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

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
Le Mans FC
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Fri 30 Aug 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 67' Ousseynou Thioune
Remy Boissier 80' Y
Y 82' Jason Pendant
Youssef Maziz 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Le Mans FC vs FC Sochaux-Montbéliard — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Lepaysant
  • Referee Laurent Coniglio
  • Referee
  • Referee

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

1
1
Le Mans FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-30 Le Mans FC 2–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Recent Form

Le Mans FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 2–0 W
23 Aug FC Lorient H 1–2 L
16 Aug AS Nancy-Lorraine A 1–2 L
09 Aug Valenciennes FC H 1–2 L
02 Aug AJ Auxerre A 0–2 L
27 Jul Racing Club de Lens H 1–2 L
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
26 Jul SM Caen H 0–0 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% 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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Richard Dezire will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Le Mans FC and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' GOAL! Yann Boe-Kane fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 25' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Salem M'bakata has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' The 27-year-old Bryan Lasme has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' Another substitution for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard to replace Thomas Toure by Jeremy Livolant on 62 minute.
  • 67' Ousseynou Thioune has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
  • 68' A change in the Le Mans FC ranks — Pierre Lemonnier exits the field as Yrondu Musavu-King enters on 68.
  • 73' Tom Duponchelle has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Stephane Diarra as he leaves the pitch. Stephen Vincent steps in for Le Mans FC.
  • 80' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Remy Boissier on 80 minutes.
  • 82' Jason Pendant catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' Abdoulaye Sane makes way for Salem M'bakata at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Sochaux-Montbeliard.
  • 84' A moment of madness from Youssef Maziz on 84 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Le Mans FC will be frustrated.
  • 87' The France midfielder Youssef Maziz breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 2-0!
  • 90' Another change for Le Mans FC made on 90 minute. Youssef Maziz leaves to be changed by Franck Julienne.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Le Mans FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Dezire

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.49 Le Mans FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Le Mans FC51% Draw28% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard21%
Actual: Le Mans FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Le Mans FC or Draw
79%
Draw or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
49%
Le Mans FC or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Le Mans FC36% Draw50% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard14%
Actual: Le Mans FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Le Mans FC

Handicap Le Mans FC covers Push FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Le Mans FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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