Sunday , 9 August 2026

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 18:45 UTC Auguste Bonal HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Jakob Breum
0–2 24' Irvin Cardona
0–3 28' Irvin Cardona
Y 66' Jakob Breum

Overview

Match Preview

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs AS Saint-ÉtienneLigue 2 at Auguste Bonal.

Match Details

  • Referee Tifenn Leprodhomme (France)
  • Assistant 1 Gaetan Damy (France)
  • Assistant 2 Jean Paul Neves (France)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug AS Saint-Étienne H 0–3 L
02 Jun Nimes Olympique A 1–3 L
26 May FC Metz H 0–1 L
20 May Paris FC A 1–2 L
13 May En Avant Guingamp H 0–1 L
06 May Amiens SC A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 3–0 W
09 May Amiens SC H 5–0 W
02 May Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–2 L
25 Apr ES Troyes AC H 0–3 L
18 Apr SC Bastia A 0–2 L
11 Apr USL Dunkerque H 2–1 W

Season Stats

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard AS Saint-Étienne
#18 Position #1
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard this season
100% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Étienne this season

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are 18th (0 pts). AS Saint-Étienne are 1st (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Saint-Étienne
0-15
/
16-30
3/
31-45
/
46-60
/
61-75
/
76+
/
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. FC Sochaux-Montbeliard host AS Saint-Etienne — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Benjaloud Youssouf has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 22' The deadlock is broken! Jakob Breum gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
  • 24' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Irvin Cardona makes it 0-2.
  • 28' A goal from the Malta international Irvin Cardona! He fires home on 28 to make it 0-3!
  • 33' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' It looks surprising FC Sochaux-Montbeliard does not make any changes. Julien Le Cardinal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Joshua Duffus comes on to replace Augustine Boakye.
  • 51' AS Saint-Etienne come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 56 minute. Irvin Cardona leaves to be changed by Lucas Stassin.
  • 61' It is a substitution in FC Sochaux-Montbeliard team. Kapitbafan Djoco is replaced by Mathis Clairicia on 61 minute.
  • 66' That is a card for AS Saint-Etienne. Jakob Breum will be fuming at that decision.
  • 69' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Thierno Ballo exits the field as Zuriko Davitashvili enters on 69.
  • 74' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard ring the changes. Samy Baghdadi has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Mexique to step up.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Maxime Bernauer as he leaves the pitch. Adam Baallal steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 80' Dylan Tavares is replacing Dalangunypole Gomis for the FC Sochaux-Montbeliard side.
  • 85' AS Saint-Etienne has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 90' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.51 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + AS Saint-Étienne or Draw 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard22% Draw36% AS Saint-Étienne42%
Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Draw
59%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
78%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or AS Saint-Étienne
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard11% Draw62% AS Saint-Étienne27%
Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.5%
0 – 1
20.5%
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 2
9.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
2.9%
2 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
1.9%
2 – 2
1.6%
0 – 4
0.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Handicap FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% 96%
-1 4% 13% 83%
-0.5 17% 83%
+0.5 57% 43%
+1 57% 27% 17%
+1.5 83% 17%
+2 83% 12% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
39%
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
60%

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