC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
I would bet for: ES Troyes AC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
ES Troyes AC44% Draw29% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard27%
Actual: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

ES Troyes AC or Draw
73%
Draw or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
56%
ES Troyes AC or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
ES Troyes AC30% Draw50% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard20%
Actual: ES Troyes AC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 0
11.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — ES Troyes AC

Handicap ES Troyes AC covers Push FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

ES Troyes AC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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