FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 2 at Auguste Bonal.
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 5 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- AS Saint-Etienne 5 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Tifenn Leprodhomme (France)
- Assistant 1 Gaetan Damy (France)
- Assistant 2 Jean Paul Neves (France)
3 games this season
🟨 2.7/game
⚽ 5.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Etienne | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Stade de Reims | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Montpellier HSC | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | FC Annecy | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | FC Metz | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Red Star FC | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | USL Dunkerque | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | En Avant Guingamp | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | US Boulogne Cote d'Opale | 6 | 5 |
| 15 | Pau FC | 6 | 5 |
| 16 | Clermont Foot 63 | 6 | 5 |
| 17 | FC Nantes | 5 | 4 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 6 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug | AS Saint-Etienne | 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 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-Montbeliard | AS Saint-Etienne | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #1 |
| 6 | Points | 15 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 1 / 3 / 1 | W / D / L | 5 / 0 / 0 |
| 2 | Scored | 16 |
| 4 | Conceded | 4 |
| -2 | GD | +12 |
| 1.20 | PPG | 3.00 |
| 20% | Win % | 100% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season
40%
Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season
AS Saint-Etienne this season
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are 11th (6 pts). AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (15 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/4
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AS Saint-Etienne
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
| Boubacar Fofana | 1 G |
AS Saint-Etienne
| Irvin Cardona | 4 G | 3 A |
| Thierno Ballo | 4 G | 2 A |
| Augustine Boakye | 2 G | 2 A |
| Jakob Breum | 2 G | 2 A |
| Zuriko Davitashvili | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard have kicked off against AS Saint-Etienne. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AS Saint-Etienne backline.
- 10' Adam Baallal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 20' Augustine Boakye has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 22' What a strike from Jakob Breum! The score is 0-1.
- 24' Magnificent from Irvin Cardona! That is 46 goals in 363 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 28' Assisted by Thierno Ballo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Irvin Cardona makes no mistake. 0-3!
- 33' Benjaloud Youssouf is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AS Saint-Etienne tonight.
- 38' Kevin Pedro, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 46' AS Saint-Etienne make a change. Augustine Boakye trudges off to be replaced by Joshua Duffus on 46 minutes.
- 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with AS Saint-Etienne winning 100% of all matches.
- 56' A tactical swap from AS Saint-Etienne — Lucas Stassin on, Irvin Cardona off on 56 minutes.
- 61' Kapitbafan Djoco makes way for Mathis Clairicia at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Sochaux-Montbeliard.
- 66' AS Saint-Etienne player sees a card in front of him.
- 69' AS Saint-Etienne make a change. Thierno Ballo trudges off to be replaced by Zuriko Davitashvili on 69 minutes.
- 74' Another substitution for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard to replace Samy Baghdadi by Jonathan Mexique on 74 minute.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Adam Baallal. He replaces Maxime Bernauer on 78 minute.
- 80' Dylan Tavares is replacing Dalangunypole Gomis for the FC Sochaux-Montbeliard side.
- 85' AS Saint-Etienne have won 396 goals from 432 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 90' It looks surprising FC Sochaux-Montbeliard does not make any changes. Joshua Duffus has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- Full Time. AS Saint-Etienne beats FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
Lineups
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 19
- 40
- 17
- 14
- 7
- 5
- 9
- 77
- 3
- 26
Bench
- 10
- 97
- 30
- 4
- 42
- 47
- 91
- 15
- 25
AS Saint-Etienne Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
-
7
Irvin Cardona ↓ Lucas Stassin 56'
- 13
- 14
-
6
Maxime Bernauer ↓ Adam Baallal 78'
- 26
- 8
- 20
- 18
- 10
- 23
Bench
-
22
Zuriko Davitashvili ↑ 69'
-
9
Lucas Stassin ↑ 56'
-
17
Joshua Duffus ↑ 46'
- 1
- 2
- 27
-
32
Adam Baallal ↑ 78'
- 37
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jean-Philippe Krasso | 4 |
| Irvin Cardona | 2 |
| Moussa Doumbia | 1 |
| Saad Agouzoul | 1 |
| Gaetan Charbonnier | 1 |
| Tony Mauricio | 1 |
| Ibrahim Sissoko | 1 |
| Jodel Dossou | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form
2026-08-08
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0–3
AS Saint-Etienne
W
2023-06-02
Nimes Olympique
3–1
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
L
2023-05-26
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0–1
FC Metz
W
2023-05-20
Paris FC
2–1
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
L
2023-05-13
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0–1
En Avant Guingamp
W
2023-05-06
Amiens SC
1–0
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
L
AS Saint-Etienne Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.66
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94
AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 58% + AS Saint-Etienne to win 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AS Saint-Etienne win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 48% |
|
52% |
| ± 3.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Draw
42%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
82%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or AS Saint-Etienne
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.8%
0 – 2
13.7%
1 – 1
10.2%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.9%
0 – 4
4.2%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 1
3%
2 – 2
3%
1 – 4
2.9%
Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
| Handicap | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers | Push | AS Saint-Etienne covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| -1.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -1 | 3% | 8% | 89% |
| -0.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| +0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +1 | 34% | 25% | 41% |
| +1.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +2 | 59% | 21% | 21% |
| +2.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
Clean Sheet
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
52%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.