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Metz v Sochaux : Ligue 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Oct, 13:00 BST, Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz

Saturday afternoon at the Stade Saint-Symphorien, and it’s a Ligue 2 clash between Metz and Sochaux. Grégory Proment and Vincent Hognon will be doing all they can to guide their side to the win. For every Ligue 2 match, KickOff dives into the statistics for all of the biggest markets. Key stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then published alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Metz
42%
--
Draw
28%
--
Sochaux
30%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Metz 1-0
12%
--
Sochaux 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Metz 2-1
9%
--
Metz 2-0
8%
--
Sochaux 2-1
7%
--
Sochaux 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Metz 3-1
4%
--
Metz 3-0
4%
--
Sochaux 3-1
2%
--
Metz 3-2
2%
--
Sochaux 3-0
2%
--
Sochaux 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
58%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
49%
--
Metz win to nil
26%
--
Sochaux win to nil
18%
--
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Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table
Won
Draw
Lost
Metz
Sochaux
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St Etienne75111116 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 12
l
 
0-3A
Feb 26
2
Red Star7421214 
May 14
l
 
1-0A
Apr 9
d
 
0-00-0
3
Reims7340613 
Dec 11
Apr 16
Jan 29
Oct 31
4
Montpellier7331112 
Feb 19
Nov 7
Dec 11
Apr 16
5
Metz7241310 
-
-
Mar 5
Oct 17
6
Nancy7313110 
Jan 2
May 22
Mar 19
Nov 6
7
Annecy7313010 
Feb 5
d
 
1-1F
Oct 23
Feb 12
8
Sochaux7241-110 
Oct 17
Mar 5
-
-
9
Dijon723209 
Jan 22
Oct 12
Feb 19
Dec 4
10
Pau722308 
Oct 30
Jan 29
Feb 5
d
 
1-1A
11
Guingamp7223-28 
w
 
2-1A
May 7
w
 
1-0F
May 22
12
Dunkerque7223-28 
Mar 12
Oct 23
Nov 23
Apr 30
13
Grenoble7223-38 
Feb 26
d
 
0-00-0
May 14
Jan 2
14
Rodez7214-27 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 30
Jan 15
Mar 12
15
Nantes7214-47 
Apr 9
Jan 15
w
 
1-0F
Apr 2
16
Clermont7061-26 
Apr 23
Dec 4
May 7
d
 
0-00-0
17
Boulogne7052-25 
Nov 20
Mar 19
Oct 9
Jan 22
18
Lavallois7124-65 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 2
Apr 23
d
 
