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

Sat 12th Sep, 13:00 BST, Stade Bonal, Montbeliard

Sochaux and Nantes take on one another at the Stade Bonal on Saturday afternoon, with both Vincent Hognon and Grégory Poirier hoping for success in the Ligue 2. For every Ligue 2 fixture, KickOff dives into the stats for seventeen major betting markets. Important stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside the best odds.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to to get the win in this one, but does appear clear is that the odds suggest it'll have a maximum of 3 goals. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Sochaux and Nantes have served up a host of under 3.5 goal games lately, and key performance stats point towards an extension of that record. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday afternoon, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.25.

In-Play
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

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sochaux
28%
12/5-
Draw
26%
21/10-
Nantes
46%
1/1-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Nantes 1-0
11%
6/1-
Nantes 2-1
9%
8/1-
Nantes 2-0
8%
17/2-
Sochaux 1-0
8%
17/2-
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2-
Sochaux 2-1
7%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
Sochaux 2-0
5%
16/1-
Nantes 3-1
4%
18/1-
Nantes 3-0
4%
18/1-
Nantes 3-2
2%
28/1-
Sochaux 3-1
2%
33/1-
Sochaux 3-2
2%
40/1-
Nantes 4-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
23/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
4/6-
Home 1st Goal
44%
11/8-
Away 1st Goal
51%
8/11-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2-
BTTS - Yes
51%
10/11-
BTTS - No
49%
4/5-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
13/2-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
15/4-
Home/draw
54%
4/6-
Away/draw
72%
2/7-
Home/away
74%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
4/11-
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
2/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/4-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
8/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/14-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
18/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/50-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
15/2-
Home DNB
46%
6/4-
Away DNB
64%
1/2-
Sochaux win to nil
15%
5/1-
Nantes win to nil
26%
12/5-
Sochaux / Sochaux
14%
5/1-
Sochaux / Nantes
3%
25/1-
Sochaux / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Sochaux
11%
13/2-
Draw / Nantes
17%
4/1-
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4-
Nantes / Sochaux
2%
33/1-
Nantes / Nantes
24%
12/5-
Nantes / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Ligue 2 table
Won
Draw
Lost
Sochaux
Nantes
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St Etienne55001215 
l
 
0-3A
Feb 26
Mar 12
Oct 24
2
Annecy5311210 
Oct 23
Feb 12
Dec 11
May 22
3
Reims523059 
Jan 29
Oct 30
Oct 10
Feb 19
4
Metz523049 
Mar 5
Oct 17
Jan 15
Apr 9
5
Montpellier522108 
Dec 11
Apr 16
Apr 23
Dec 4
6
Red Star5221-18 
Apr 9
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-1A
Apr 16
7
Nancy521217 
Mar 19
Nov 6
w
 
1-0F
Mar 5
8
Rodez521207 
Jan 15
Mar 12
l
 
2-5F
Feb 5
9
Sochaux5131-26 
-
-
Apr 2
Sep 12
10
Dunkerque5122-15 
Nov 20
Apr 30
Oct 17
Jan 22
11
Guingamp5122-15 
w
 
1-0F
May 22
Jan 29
d
 
3-3A
12
Pau5122-15 
Feb 5
d
 
1-1A
Feb 26
Nov 6
13
Boulogne5041-14 
Oct 9
Jan 22
Feb 12
Sep 19
14
Clermont5041-24 
May 7
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 30
Apr 30
15
Nantes5113-44 
Sep 12
Apr 2
-
-
16
Grenoble5113-44 
May 14
Jan 2
Nov 20
Mar 19
17
Lavallois5113-54 
Apr 23
Sep 18
May 14
l
 
2-1A
18
Dijon5032-23 
Feb 19
Dec 4
May 7
Jan 2
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sochaux 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Nantes 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
Goal Statistics
Sochaux 9th Nantes 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Sochaux will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Nantes will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Sochaux’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-22
Nantes have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Ligue 2 - 2026/2027 season
Sochaux
PG (predicted goals)
Nantes
1.1
1.5
Attack rating
SOC
NAN
46%
better
view stats
Games scored2
3
Failed to score3
1
Scored first1
1
Goals scored2
6
Avg. goals scored0.4
1.5
Avg. shots per game7
12
Avg. shots per goal18
8
Conversion rate for6
13
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+46%
Defence rating
55%
better
SOC
NAN
view stats
Games conceded2
4
Clean sheets3
0
Conceded first2
3
Goals conceded4
11
Avg. goals conceded0.8
2.8
Avg. shots/game conceded12
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded16
4
Conversion rate against6%
27%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+55%

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

Sochaux Ligue 2 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5113
M JeanninM. ClairiciaB YoussoufS Agouzoul
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Jeannin GLK5
-
D. Gomis DEF5
-
?. N'Gatta DEF5
1
-
D Tavares DEF5
-
J Masson MID5
-
J Mexique MID5
-
L Nomel FWD5
-
M. Clairicia FWD51
-
S Baghdadi FWD5
1
-
B Fofana FWD51
-
K Djoco FWD5
-
M Peybernes DEF4
-
B Youssouf DEF31
-
S Agouzoul DEF31
2
1
N. Kotto Kotto Mouyema FWD3
-
B Gomel FWD3
-
A Vitelli DEF2
-
V Lobry MID2
-
Nantes Ligue 2 squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4211
M DupéW YounoussaL PerrinF Guilbert
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Dupé GLK4
-
L Perrin DEF41
-
K Amian DEF4
-
F Guilbert DEF4
1
-
J Lepenant MID4
-
I Sissoko MID4
-
L. Leroux MID4
-
M Cafaro FWD41
1
-
W Younoussa MID321
1
-
D. Assoumani MID3
-
K Corredor FWD32
-
T. Tati DEF2
1
-
S Sow DEF2
-
I Ganago FWD2
-
R. Hachem MID1
-
D. Gomes MID1
-
A Joujou FWD11
-