About Match
Sochaux go into the game 7th in the table on 9 points; Montpellier sit 3rd on 11 — a 2-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Sochaux 0.5 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Montpellier 0.83 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.23. A win here leaves Sochaux on 12 points and up to 2nd, overtaking Montpellier, other results permitting.
5 matches unbeaten back Sochaux's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 1 Sochaux win, 9 for Montpellier, 1 draw, at 2.55 goals per meeting.
The venue is Stade Auguste-Bonal in Montbéliard, with room for 20,005 spectators.