Thursday , 24 September 2026

Valenciennes FC vs FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
Valenciennes FC
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 13:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45+4' · FT 45+20'
Julien Masson 5' Y
Y 19' Florentin Pogba
Emmanuel Ntim 40' Y
Y 45' Gaetan Weissbeck
Y 72' Adama Niane
Maxime Spano 83' Y
Arsene Elogo 90' Y
Y 90' Fabien Ourega

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
  • Referee Bertrand Corcuff
  • Referee Cedric Favre
  • Referee Anthony Ustaritz
3 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 17.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2020-02-14 Valenciennes FC 3–2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2019-09-13 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–0 Valenciennes FC 2019-01-11 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2018-08-03 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–1 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 0–0 D
03 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–2 L
26 Sep SM Caen H 1–0 W
19 Sep USL Dunkerque A 0–1 L
12 Sep La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 1–0 W
29 Aug Paris FC A 0–1 L
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Valenciennes FC A 0–0 D
03 Oct FC Chambly Oise H 3–2 W
26 Sep AC Ajaccio A 1–1 D
19 Sep Rodez Aveyron Football H 2–2 D
14 Sep Toulouse FC A 0–0 D
29 Aug ES Troyes AC H 2–1 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' KICK OFF: Valenciennes FC gets underway.
  • 5' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Julien Masson.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Allan Linguet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Valenciennes FC so far.
  • 19' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 24' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. Valenciennes FC and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' It’s a booking for Valenciennes FC player. Emmanuel Ntim gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Gaetan Weissbeck argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Stade du Hainaut. FC Sochaux-Montbéliard seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' Chris Bedia, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 61' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard ring the changes. Steve Ambri has done his job and it is now time for Fabien Ourega to step up.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valenciennes FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 69' Adama Niane is replacing Chris Bedia for the FC Sochaux-Montbeliard side.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adama Niane on 72.
  • 75' Arsene Elogo gets the nod from Valenciennes FC. He replaces Matteo Fedele and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Valenciennes FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's shape.
  • 81' Metehan Guclu is replacing Noah Diliberto for the Valenciennes FC side.
  • 83' Valenciennes FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 84' The FC Sochaux-Montbeliard manager makes a substitution. Bryan Soumare departs to be replaced by Bryan Lasme.
  • 85' Time for substitution for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard. Ousseynou Thioune is replaced by Younes Kaabouni.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Kevin Cabral is replaced by Moussa Guel.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Arsene Elogo on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Valenciennes FC will be frustrated.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Noah Diliberto 2
Allan Linguet 1
Abdoulaye Sane 1
Adama Niane 1
Gaetan Weissbeck 1
Ugo Bonnet 1
Johann Ramare 1
Joffrey Cuffaut 1

Head to Head

2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2020-02-14 Valenciennes FC 3–2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2019-09-13 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–0 Valenciennes FC 2019-01-11 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2018-08-03 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–1 Valenciennes FC

Valenciennes FC Form

2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D 2020-10-03 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 Valenciennes FC L 2020-09-26 Valenciennes FC 1–0 SM Caen W 2020-09-19 USL Dunkerque 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2020-09-12 Valenciennes FC 1–0 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux W 2020-08-29 Paris FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC L

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form

2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D 2020-10-03 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 3–2 FC Chambly Oise W 2020-09-26 AC Ajaccio 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D 2020-09-19 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–2 Rodez Aveyron Football D 2020-09-14 Toulouse FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D 2020-08-29 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–1 ES Troyes AC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.99 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Valenciennes FC or Draw 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC43% Draw34% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
77%
Draw or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
57%
Valenciennes FC or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC26% Draw60% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.6%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.2%
3 – 1
2.1%
1 – 3
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 25% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 16% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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