Match Info

Ligue 2 - Round 1

Date: 8 August 2026, Saturday

Location: Stade Auguste Bonal (Montbéliard)

Referee: Leprodhomme T. (Fra)

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	Sochaux		Saint-Étienne

	1	X	2
	3.70	3.40	1.90	Watch
	3.80	3.30	1.95
	3.55	3.30	1.98
	4.07	3.64	1.97
	3.58	3.44	2.03	Watch
	3.90	3.60	1.93
	3.81	3.52	1.92	Watch
	3.70	3.35	1.95
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.76 ↓ (4)	3.44 ↓ (3.52)	1.95 ↑ (1.81)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 2.8%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Sochaux
24.9%

Draw
27.2%

Saint-Étienne
47.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

23%

26.2%

50.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Sochaux has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.9%)

Saint-Étienne has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.9%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
25%	12.5%	62.5%

Sochaux - Saint Étienne Predictions

Users Predictions: 8 users predict this event. Sochaux will win (votes: 2 - 25%). Saint-Étienne will win (votes: 5 - 62.5%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 12.5%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Saint-Étienne: 29% – 96%.

Expected Score (Market Odds): 0:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
40. Jeannin M. (G) 17. Youssouf B. 14. Peybernes M. (C) 26. N'Gatta E. 3. Gomis D. 19. Lobry V. 23. Masson J. 77. Nomel L. 5. Baghdadi S. 7. Gomel B. 9. Djoco K.	30. Larsonneur G. (G) 13. Ferreira J. 26. Le Cardinal J. (C) 18. Nair S. 23. Pedro K. 20. Boakye A. 6. Bernauer M. 14. Csongvai A. 10. Breum J. 8. Ballo T. 7. Cardona I.
Substitutes
97. Agouzoul S. 91. Clairicia M. 25. Diop P. 10. Fofana B. 15. Mexique J. 30. Pierre A. (G) 42. Tavares D. 47. Vetro J. 4. Vitelli A.	32. Baallal A. 22. Davitashvili Z. 17. Duffus J. 27. Gadegbeku L. 37. Kasia Nkondo N. 1. Ndiaye M. (G) 9. Stassin L. 2. Stojkovic S.
Coaches
Hognon V.	Cathro I.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 3)
22', 0 - 1, Breum J. ⚽, Boakye A. (A),
24', 0 - 2, Cardona I. ⚽, Breum J. (A),
28', 0 - 3, Cardona I. ⚽, Ballo T. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Boakye A. ↓, Duffus J. ↑,
56', Cardona I. ↓, Stassin L. ↑,
62', Djoco K. ↓, Clairicia M. ↑,
62', Peybernes M. ↓, Vitelli A. ↑,
62', Nomel L. ↓, Fofana B. ↑,
66', Breum J. 🟨,
69', Ballo T. ↓, Davitashvili Z. ↑,
74', Baghdadi S. ↓, Mexique J. ↑,
78', Bernauer M. ↓, Baallal A. ↑,
80', Gomis D. ↓, Tavares D. ↑,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Sochaux won 3.

Sochaux may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Saint-Étienne will hold a modest advantage in this match.

There will not play in Sochaux: Agouzoul S. (Inactive)

There will not play in Saint-Étienne: El Jamali N. (Knee Injury) Eymard P. (Foot Injury) Jaber M. (Surgery) Lamba C. (Injury) N'Guessan D. (Inactive) Paalberg M. (Inactive) Traore L. (Inactive)

In the last 8 head-to-head matches, Sochaux won 4 matches, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 9:11. (average 1.1:1.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Sochaux won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 4:6. (average 0.8:1.2).

Outrights of French Ligue 2 for now

St Etienne: 56.34% Sochaux: 0.75%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	St Etienne	7	5	1	1	19:8	11	16
8	Sochaux	7	2	4	1	4:5	-1	10

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- FC Sochaux Montbeliard
Club Friendly
25.07.26	Sochaux - Dijon	0:3 ✺
18.07.26	Sochaux - Grenoble	1:0 ✺
10.07.26	Zürich - Sochaux	1:2 ✺
French Ligue 3
15.05.26	Sochaux - Le Puy	2:2 ✺
09.05.26	Châteauroux - Sochaux	2:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 14.1 LWWTL
- AS Saint-Étienne
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Saint-Étienne - Venezia	4:3 ✺
29.07.26	Saint-Étienne - Lausanne-Sport	4:0 ✺
22.07.26	Glasgow Rangers - Saint-Étienne	2:1 ✺
18.07.26	Servette - Saint-Étienne	1:0 ✺
French Ligue 1
29.05.26	Nice - Saint-Étienne	4:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.6 WWLLL

Latest Head to Head

French Ligue 2
28.01.23	Saint-Étienne - Sochaux	2:3
10.10.22	Sochaux - Saint-Étienne	2:1
Coupe De France
11.02.21	Sochaux - Saint-Étienne	1:0
French Ligue 1
23.03.14	Saint-Étienne - Sochaux	3:1
02.11.13	Sochaux - Saint-Étienne	0:0
02.02.13	Sochaux - Saint-Étienne	1:2
French Coupe de la Ligue
30.10.12	Sochaux - Saint-Étienne	0:3

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