Thursday , 24 September 2026

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
4 – 0
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Tue 31 Jan 2023 · 19:45 UTC Stade Auguste Bonal HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Mathis Picouleau
Y 17' Mathis Picouleau
Y 49' Madou Toure
Moussa Doumbia 51' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

6
3
8
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-31 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 4–0 Valenciennes FC 2022-10-01 Valenciennes FC 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2022-05-07 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2021-02-15 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Recent Form

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan Valenciennes FC H 4–0 W
28 Jan AS Saint-Etienne A 3–2 W
20 Jan SM Caen H 1–2 L
10 Jan Le Havre AC A 0–1 L
30 Dec FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–2 L
26 Dec Rodez Aveyron Football H 1–0 W
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 0–4 L
28 Jan FC Metz H 1–1 D
13 Jan Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–2 L
10 Jan FC Annecy H 2–2 D
30 Dec SC Bastia A 0–1 L
26 Dec Amiens SC 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Sochaux-Montbeliard launch into their encounter with Valenciennes FC.
  • 5' Gaetan Weissbeck is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Valenciennes FC so far.
  • 10' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Valenciennes FC backline.
  • 14' Goal! Ibrahim Sissoko scores his 61 goal in 190 matches.
  • 16' The referee has no hesitation. Mathis Picouleau is booked for Valenciennes FC — Yellow card on 16.
  • 17' Mathis Picouleau catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 17.
  • 20' What a moment for Tony Mauricio! That strike on 20 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Sochaux-Montbeliard and Valenciennes FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nicolas Rabuel will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aymen Boutoutaou is hanging Salim Ben Seghir on the field on 46 minute.
  • 49' A moment of madness from Madou Toure on 49 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Valenciennes FC will be frustrated.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Moussa Doumbia. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 56' It looks surprising FC Sochaux-Montbeliard does not make any changes. Jason Berthomier has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Madou Toure is withdrawn and Noah Diliberto gets his opportunity.
  • 64' Brilliant from the ! Moussa Doumbia makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 64.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Ilyes Hamache as he leaves the pitch. Jason Berthomier steps in for Valenciennes FC.
  • 69' Moussa Doumbia makes way for Hermann Tebily at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Sochaux-Montbeliard.
  • 74' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 77' Marius Noubissi is replacing Mohamed Kaba for the Valenciennes FC side.
  • 82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 86' Daylam Meddah gets the nod from FC Sochaux-Montbeliard. He replaces Rassoul Ndiaye and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Jodel Dossou does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Sochaux-Montbeliard surge ahead!
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 4-0 Valenciennes FC.

Lineups

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolas Rabuel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Noah Diliberto 2
Johann Ramare 1
Joffrey Cuffaut 1
Johann Ramare 1
Aldo Kalulu 1
Tony Mauricio 1
Tony Mauricio 1
Kevin Cabral 1

Head to Head

2023-01-31 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 4–0 Valenciennes FC 2022-10-01 Valenciennes FC 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2022-05-07 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2021-02-15 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form

2023-01-31 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 4–0 Valenciennes FC W 2023-01-28 AS Saint-Etienne 2–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard W 2023-01-20 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–2 SM Caen L 2023-01-10 Le Havre AC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2022-12-30 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2022-12-26 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 Rodez Aveyron Football W

Valenciennes FC Form

2023-01-31 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 4–0 Valenciennes FC L 2023-01-28 Valenciennes FC 1–1 FC Metz D 2023-01-13 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–1 Valenciennes FC L 2023-01-10 Valenciennes FC 2–2 FC Annecy D 2022-12-30 SC Bastia 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2022-12-26 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Amiens SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.73 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard57% Draw25% Valenciennes FC18%
Actual: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Draw
82%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
43%
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard or Valenciennes FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard40% Draw47% Valenciennes FC13%
Actual: FC Sochaux-Montbéliard win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 0
11.5%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
6.5%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.8%
4 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Handicap FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 25% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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