Match Report
The table read 7th (Paris, 55 pts) against 9th (Sochaux, 52 pts), 3 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Sochaux: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Per game in the league, Paris were scoring 1.18 and conceding 1.13, Sochaux 1.42 and 1.08, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Sochaux entered with six losses in a row. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Paris against 0/15 for Sochaux.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Paris win, 3 for Sochaux, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Stade Sébastien-Charléty in Paris staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. On the scoreboard, Sochaux led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.