Thursday , 24 September 2026

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs AC Ajaccio, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
0 – 2
Full Time
AC Ajaccio
Tue 2 Feb 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stade Auguste-Bonal HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'
Christophe Diedhiou 44' R
Y 84' Joris Sainati

Overview

Match Preview

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 2 at Stade Auguste-Bonal.

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
  • Referee Yoann Benoit
  • Referee Gaetan Korbas
  • Referee

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

7
4
6
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 17 games · Avg 2.1 goals AC Ajaccio
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-02 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–2 AC Ajaccio 2020-09-26 AC Ajaccio 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2019-10-25 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–2 AC Ajaccio 2019-01-18 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–0 AC Ajaccio 2018-08-10 AC Ajaccio 2–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Recent Form

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb AC Ajaccio H 0–2 L
30 Jan Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–1 D
25 Jan Toulouse FC H 0–1 L
16 Jan ES Troyes AC A 1–2 L
08 Jan Clermont Foot 63 H 0–0 D
05 Jan USL Dunkerque H 1–0 W
AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 2–0 W
30 Jan Grenoble Foot 38 H 2–1 W
23 Jan USL Dunkerque A 1–3 L
16 Jan SM Caen H 1–0 W
08 Jan Paris FC A 1–1 D
05 Jan Pau FC H 4–1 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' Welcome to Stade Auguste-Bonal that hosts another battle between FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and AC Ajaccio.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Olivier Pantaloni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' AC Ajaccio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Michael Barreto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gaetan Courtet, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Auguste-Bonal with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 35' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Christophe Diedhiou is booked for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard — Red card on 44.
  • 46' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard ring the changes. Gaetan Weissbeck has done his job and it is now time for Alan Virginius to step up.
  • 46' Against the run of play, Gaetan Courtet has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' Adama Niane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Bedia on 59 minute.
  • 64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 69' Bryan Soumare, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 72' AC Ajaccio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Quentin Lecoeuche is hanging Cyrille Bayala on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' It looks surprising AC Ajaccio does not make any changes. Mathieu Coutadeur has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' AC Ajaccio make a change. Qazim Laci trudges off to be replaced by Tony Njike on 81 minutes.
  • 82' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard make a change. Boris Moltenis trudges off to be replaced by Johan Martial on 82 minutes.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Joris Sainati argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 89' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AC Ajaccio's shape.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-02-02 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–2 AC Ajaccio 2020-09-26 AC Ajaccio 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2019-10-25 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–2 AC Ajaccio 2019-01-18 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–0 AC Ajaccio 2018-08-10 AC Ajaccio 2–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form

2021-02-02 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–2 AC Ajaccio L 2021-01-30 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D 2021-01-25 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–1 Toulouse FC L 2021-01-16 ES Troyes AC 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2021-01-08 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–0 Clermont Foot 63 D 2021-01-05 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 USL Dunkerque W

AC Ajaccio Form

2021-02-02 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–2 AC Ajaccio W 2021-01-30 AC Ajaccio 2–1 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2021-01-23 USL Dunkerque 3–1 AC Ajaccio L 2021-01-16 AC Ajaccio 1–0 SM Caen W 2021-01-08 Paris FC 1–1 AC Ajaccio D 2021-01-05 AC Ajaccio 4–1 Pau FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 AC Ajaccio xG
I would bet for: AC Ajaccio or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard30% Draw31% AC Ajaccio39%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Draw
61%
Draw or AC Ajaccio
70%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or AC Ajaccio
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard22% Draw52% AC Ajaccio26%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.1%
0 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
9.9%
1 – 2
7.7%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
3.1%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Handicap FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers Push AC Ajaccio covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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