Thursday , 24 September 2026

Valenciennes FC vs FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
Valenciennes FC
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Sat 1 Oct 2022 · 17:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Joffrey Cuffaut 15' Y
Jonathan Buatu 60' Y
Y 70' Rassoul Ndiaye
Nassim Innocenti 72' Y
Y 89' Maxime Do Couto Teixeira
Noah Diliberto 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs FC Sochaux-Montbéliard — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

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

8
3
6
Valenciennes FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-01 Valenciennes FC 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2022-05-07 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2021-02-15 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2020-02-14 Valenciennes FC 3–2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 2–1 W
17 Sep Pau FC A 0–1 L
10 Sep Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–1 D
02 Sep Nimes Olympique H 3–2 W
30 Aug Chamois Niortais FC A 1–0 W
27 Aug AS Saint-Etienne H 2–2 D
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Valenciennes FC A 1–2 L
17 Sep Nimes Olympique H 3–1 W
10 Sep Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 2–0 W
02 Sep Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 4–1 W
30 Aug En Avant Guingamp A 2–1 W
27 Aug Chamois Niortais FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% 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' What a night it is going to be! Valenciennes FC welcome FC Sochaux-Montbéliard for this crunch clash at Stade du Hainaut.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Valenciennes FC is showing some good football. However, Valenciennes FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The referee has no hesitation. Joffrey Cuffaut is booked for Valenciennes FC — Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Joffrey Cuffaut has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 31' What a moment for Aldo Kalulu! That strike on 31 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 41' Franck Kanoute is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Valenciennes FC tonight.
  • 46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valenciennes FC and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Valenciennes FC and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 59' Noah Diliberto doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonathan Buatu on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 66' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Marius Noubissi is withdrawn and Lorng Nomel gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Valenciennes FC make a change. Mathis Picouleau trudges off to be replaced by Ilyes Hamache on 67 minutes.
  • 70' It’s a booking for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player. Rassoul Ndiaye gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' Roli Pereira de Sa is replacing Franck Kanoute for the FC Sochaux-Montbeliard side.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nassim Innocenti on 72 minutes.
  • 76' Another substitution for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard to replace Tony Mauricio by Hermann Tebily on 76 minute.
  • 81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Sochaux-Montbéliard that had 335 games and scored 239 goals.
  • 86' It is a substitution in FC Sochaux-Montbeliard team. Moussa Doumbia is replaced by Maxime Do Couto Teixeira on 86 minute.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Maxime Do Couto Teixeira.
  • 90' Floyd Ayite gets the nod from Valenciennes FC. He replaces Jason Berthomier and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Noah Diliberto. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • With this win, Valenciennes FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolas Rabuel

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Noah Diliberto 2
Johann Ramare 1
Aldo Kalulu 1
Tony Mauricio 1
Tony Mauricio 1
Kevin Cabral 1
Moussa Doumbia 1
Malek Chergui 1

Head to Head

2022-10-01 Valenciennes FC 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2022-05-07 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2021-02-15 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2020-02-14 Valenciennes FC 3–2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

Valenciennes FC Form

2022-10-01 Valenciennes FC 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard W 2022-09-17 Pau FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2022-09-10 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2022-09-02 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Nimes Olympique W 2022-08-30 Chamois Niortais FC 0–1 Valenciennes FC W 2022-08-27 Valenciennes FC 2–2 AS Saint-Etienne D

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form

2022-10-01 Valenciennes FC 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2022-09-17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 3–1 Nimes Olympique W 2022-09-10 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard W 2022-09-02 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 4–1 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC W 2022-08-30 En Avant Guingamp 1–2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard W 2022-08-27 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 3–0 Chamois Niortais FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC44% Draw27% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard29%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
56%
Valenciennes FC or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC29% Draw47% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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