Metz v Sochaux

7th3–216th

12:00 UTC

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Metz		Sochaux
12	Shots	16
6	Shots on target	4
5	Corners	5
12	Fouls	17
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	1
502	Passes	357
58%	Possession %	42%
1.72	xG	1.85

Over 1.5: 67%
Over 2.5: 40%
Over 3.5: 19%
Both score: 46%

Model pick: Sochaux 42%
Likely score: 1-1 14%
Expected goals: 0.99 – 1.27

Advised bets

No advised bet on this fixture. The available prices are close enough to our own numbers that there is nothing worth backing. Most fixtures end up here, and manufacturing a selection for every game is exactly how tipster records get destroyed.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
Market	Selection	Ours	Fair	Best price	Implied	Gap
Total goals	Over 1.5	66.8%	1.50	1.32 Betano	75.8%	-9.0
Total goals	Under 1.5	33.2%	3.01	3.60 Betano	27.8%	+5.4
Total goals	Over 2.5	39.5%	2.53	2.00 Betano	50.0%	-10.5
Total goals	Under 2.5	60.5%	1.65	1.95 Betano	51.3%	+9.2
Total goals	Over 3.5	19.4%	5.16	3.35 Betano	29.9%	-10.5
Total goals	Under 3.5	80.6%	1.24	1.39 Betano	71.9%	+8.7
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — Yes	46.0%	2.17	1.87 Betfair	53.5%	-7.5
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — No	54.0%	1.85	2.02 Betano	49.5%	+4.5
Match result	Metz	28.2%	3.54	1.85 Betano	54.1%	-25.8
Match result	Draw	29.6%	3.38	3.75 Betfair	26.7%	+2.9
Match result	Sochaux	42.2%	2.37	4.65 Betano	21.5%	+20.7

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Sochaux favoured against Metz

Our model makes Metz 28% to win this Ligue 2 fixture, with the draw at 30% and Sochaux at 42%. The goal projection is 0.99 for Metz against 1.27 for Sochaux — a clear edge to Sochaux on expected output. A combined 2.27 goals points to a cagey game with few clear chances, which puts over 2.5 at 39% and both teams to score at 46%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 14%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. Note that even our favoured side is under 45% to win outright, so this is a fixture where the draw does a lot of work and confident calls are not warranted. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores: 1-1 14%; 0-1 13%; 0-0 11%; 1-0 10%; 0-2 8%

This season

Season records for Metz and Sochaux
Metz		Sochaux
12	Played	12
4-5-3	W-D-L	2-5-5
1.42	Pts / game	0.92
1.67	Goals for / game	0.67
1.58	Goals against / game	1.25
58%	Over 2.5	25%
83%	BTTS	42%
8%	Clean sheets	33%
17%	Failed to score	42%
3-2-1	Home record	2-1-2
1-3-2	Away record	0-4-3
W1	Streak	L4

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Metz · Sochaux

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
13.2	Shots	13.6
5.2	Shots on target	3.6
4.8	Corners	7.2
2.00	Cards	2.00
15.6	Fouls	14.8
53	Possession %	52
1.50	xG	1.11
5 matches	sample	5 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
16.0	Shots	11.0
5.2	Shots on target	5.0
4.6	Corners	4.4
1.20	Cards	1.60
14.0	Fouls	13.4
47	Possession %	48
1.92	xG	1.70
5 matches	sample	5 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Metz	Metric	Sochaux
1.60 (better)	Goals scored	1.20
1.20	Goals conceded	0.80 (better)
	Expected goals (xG)	0.83
	Big chances
4.00 (better)	Shots on target	3.25
14.00 (better)	Total shots	10.50
	Touches in opp. box
4.40 (better)	Corners	4.00
50.4 (better)	Possession %	45.0
415 (better)	Passes	372
	Tackles
12.00 (better)	Fouls	14.75
1.60 (better)	Offsides	2.75
	Throw-ins
1.60 (better)	Yellow cards	1.75
0.20 (better)	Red cards	0.25

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →

Metz wins: 1
Draws: 0
Sochaux wins: 0
Goals / game: 5.00
Over 2.5: 100%
Both score: 100%

Metz v Sochaux3–22026-10-17

Ligue 2 table

League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Saint Etienne	12	9	1	2	+14	28	Saint Etienne won 4 of the last 5
2	Nancy	12	8	1	3	+8	25	Nancy won 5 of the last 5
3	Montpellier	12	7	3	2	+9	24	Montpellier won 4 of the last 5
4	Reims	12	5	6	1	+9	21	Reims won 2 of the last 5
5	PAU	12	6	2	4	+3	20	PAU won 4 of the last 5
6	Dijon	12	5	3	4	+2	18	Dijon won 3 of the last 5
7	Metz	12	4	5	3	+1	17	Metz won 2 of the last 5
8	RED Star FC 93	12	5	2	5	-3	17	RED Star FC 93 won 1 of the last 5
9	Annecy	12	5	1	6	-4	16	Annecy won 2 of the last 5
10	Dunkerque	12	4	3	5	0	15	Dunkerque won 2 of the last 5
11	Guingamp	12	4	2	6	-2	14	Guingamp won 2 of the last 5
12	Boulogne	12	2	7	3	+2	13	Boulogne won 2 of the last 5
13	Rodez	12	4	1	7	-6	13	Rodez won 2 of the last 5
14	Nantes	12	3	3	6	-4	12	Nantes won 1 of the last 5
15	Clermont Foot	12	1	8	3	-4	11	Clermont Foot won 1 of the last 5
16	Sochaux	12	2	5	5	-7	11	Sochaux won 0 of the last 5
17	Grenoble	12	3	2	7	-9	11	Grenoble won 1 of the last 5
18	Laval	12	2	3	7	-9	9	Laval won 1 of the last 5