Sunday , 18 October 2026

Pau FC vs FC Sochaux-Montbeliard, Ligue 2 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2026-27
Pau FC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
Fri 4 Sep 2026 · 18:00 UTC Nouste Camp HT 45' · FT 45'
Lorenzo Rajot 29' 1–0
1–1 66' Mathis Clairicia
Y 20' Samy Baghdadi
Y 34' Saad Agouzoul
YR 52' Saad Agouzoul
Mathys Tourraine 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Pau FC vs FC Sochaux-Montbeliard — Ligue 2 at Nouste Camp.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 9 22
2 Stade de Reims 9 17
3 Red Star FC 9 17
4 AS Nancy-Lorraine 9 16
5 Montpellier HSC 8 15
6 Pau FC 9 14
7 FC Metz 9 13
8 FC Annecy 9 13
9 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 9 12
10 USL Dunkerque 9 11
11 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 9 11
12 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 9 9
13 En Avant Guingamp 9 8
14 FC Nantes 9 8
15 Grenoble Foot 38 9 8
16 Clermont Foot 63 9 7
17 Rodez Aveyron Football 8 7
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 9 6

Head-to-Head

1
3
2
Pau FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-04 Pau FC 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2023-04-15 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2–3 Pau FC 2022-08-20 Pau FC 0–3 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2022-04-22 Pau FC 0–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2021-04-17 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–1 Pau FC

Recent Form

Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 1–1 D
28 Aug Rodez Aveyron Football A 2–2 D
21 Aug AS Nancy-Lorraine H 0–1 L
14 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–0 W
08 Aug FC Annecy H 0–1 L
09 May Stade de Reims A 3–5 L
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep Pau FC A 1–1 D
28 Aug Clermont Foot 63 A 0–0 D
21 Aug En Avant Guingamp H 1–0 W
14 Aug Red Star FC A 0–0 D
08 Aug AS Saint-Etienne H 0–3 L
02 Jun Nimes Olympique A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Pau FC FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
#6 Position #11
14 Points 11
9 Played 9
4 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 5 / 2
11 Scored 7
9 Conceded 9
+2 GD -2
1.56 PPG 1.22
44% Win % 22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
44% Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season

Pau FC are 6th (14 pts). FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are 11th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Pau FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/5
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Pau FC
Babacar Leye 4 G
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
Benjamin Gomel 3 G
Boubacar Fofana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Pau FC and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard get this one started.
  • 5' The travelling FC Sochaux-Montbéliard supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vincent Hognon might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' It’s a booking for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player. Samy Baghdadi gets a card.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 29' GOAL! Lorenzo Rajot scores on 29.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Saad Agouzoul.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 49' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 52' Saad Agouzoul was booked on 52.
  • 56' Fresh legs for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard! Benjamin Gomel comes on to replace Landry Nomel.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Pau FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' Mathis Clairicia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Boubacar Fofana on 65 minute.
  • 66' What a moment for Mathis Clairicia! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 68' The whistle greets Lorenzo Rajot as he departs to be replaced by Luan Gadegbeku.
  • 72' A change in the Pau FC ranks — Babacar Leye exits the field as Alexis Lefebvre enters on 72.
  • 77' Axel Dodote has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 82' Pau FC make a change. Tom Pouilly trudges off to be replaced by Mathys Tourraine on 82 minutes.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Pau FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' The referee shows Pau FC player a card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Pau FC and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thierry Debès

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Hognon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yanis Begraoui 3
Gaetan Weissbeck 2
Maxime Do Couto Teixeira 2
Eddy Sylvestre 1
Mathis Clairicia 1
Steve Ambri 1
Lorenzo Rajot 1
Antoine Batisse 1

Head to Head

2026-09-04 Pau FC 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2023-04-15 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2–3 Pau FC 2022-08-20 Pau FC 0–3 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2022-04-22 Pau FC 0–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2021-04-17 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–1 Pau FC

Pau FC Form

2026-09-04 Pau FC 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2026-08-28 Rodez Aveyron Football 2–2 Pau FC D 2026-08-21 Pau FC 0–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine L 2026-08-14 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–1 Pau FC W 2026-08-08 Pau FC 0–1 FC Annecy L 2026-05-09 Stade de Reims 5–3 Pau FC L

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Form

2026-09-04 Pau FC 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2026-08-28 Clermont Foot 63 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2026-08-21 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–0 En Avant Guingamp W 2026-08-14 Red Star FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2026-08-08 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–3 AS Saint-Etienne L 2023-06-02 Nimes Olympique 3–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.92 Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Pau FC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Pau FC36% Draw34% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Pau FC or Draw
70%
Draw or FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
64%
Pau FC or FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Pau FC22% Draw58% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard20%
Actual: Pau FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.9%
1 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
12.9%
2 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
6%
0 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 0
2.1%
3 – 1
1.9%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Pau FC

Handicap Pau FC covers Push FC Sochaux-Montbeliard covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 21% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Pau FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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