Thursday , 24 September 2026

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs Le Mans FC, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
1 – 0
Full Time
Le Mans FC
Fri 7 Feb 2020 · 19:00 UTC Stade Auguste-Bonal HT 45' · FT 45'
Christophe Diedhiou 12' Y
Christophe Diedhiou 12' R
Y 16' Hamza Hafidi
Y 37' Guessouma Fofana
Y 84' Georges Gope-Fenepej
Bryan Lasme 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs Le Mans FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Auguste-Bonal.

Match Details

  • Referee Aurelien Petit
  • Referee Pascal Poupeau
  • Referee Ludovic Zmyslony
  • Referee Romain Zamo
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.3 goals/game

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

1
1
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Le Mans FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-07 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 Le Mans FC 2019-08-30 Le Mans FC 2–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Recent Form

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb Le Mans FC H 1–0 W
04 Feb AS Nancy-Lorraine A 1–1 D
01 Feb FC Lorient H 0–4 L
24 Jan AJ Auxerre A 1–2 L
10 Jan Paris FC H 1–1 D
20 Dec US Orleans Loiret A 0–1 L
Le Mans FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Feb FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 0–1 L
04 Feb FC Lorient A 2–4 L
31 Jan AS Nancy-Lorraine H 1–1 D
24 Jan Valenciennes FC A 0–1 L
10 Jan AJ Auxerre H 0–1 L
21 Dec Paris FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stade Auguste-Bonal!
  • 5' Le Mans FC 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' The referee calls foul for Christophe Diedhiou. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 16' Controversy at the stadium! Hamza Hafidi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 17' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adolphe Teikeu is hanging Melvin Sitti on the field on 17 minute.
  • 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tom Duponchelle made 64 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hamza Hafidi, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Auguste-Bonal with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 32' 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 Melvin Sitti suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' That is a Yellow card for Le Mans FC. Guessouma Fofana will be fuming at that decision.
  • 42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Brilliant from the ! Abdoulaye Sane makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 46' Aboubakary Kante gets the nod from Le Mans FC. He replaces Yanis Merdji and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Christophe Diedhiou has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 103 appearances.
  • 55' Vincent Crehin is replacing Guessouma Fofana for the Le Mans FC side.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' Le Mans FC is showing some good football. However, Le Mans FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Jason Pendant. He replaces Jeremy Livolant on 69 minute.
  • 74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Sochaux-Montbeliard that had 331 games and scored 236 goals.
  • 80' Bryan Lasme is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fabien Ourega at the 80 minute mark.
  • 83' Georges Gope-Fenepej has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hamza Hafidi on 83 minute.
  • 84' A moment of madness from Georges Gope-Fenepej on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Le Mans FC will be frustrated.
  • 89' Gaetan Weissbeck has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Bryan Lasme argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Le Mans FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Dezire

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yann Boe-Kane 1
Youssef Maziz 1
Abdoulaye Sane 1

Head to Head

2020-02-07 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 Le Mans FC 2019-08-30 Le Mans FC 2–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form

2020-02-07 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 Le Mans FC W 2020-02-04 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D 2020-02-01 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–4 FC Lorient L 2020-01-24 AJ Auxerre 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2020-01-10 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–1 Paris FC D 2019-12-20 US Orleans Loiret 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L

Le Mans FC Form

2020-02-07 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 Le Mans FC L 2020-02-04 FC Lorient 4–2 Le Mans FC L 2020-01-31 Le Mans FC 1–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine D 2020-01-24 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Le Mans FC L 2020-01-10 Le Mans FC 0–1 AJ Auxerre L 2019-12-21 Paris FC 0–3 Le Mans FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.13 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Le Mans FC xG
I would bet for: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Le Mans FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard40% Draw29% Le Mans FC31%
Actual: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Draw
69%
Draw or Le Mans FC
60%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Le Mans FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard24% Draw51% Le Mans FC25%
Actual: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
12.6%
0 – 1
10.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.8%
0 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Handicap FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers Push Le Mans FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Le Mans FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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