FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Sochaux-Montbeliard vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 .
- FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2 games · 1 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-Étienne | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | FC Annecy | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | USL Dunkerque | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | FC Metz | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Montpellier HSC | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Red Star FC | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | En Avant Guingamp | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Pau FC | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Stade de Reims | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | US Boulogne Côte d'Opale | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Clermont Foot 63 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | FC Nantes | 2 | 0 |
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-Montbeliard | 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
50%
Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Events
Match Events
- 0' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard have kicked off against Valenciennes FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and Valenciennes FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Valenciennes FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Sochaux-Montbéliard side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 26' Christophe Diedhiou picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 31' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in their trying to find a way past Valenciennes FC's compact .
- 36' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Valenciennes FC's shape.
- 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 44' Valenciennes FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 45' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Teddy Chevalier will be fuming at that decision.
- 50' 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.
- 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Matteo Fedele suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jerome Prior is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.
- 61' The whistle greets Teddy Chevalier as he departs to be replaced by Jorris Romil.
- 65' A tactical swap from FC Sochaux-Montbeliard — Sloan Privat on, Abdoulaye Sane off on 65 minutes.
- 70' Valenciennes FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Olivier Guegan might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 77' Fresh legs for Valenciennes FC! Gauthier Hein comes on to replace Malek Chergui.
- 82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
- 84' Time for substitution for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard. Jeremy Livolant is replaced by Bryan Lasme.
- 85' Salem M'bakata has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thomas Toure on 85 minute.
- 90' Maxime Spano has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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 |
| Tony Mauricio | 1 |
| Kevin Cabral | 1 |
| Moussa Doumbia | 1 |
| Malek Chergui | 1 |
| Ibrahim Sissoko | 1 |
| Jodel Dossou | 1 |
| Sofiane Diop | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Form
2019-09-13
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0–0
Valenciennes FC
D
2019-08-30
Le Mans FC
2–0
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
L
2019-08-23
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
3–0
AS Nancy-Lorraine
W
2019-08-16
FC Lorient
1–0
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
L
2019-08-09
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
1–0
AJ Auxerre
W
2019-08-02
Paris FC
1–1
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
D
Valenciennes FC Form
2019-09-13
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
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-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard or Draw
70%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
63%
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard
| Handicap | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard 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.