Tuesday , 28 July 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stade du Hainaut that hosts another battle between Valenciennes FC and FC Sochaux-Montbeliard.
  • 5' The referee calls foul for Julien Masson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 10' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Kevin Cabral needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 25 Yellow cards this season.
  • 19' It’s a booking for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player. Florentin Pogba gets a Yellow card.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 34' Fabien Ourega has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 435 appearances.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 40' The referee has no hesitation. Emmanuel Ntim is booked for Valenciennes FC — Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard. Gaetan Weissbeck will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Valenciennes FC and FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' Fabien Ourega is replacing Steve Ambri for the FC Sochaux-Montbeliard side.
  • 66' Valenciennes FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Sochaux-Montbeliard backline.
  • 69' Another substitution for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard to replace Chris Bedia by Adama Niane on 69 minute.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adama Niane.
  • 75' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Matteo Fedele is withdrawn and Arsene Elogo gets his opportunity.
  • 80' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard have won 235 goals from 328 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Valenciennes FC — Metehan Guclu on, Noah Diliberto off on 81 minutes.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Maxime Spano on 83.
  • 84' A tactical swap from FC Sochaux-Montbeliard — Bryan Lasme on, Bryan Soumare off on 84 minutes.
  • 85' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Younes Kaabouni is hanging Ousseynou Thioune on the field on 85 minute.
  • 87' Valenciennes FC ring the changes. Kevin Cabral has done his job and it is now time for Moussa Guel to step up.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Arsene Elogo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Gaetan Weissbeck 1
Ugo Bonnet 1
Johann Ramare 1
Joffrey Cuffaut 1
Johann Ramare 1
Aldo Kalulu 1
Tony Mauricio 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.