Sochaux and Clermont meet at Stade Auguste ‑ Bonal, in a match for the 19th round of League 2. The history of direct confrontations played at this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 3, tied 1 and lost 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 04‑10‑2019, for League 2, Sochaux won by (4‑0). A. Sané (6 ‘, 89’ and 85 ‘) and G. Weissbeck (73’) scored the goals for Sochaux. Pay attention to the home factor, since Sochaux tends to achieve different results at home and abroad.
Sochaux :
The home team is currently in 7th position, with 27 points won, after 6 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won away against Caen by (1‑4). In the last match, they won at home against Dunkerque by (1‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Sochaux won 15 points out of 27 possible, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 9 games they played at their stadium. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, since 8 of the last 9 matches they played for this competition have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 18 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Sochaux are living a good streak of undefeated matches and with that they have approached the playoffs zone. He knows that to improve his campaign he is going to have to maintain consistency, so losing points at home is out of the question. It is true that the difficulty tends to be great, but in front of a direct competitor for the same objective you need to win. Therefore, all sectors must present a high-level football so as not to complicate everything.
Clermont:
The visiting team is currently in 4th position, with 33 points won, after 9 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won away against Châteauroux by (0‑1). In the last match, they won at home against Grenoble Foot 38 by (3‑0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 12 suffered; against 9 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 26 goals scored and 9 suffered. In their last 9 away games for the championship, Clermont has recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, for which they have won 15 points out of 27 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑0 (4 out of 9 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In his away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 7 of the last 9 he played there were less than 3 goals. In 18 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Clermont are running a positive campaign in Ligue 2, so they have no intention of changing their situation. Everything is happening because of the good work he has done, the result of the commitment of the entire team. To stay that way, he knows that he will have to present good football every day, despite playing away from home. That means that if you keep up your pace, you can surprise your opponent in this match.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,64
