FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs AS Saint-Etienne, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 2 at Auguste Bonal.
- FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- AS Saint-Etienne 11 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Tifenn Leprodhomme (France)
- Assistant 1 Gaetan Damy (France)
- Assistant 2 Jean Paul Neves (France)
7 games this season
🟨 4.1/game
⚽ 10.9 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Etienne | 11 | 25 |
| 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Montpellier HSC | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Pau FC | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | FC Metz | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | Red Star FC | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Annecy | 12 | 16 |
| 10 | USL Dunkerque | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | En Avant Guingamp | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | US Boulogne Cote d'Opale | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Clermont Foot 63 | 12 | 11 |
| 15 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 11 |
| 17 | FC Nantes | 11 | 9 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 11 | 9 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| 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 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #1 |
| 11 | Points | 25 |
| 12 | Played | 11 |
| 2 / 5 / 5 | W / D / L | 8 / 1 / 2 |
| 8 | Scored | 23 |
| 15 | Conceded | 11 |
| -7 | GD | +12 |
| 0.92 | PPG | 2.27 |
| 17% | Win % | 73% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season
45%
Clean Sheets
AS Saint-Etienne this season
AS Saint-Etienne this season
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are 15th (11 pts). AS Saint-Etienne are 1st (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0-15
2/3
16-30
–/5
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AS Saint-Etienne
0-15
3/–
16-30
5/–
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
5/–
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
| Benjamin Gomel | 3 G |
| Boubacar Fofana | 1 G |
AS Saint-Etienne
| Augustine Boakye | 6 G | 2 A |
| Irvin Cardona | 5 G | 3 A |
| Thierno Ballo | 5 G | 2 A |
| Jakob Breum | 2 G | 5 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
- 23
- 19
- 40
- 17
- 14
- 7
- 5
- 9
- 77
- 3
- 26
Bench
- 10
- 97
- 30
- 4
- 42
- 47
- 91
- 15
- 25
AS Saint-Etienne Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
-
7
Irvin Cardona ↓ Lucas Stassin 56'
- 13
- 14
-
6
Maxime Bernauer ↓ Adam Baallal 78'
- 26
- 8
- 20
- 18
- 10
- 23
Bench
-
22
Zuriko Davitashvili ↑ 69'
-
9
Lucas Stassin ↑ 56'
-
17
Joshua Duffus ↑ 46'
- 1
- 2
- 27
-
32
Adam Baallal ↑ 78'
- 37
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 |
Head to Head
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Form
2026-08-08
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0–3
AS Saint-Etienne
L
2023-06-02
Nimes Olympique
3–1
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
L
2023-05-26
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0–1
FC Metz
L
2023-05-20
Paris FC
2–1
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
L
2023-05-13
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0–1
En Avant Guingamp
L
2023-05-06
Amiens SC
1–0
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
L
AS Saint-Etienne Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.8
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89
AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AS Saint-Etienne win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard or Draw
46%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
80%
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard or AS Saint-Etienne
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.1%
0 – 2
11.9%
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
6%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 4
3.5%
1 – 4
2.9%
Asian Handicap — FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
| Handicap | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard covers | Push | AS Saint-Etienne covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 3% | 96% |
| -1.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -1 | 4% | 10% | 86% |
| -0.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| +0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +1 | 38% | 24% | 37% |
| +1.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +2 | 63% | 19% | 18% |
| +2.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
Clean Sheet
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.