Sochaux

Sochaux

VS Scheduled Friday 11 Dec 202600:00

France 26/27 Ligue 2 · Matchday 15

Montpellier

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-18	26/27	Laval1–1Sochaux
2026-09-13	26/27	Sochaux1–0Nantes
2026-09-12	26/27	Sochaux1–0Nantes
2026-09-04	26/27	Pau FC1–1Sochaux
2026-08-28	26/27	Clermont0–0Sochaux
2026-08-21	26/27	Sochaux1–0Guingamp
2026-08-14	26/27	Red Star0–0Sochaux
2026-08-08	26/27	Sochaux0–3St Etienne

Montpellier

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-18	26/27	Reims1–1Montpellier
2026-09-11	26/27	Montpellier1–0Pau FC
2026-09-05	26/27	St Etienne3–1Montpellier
2026-08-28	26/27	Montpellier0–0Boulogne
2026-08-21	26/27	Dunkerque0–1Montpellier
2026-08-14	26/27	Nancy0–1Montpellier
2026-08-08	26/27	Montpellier1–1Dijon
2026-05-09	25/26	Red Star1–1Montpellier

Sochaux Montpellier

Wins

38%

Over 2.5 goals

12%

Both teams scored

25%

50%

Clean sheets

62%

50%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Sochaux

Home · Ligue 2

Home			Away		1st goal
4	Sochaux	0–3	St Etienne	1	22′ Away
4	Sochaux		Red Star	2
4	Sochaux		Reims	3
4 · Sochaux
4	Sochaux		Montpellier	5
4	Sochaux		Dunkerque	6
4	Sochaux	1–0	Guingamp	7	14′ Home
4	Sochaux		Metz	8
4	Sochaux		Nancy	9
4	Sochaux		Annecy	10
4	Sochaux		Dijon	11
4	Sochaux		Pau FC	12
4	Sochaux		Grenoble	13
4	Sochaux		Rodez	14
4	Sochaux	1–0	Nantes	15	61′ Home
4	Sochaux	1–0	Nantes	15	—
4	Sochaux		Clermont	16
4	Sochaux		Boulogne	17
4	Sochaux		Laval	18

Montpellier

Away · Ligue 2

Home			Away		1st goal
1	St Etienne	3–1	Montpellier	5	41′ Home
2	Red Star		Montpellier	5
3	Reims	1–1	Montpellier	5	7′ Away
4	Sochaux		Montpellier	5
5 · Montpellier
6	Dunkerque	0–1	Montpellier	5	54′ Away
7	Guingamp		Montpellier	5
8	Metz		Montpellier	5
9	Nancy	0–1	Montpellier	5	72′ Away
10	Annecy		Montpellier	5
11	Dijon		Montpellier	5
12	Pau FC		Montpellier	5
13	Grenoble		Montpellier	5
14	Rodez		Montpellier	5
15	Nantes		Montpellier	5
16	Clermont		Montpellier	5
17	Boulogne		Montpellier	5
18	Laval		Montpellier	5

Sochaux Home Montpellier Away

Wins

75%

50%

Over 1.5

25%

50%

Over 2.5

25%

Over 3.5

0%

25%

Both teams scored

0%

50%

Clean sheets

75%

50%

Scores first

75%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Ligue 2 · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Sochaux

8 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away4 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	2.25	1.00	1.62
Draws	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%
Goals scored / match	0.75	0.50	0.62
Goals conceded / match	0.75	0.50	0.62
Total goals / match	1.50	1.00	1.25
Failed to score	25.0%	50.0%	37.5%
Under 2.5 goals	75.0%	100.0%	87.5%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Montpellier

7 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away4 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	1.67	1.75	1.71
Draws	66.7%	25.0%	42.9%
Goals scored / match	0.67	1.00	0.86
Goals conceded / match	0.33	1.00	0.71
Total goals / match	1.00	2.00	1.57
Failed to score	33.3%	0.0%	14.3%
Under 2.5 goals	100.0%	75.0%	85.7%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 3	0%
Scores first → wins	2 of 3	67%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	1	0
16–30	0	0
31–45	1	2
46–60	1	1
61–75	1	1
76–90	0	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Sochaux	Draw	Montpellier	How it works
Strength (Elo)	37.1%	27.8%	35.1%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	17.3%	31.1%	51.5%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.56–1.19 Model expected goals

25.3% Probability of over 2.5 goals

29.6% Both teams to score

0-1 Most likely score, at 20.8%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-120.8%

0-017.5%

0-212.4%

1-111.5%

1-09.7%

1-26.9%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Sochaux	Montpellier	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1506	1540	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-9	-2	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1480	1497	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	47.4%	45.6%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	41.3%	50.3%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	964	1089	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	22.6%	27.3%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	73.9%	81.6%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Sochaux	0.47	0.37	0.68	0.58
Montpellier	0.45	0.70	0.35	0.40

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Sochaux	12%	25%	15%	25%	22%
Montpellier	10%	30%	32%	10%	18%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.30 Sochaux at home, 10 matches

1.45 Montpellier away, 11 matches

84d Days of rest for Sochaux

84d Days of rest for Montpellier

— Manager of Sochaux

— Manager of Montpellier

0 Matches for Sochaux in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Montpellier in the last 14 days

3 Points for Sochaux behind the leaders, and 6 above the relegation zone

4 Points for Montpellier behind the leaders, and 5 above the relegation zone

2.55 League goals per match

28.9% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Sochaux, the right bar represents Montpellier.

On the ball

20 matches

11.71

shots

11.06

3.65

shots on target

4.28

31.2%

accuracy

38.7%

4.42

corners

5.3

13.16

fouls

17.1

1.58

yellow cards

1.5

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Sochaux	DWWDDWDLLL	1.30	0.60–0.90	1D
Montpellier	DWLDWWDDLW	1.60	1.00–0.80	1D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Sochaux	4	10	5	0	2
Montpellier	4	14	2	0	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Sochaux

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Montpellier

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.