Match Report
Sochaux, 12th on 38 points, faced a 20-point deficit to Le Mans (2nd, 58). In league terms the two rates read 1.5/1.06 for Le Mans and 0.91/0.94 for Sochaux (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Le Mans's unbeaten run stood at 8, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Sochaux's last seven games had all finished level. Le Mans had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Sochaux, 5.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 2 for Le Mans, 2 for Sochaux and 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting.
Stade de La Pincenardière in Mulsanne staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Le Mans: Antoine Rabillard (37') · Sochaux: Martin Lecolier (9')