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

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
Le Mans FC
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
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-Montbeliard — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 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 Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

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

Recent Form

Le Mans FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard
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
33% Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
Benjamin Gomel 3 G
Boubacar Fofana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Le Mans FC and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard get this one started.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Pierre Lemonnier is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard so far.
  • 15' Le Mans FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Yann Boe-Kane doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 25' Le Mans FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Richard Dezire might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Le Mans FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' Le Mans FC have won 53 goals from 72 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' Melvin Sitti has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' Jeremy Livolant is replacing Thomas Toure for the FC Sochaux-Montbeliard side.
  • 67' That is a Yellow card for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard. Ousseynou Thioune will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' Another change for Le Mans FC made on 68 minute. Pierre Lemonnier leaves to be changed by Yrondu Musavu-King.
  • 73' Both keepers have barely been tested. Le Mans FC and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Le Mans FC! Stephen Vincent comes on to replace Stephane Diarra.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Remy Boissier.
  • 82' The referee shows FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player a Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard make a change. Abdoulaye Sane trudges off to be replaced by Salem M'bakata on 83 minutes.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Youssef Maziz on 84.
  • 87' Youssef Maziz does the damage! The net is bulging and Le Mans FC surge ahead!
  • 90' Franck Julienne is ready to make an impact after coming on for Youssef Maziz at the 90 minute mark.
  • Le Mans FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Le Mans FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Dezire

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Le Mans FC51% Draw28% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard21%
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-Montbeliard
49%
Le Mans FC or FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Le Mans FC36% Draw50% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard14%
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-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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