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

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
Fri 13 Sep 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs Valenciennes FCLigue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Arnaud Baert
  • Referee Yohann Larhant
  • Referee Laurent Coniglio
  • Referee

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
47% 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' 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

H2H

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

✗ Wrong
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard37% Draw34% Valenciennes FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
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

✓ Correct
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard25% Draw56% Valenciennes FC19%
Actual: 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.