1-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Sochaux have drawn 4 consecutive away league games
Metz 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Metz2 - 2St Etienne
Metz4 - 1Rodez
Metz1 - 1Lavallois
Metz2 - 1Guingamp
Metz0 - 4Lorient
Metz1 - 2Monaco
Metz1 - 3Paris FC
Metz0 - 0Nantes
Metz3 - 4Toulouse
Metz0 - 1Brest
Metz1 - 3Auxerre
Metz0 - 0Lille
Metz2 - 5Lyon
Metz2 - 3PSG
Metz0 - 1Rennes
Metz2 - 1Nice
Metz2 - 0Lens
Metz0 - 3Marseille
Metz0 - 0Le Havre
Metz1 - 1Angers
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMetz2 - 2St Etienne
AMetz0 - 1Red Star
HMetz4 - 1Rodez
AMetz1 - 1Annecy
HMetz1 - 1Lavallois
AMetz0 - 0Grenoble
HMetz2 - 1Guingamp
AMetz0 - 0Nice
HMetz0 - 4Lorient
HMetz1 - 2Monaco
AMetz4 - 4Le Havre
HMetz1 - 3Paris FC
AMetz1 - 3Marseille
HMetz0 - 0Nantes
AMetz0 - 0Rennes
HMetz3 - 4Toulouse
AMetz0 - 3Lens
HMetz0 - 1Brest
AMetz0 - 3PSG
HMetz1 - 3Auxerre
Sochaux 8TH
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lavallois1 - 1Sochaux
Pau1 - 1Sochaux
Clermont0 - 0Sochaux
Red Star0 - 0Sochaux
Nimes3 - 1Sochaux
Paris FC2 - 1Sochaux
Amiens1 - 0Sochaux
Lavallois2 - 1Sochaux
Niort0 - 3Sochaux
Bastia3 - 2Sochaux
Caen0 - 0Sochaux
Quevillaise.0 - 0Sochaux
Rodez1 - 2Sochaux
St Etienne2 - 3Sochaux
Le Havre1 - 0Sochaux
Bordeaux2 - 1Sochaux
Annecy2 - 1Sochaux
Metz0 - 0Sochaux
Valenciennes2 - 1Sochaux
Dijon0 - 2Sochaux
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASochaux1 - 1Lavallois
HSochaux1 - 0Nantes
ASochaux1 - 1Pau
ASochaux0 - 0Clermont
HSochaux1 - 0Guingamp
ASochaux0 - 0Red Star
HSochaux0 - 3St Etienne
ASochaux1 - 3Nimes
HSochaux0 - 1Metz
ASochaux1 - 2Paris FC
HSochaux0 - 1Guingamp
ASochaux0 - 1Amiens
HSochaux0 - 2Dijon
ASochaux1 - 2Lavallois
HSochaux2 - 3Pau
ASochaux3 - 0Niort
ASochaux2 - 3Bastia
HSochaux1 - 0Grenoble
HSochaux1 - 1Bordeaux
ASochaux0 - 0Caen
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Metz since 2016
Metz
Sochaux
Goals: Scored
2
1
Games: Scored
2 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
1 / 3
MET
1
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Metz
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Metz1 - 0
League games at Sochaux since 2015
Sochaux
Metz
Goals: Scored
1
4
Games: Scored
1 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
2 / 3
MET
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sochaux
0 - 1Metz
1 - 2Metz
0 - 1Metz
Goal Statistics

Sochaux's defensive record is very strong, V. Hognon's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Ligue 2 matches. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.3 for Metz makes sense in this context.

Metz 5th Sochaux 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Metz will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Sochaux will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Metz’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-19
Sochaux have scored 19% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2026/2027 season
Metz
PG (predicted goals)
Sochaux
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
27%
better
MET
SOC
view stats
Games scored5
4
Failed to score2
3
Scored first2
3
Goals scored10
4
Avg. goals scored1.4
0.6
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal7
12
Conversion rate for15
8
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
MET
SOC
38%
better
view stats
Games conceded6
3
Clean sheets1
4
Conceded first4
2
Goals conceded7
5
Avg. goals conceded1
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded11
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
17
Conversion rate against9%
6%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+38%

Metz v Sochaux Ligue 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

Metz Ligue 2 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7523
C CastroP. FallJ DeminguetI. Mohamed
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Miguel DEF71
1
-
C Castro DEF7
-
J Deminguet MID722
2
-
B. Munongo MID7
1
-
P. Fall FWD75
1
-
G Abuashvili FWD71
1
-
J. Fischer GLK6
-
N Mendy MID6
1
-
B Sarr DEF5
1
-
J Ruiz DEF51
1
-
T Savanier MID512
-
J. Pandore FWD5
-
H. Kadamani FWD5
-
N. Mbala FWD5
-
M Colin DEF41
-
I. Mohamed DEF4
2
1
I. Sane FWD4
-
U. Mboula DEF3
-
P Sy GLK1
-
A. Mbodji FWD11
-
M. Bokele Mputu FWD1
-
Sochaux Ligue 2 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7113
M JeanninM. ClairiciaB YoussoufS Agouzoul
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Jeannin GLK7
-
?. N'Gatta DEF7
1
-
D Tavares DEF7
-
J Mexique MID7
-
M. Clairicia FWD71
-
S Baghdadi FWD71
1
-
B Fofana FWD71
-
K Djoco FWD7
1
-
M Peybernes DEF6
-
J Masson MID6
-
L Nomel FWD6
-
D. Gomis DEF5
-
B Youssouf DEF51
-
B Gomel FWD51
2
-
B. Diawara MID4
-
V Lobry MID4
-
S Agouzoul DEF31
2
1
N. Kotto Kotto Mouyema FWD3
-
A Vitelli DEF2
-
Y Demoncy MID2
-
L Deedson FWD2
-