FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 .
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Arnaud Baert
- Referee Yohann Larhant
- Referee Laurent Coniglio
- 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep | Valenciennes FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 30 Aug | Le Mans FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Aug | AS Nancy-Lorraine | H | 3–0 | W |
| 16 Aug | FC Lorient | A | 0–1 | L |
| 09 Aug | AJ Auxerre | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Aug | Paris FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | A | 0–0 | D |
| 30 Aug | Clermont Foot 63 | H | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Aug | En Avant Guingamp | A | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Aug | Rodez Aveyron Football | H | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Aug | Le Mans FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Aug | AS Nancy-Lorraine | H | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
35%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
47%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
57%
Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard this season
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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Sochaux-Montbeliard is hosting Valenciennes FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Maxence Prevot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard so far.
- 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
- 15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Valenciennes FC that had 367 games and scored 259 goals.
- 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 26' It’s a booking for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player. Christophe Diedhiou gets a Yellow card.
- 31' Christopher Rocchia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 467 appearances.
- 36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 41' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Valenciennes FC's shape.
- 44' Lilian Brassier picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 45' The referee has no hesitation. Teddy Chevalier is booked for Valenciennes FC — Yellow card on 45.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Valenciennes FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 55' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 60' Gauthier Hein has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 61' Valenciennes FC make a change. Teddy Chevalier trudges off to be replaced by Jorris Romil on 61 minutes.
- 65' The crowd applauds Abdoulaye Sane as he leaves the pitch. Sloan Privat steps in for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard.
- 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 77' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Malek Chergui is replaced by Gauthier Hein.
- 82' The 31-year-old Younes Kaabouni has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 84' The FC Sochaux-Montbeliard manager makes a substitution. Jeremy Livolant departs to be replaced by Bryan Lasme.
- 85' Fresh legs for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard! Salem M'bakata comes on to replace Thomas Toure.
- 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 13
- 16
- 27
- 5
- 29
- 18
- 2
- 20
- 33
- 28
Bench
- 9
- 30
- 8
- 15
- 22
- 32
- 4
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 40
- 13
- 28
- 7
- 14
- 18
- 5
-
11
Malek Chergui ↓ Gauthier Hein 77'
-
9
Teddy Chevalier ↓ Jorris Romil 61'
- 8
- 3
Bench
- 27
-
10
Gauthier Hein ↑ 77'
-
17
Jorris Romil ↑ 61'
- 26
- 20
- 30
- 33
Coach
Olivier Guegan
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Noah Diliberto | 2 |
| Adama Niane | 1 |
| Gaetan Weissbeck | 1 |
| Ugo Bonnet | 1 |
| Johann Ramare | 1 |
| Joffrey Cuffaut | 1 |
| Johann Ramare | 1 |
| Aldo Kalulu | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form
2019-09-13
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
0–0
Valenciennes FC
D
2019-08-30
Le Mans FC
2–0
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
L
2019-08-23
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
3–0
AS Nancy-Lorraine
W
2019-08-16
FC Lorient
1–0
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
L
2019-08-09
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
1–0
AJ Auxerre
W
2019-08-02
Paris FC
1–1
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
D
Valenciennes FC Form
2019-09-13
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
0–0
Valenciennes FC
D
2019-08-30
Valenciennes FC
1–0
Clermont Foot 63
W
2019-08-26
En Avant Guingamp
0–1
Valenciennes FC
W
2019-08-16
Valenciennes FC
1–0
Rodez Aveyron Football
W
2019-08-09
Le Mans FC
1–2
Valenciennes FC
W
2019-08-02
Valenciennes FC
1–1
AS Nancy-Lorraine
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86
Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 70% + FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Draw 70%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.9
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 1.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 2.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 3.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Draw
70%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
63%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Valenciennes FC
66%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
14.2%
0 – 1
11.4%
2 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 0
2.6%
3 – 1
2.4%
1 – 3
1.6%
Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
| Handicap | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers | Push | Valenciennes FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 10% | 85% |
| -1.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -1 | 15% | 22% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 18% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
43%
✗
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

