FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2026-27

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

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AS Saint-Etienne

Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 18:45 UTC Auguste Bonal HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 22' Jakob Breum

0–2 24' Irvin Cardona

0–3 28' Irvin Cardona

Y 66' Jakob Breum

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FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 2 at Auguste Bonal.

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
AS Saint-Etienne 8 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tifenn Leprodhomme (France)
Assistant 1 Gaetan Damy (France)
Assistant 2 Jean Paul Neves (France)

5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Saint-Etienne	8	19
2	Red Star FC	8	17
3	Montpellier HSC	8	15
4	Stade de Reims	8	14
5	AS Nancy-Lorraine	8	13
6	FC Annecy	8	13
7	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	8	12
8	Pau FC	8	11
9	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	8	11
10	FC Metz	8	10
11	USL Dunkerque	8	8
12	En Avant Guingamp	8	8
13	FC Nantes	8	8
14	Grenoble Foot 38	8	8
15	Rodez Aveyron Football	8	7
16	US Boulogne Cote d'Opale	8	6
17	Clermont Foot 63	8	6
18	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	8	5

Head-to-Head

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 3 games · Avg 3.7 goals AS Saint-Etienne

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–3 AS Saint-Etienne 2023-01-28 AS Saint-Etienne 2–3 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2022-10-10 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne

Recent Form

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	AS Saint-Etienne	H	0–3	L
02 Jun	Nimes Olympique	A	1–3	L
26 May	FC Metz	H	0–1	L
20 May	Paris FC	A	1–2	L
13 May	En Avant Guingamp	H	0–1	L
06 May	Amiens SC	A	0–1	L

AS Saint-Etienne

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Aug	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	A	3–0	W
09 May	Amiens SC	H	5–0	W
02 May	Rodez Aveyron Football	A	1–2	L
25 Apr	ES Troyes AC	H	0–3	L
18 Apr	SC Bastia	A	0–2	L
11 Apr	USL Dunkerque	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard		AS Saint-Etienne
#9	Position	#1
11	Points	19
8	Played	8
2 / 5 / 1	W / D / L	6 / 1 / 1
5	Scored	21
6	Conceded	8
-1	GD	+13
1.38	PPG	2.38
25%	Win %	75%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season

38% Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are 9th (11 pts). AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/4

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AS Saint-Etienne

0-15

2/–

16-30

5/–

31-45

4/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

5/–

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

Benjamin Gomel	2 G
Boubacar Fofana	1 G

AS Saint-Etienne

Thierno Ballo	5 G	2 A
Augustine Boakye	5 G	2 A
Irvin Cardona	4 G	3 A
Jakob Breum	2 G	4 A
Zuriko Davitashvili	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard to score. At the same time, AS Saint-Etienne does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Sochaux-Montbeliard must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Sohaib Nair has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
22' Brilliant from the midfielder! Jakob Breum makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 22.
24' What a strike from Irvin Cardona! The score is 0-2.
28' Irvin Cardona has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
38' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Sochaux-Montbeliard and AS Saint-Etienne are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
43' AS Saint-Etienne looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Irvin Cardona scoring 2 goals.
46' The AS Saint-Etienne manager makes a substitution. Augustine Boakye departs to be replaced by Joshua Duffus.
51' 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.
56' Lucas Stassin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Irvin Cardona at the 56 minute mark.
61' The supporters are chanting for Mathis Clairicia. He replaces Kapitbafan Djoco on 61 minute.
66' That is a card for AS Saint-Etienne. Jakob Breum will be fuming at that decision.
69' The AS Saint-Etienne bench stirs into life. Thierno Ballo is withdrawn and Zuriko Davitashvili gets his opportunity.
74' Jonathan Mexique is replacing Samy Baghdadi for the FC Sochaux-Montbeliard side.
78' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 78 minute. Maxime Bernauer leaves to be changed by Adam Baallal.
80' Fresh legs for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard! Dylan Tavares comes on to replace Dalangunypole Gomis.
85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
90' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Saint-Etienne's shape.
That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard and AS Saint-Etienne (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

30
Gautier Larsonneur
7
Irvin Cardona ↓ Lucas Stassin 56'
13
Joao Ferreira
14
Aron Csongvai
6
Maxime Bernauer ↓ Adam Baallal 78'
26
Julien Le Cardinal
8
Thierno Ballo ↓ Zuriko Davitashvili 69'
20
Augustine Boakye ↓ Joshua Duffus 46'
18
Sohaib Nair
10
Jakob Breum
23
Kevin Pedro

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jean-Philippe Krasso	4
Irvin Cardona	2
Jakob Breum	1
Moussa Doumbia	1
Saad Agouzoul	1
Gaetan Charbonnier	1
Tony Mauricio	1
Ibrahim Sissoko	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.79 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.69 AS Saint-Etienne xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard21% Draw27% AS Saint-Etienne52%

Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard or Draw

49%

Draw or AS Saint-Etienne

79%

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard or AS Saint-Etienne

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard13% Draw47% AS Saint-Etienne40%

Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

13.3%

1 – 1

12%

0 – 2

11.6%

0 – 0

10.3%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

5.2%

2 – 1

4.2%

2 – 2

3.7%

0 – 4

2.7%

2 – 0

2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

Handicap	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard covers	Push	AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	11%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	43%	—	57%
+1	43%	25%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	18%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

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

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Form

AS Saint-Etienne Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbeliard

Clean Sheet