FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs Grenoble Foot 38 — Ligue 2 at Stade Auguste-Bonal.
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- Grenoble Foot 38 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Sylvain Palhies
- Referee Mohamed Benkemouche
- Referee Brice Parinet-Le Tellier
- Referee Philippe Lucas
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | Grenoble Foot 38 | H | 3–1 | W |
| 10 May | FC Lorient | A | 0–0 | D |
| 03 May | Red Star FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Apr | GFC Ajaccio | A | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Apr | La Berrichonne de Chateauroux | H | 0–0 | D |
| 19 Apr | AJ Auxerre | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | A | 1–3 | L |
| 10 May | AJ Auxerre | H | 0–0 | D |
| 03 May | Paris FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Apr | AS Beziers | H | 4–2 | W |
| 23 Apr | FC Metz | A | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Apr | Racing Club de Lens | H | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | Grenoble Foot 38 | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #13 |
| 10 | Points | 8 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 2 / 4 / 1 | W / D / L | 2 / 2 / 3 |
| 4 | Scored | 8 |
| 5 | Conceded | 11 |
| -1 | GD | -3 |
| 1.43 | PPG | 1.14 |
| 29% | Win % | 29% |
Key Stats
47%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
18%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
57%
Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard this season
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard this season
43%
Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season
Grenoble Foot 38 this season
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are 8th (10 pts). Grenoble Foot 38 are 13th (8 pts).
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
Grenoble Foot 38
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
| Boubacar Fofana | 1 G |
Grenoble Foot 38
| Yadaly Diaby | 2 G |
| Samba Diba | 2 G |
| Baptiste Mouazan | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard have kicked off against Grenoble Foot 38. 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 Grenoble Foot 38 backline.
- 10' GOAL! Olivier Verdon scores on 10. Assisted by Yohan Mollo
- 15' Jerome Mombris needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' Grenoble Foot 38 are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 25' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jason Pendant suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard have won 236 goals from 332 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Philippe Hinschberger will be considering his options from the bench.
- 45' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 50' It looks surprising FC Sochaux-Montbeliard does not make any changes. Ibrehima Coulibaly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 51' GOAL! Romain Grange scores on 51.
- 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Belvito made 437 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 61' Grenoble Foot 38 come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 64' The FC Sochaux-Montbeliard bench stirs into life. Abdoulaye Sane is withdrawn and Franck Etoundi gets his opportunity.
- 66' Nicolas Belvito is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arsene Elogo at the 66 minute mark.
- 68' GOAL! Cyrille Bayala fires home to make it 2-1!
- 71' It is a substitution in FC Sochaux-Montbeliard team. Yohan Mollo is replaced by Jeando Fuchs on 71 minute.
- 73' Grenoble Foot 38 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fabien Boyer is hanging Maxime Spano on the field on 73 minute.
- 78' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 83' Against the run of play, Franck Etoundi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 89' The FC Sochaux-Montbeliard bench stirs into life. Jean Ruiz is withdrawn and Mohamed Sissoko gets his opportunity.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Sochaux-Montbeliard take all three points.
Lineups
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 16
- 18
- 23
- 17
- 5
- 10
- 27
- 35
- 20
- 7
Bench
- 3
- 30
- 6
- 11
- 4
- 28
- 8
Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 29
- 23
- 10
-
17
Maxime Spano C ↓ Fabien Boyer 73'
- 13
- 24
-
22
Arsene Elogo ↓ Nicolas Belvito 66'
- 16
- 5
- 27
- 19
Bench
-
18
Jaba Jighauri ↑ 66'
-
9
Nicolas Belvito ↑ 66'
- 30
- 26
-
15
Fabien Boyer ↑ 73'
- 33
Coach
Philippe Hinschberger
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Bryan Lasme | 2 |
| Jessy Benet | 2 |
| Gaetan Weissbeck | 2 |
| Cyrille Bayala | 1 |
| Abdoulie Sanyang | 1 |
| Franck Etoundi | 1 |
| Aldo Kalulu | 1 |
| Eric Vandenabeele | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form
2019-05-17
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
3–1
Grenoble Foot 38
W
2019-05-10
FC Lorient
0–0
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
D
2019-05-03
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
1–2
Red Star FC
L
2019-04-26
GFC Ajaccio
0–2
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
W
2019-04-23
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
0–0
La Berrichonne de Chateauroux
D
2019-04-19
AJ Auxerre
1–0
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
L
Grenoble Foot 38 Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.2
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75
Grenoble Foot 38 xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 1.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 2.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Draw
79%
Draw or Grenoble Foot 38
51%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Grenoble Foot 38
70%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.6%
1 – 0
15.9%
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
1.3%
Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
| Handicap | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers | Push | Grenoble Foot 38 covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 13% | 80% |
| -1.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -1 | 20% | 25% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 15% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 5% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
48%
✓
Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.