Sochaux vs Saint Etienne Prediction 8 August 2026
π Sochaux are starting the new season as a side promoted from the third tier: promotion almost always guarantees a team certain difficulties in consolidating their new status. Saint-Γtienne failed to get through the qualification final to Ligue 1 and are forced to start the new season in France's second division once again. Over the last five years, only the home side have won in head-to-head meetings - can they continue their excellent run?
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the teams took place on 28 January 2023 and ended 2:3. Here is the comparative statistics from that match (home side - Saint-Γtienne):
- possession: 48% vs 52%;
- corner kicks: 8 vs 2;
- fouls: 16 vs 14;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 4;
- shots on target: 4 vs 6.
π Statistical preview based on official meetings between Sochaux and Saint-Γtienne:
- 4 matches played;
- home wins - 3, away wins - 1, draws - 0;
- goals - 6 vs 6;
- average total in the 1st half - 1, in the 2nd - 2;
- average total goals per match - 3.
Head-to-head statistics Sochaux - Saint Etienne
Sochaux Team Overview
Sochaux will approach the opening matches of the season with high motivation: the task of avoiding relegation demands maximum focus even at this early stage of the campaign. Their pre-season was far from ideal: after winning their first two matches, the hosts went into a tailspin, losing two games and finishing the pre-season with a draw. Notably, Sochaux failed to score in only 1 of their 5 matches, and conceded in 4 of those 5. In other words, the attack is working well while the defence has problems, which promises us a lively and sharp game.
Match Results: Sochaux
Saint Etienne Team Overview
The current away side's last official match was played in the Club Friendlies tournament (hosts - Saint-Γtienne, away side - Venezia). The match ended 4:3.
The match stats were as follows (Saint-Γtienne vs Venezia):
- possession: 34% vs 66%;
- corners: 1 vs 6;
- fouls: 18 vs 6;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 1;
- shots on target: 4 vs 5.
Saint-Γtienne go into the season as one of the favourites in the race for first place. Last season the team fell at the final stage of the play-offs: the Greens first beat Rodez, then lost to Nice on aggregate with a combined score of 1:4. Pre-season results were not the best: Saint-Γtienne drew once and suffered two defeats, but towards the end of the summer break the team managed to pull themselves together and win two matches.
Match Results: Saint Etienne
Total Prediction
Head-to-head matches (average total):
- home side - 1.5, away side - 1.5;
- in head-to-head matches - 3;
- both teams scored: all time - 2 times; at the home team's ground - 1 time.
- Sochaux have scored at home in 10 matches in a row.
Corners Prediction
Trends- Sochaux have taken more than 4.5 corners at home in 9 matches in a row.
- Sochaux have taken more than 4.5 corners in 8 matches in a row.
Both Teams to Score Prediction
Head-to-head matches:
- played - 4;
- both teams scored in total - 2 times;
- at the home team's ground - 1 time.
Outcome Prediction
Head-to-head matches:
- played - 4;
- home wins - 3, away wins - 1, draws - 0.
Stats: Sochaux vs Saint-Γtienne
- matches in the tournament: 0 vs 0;
- wins: 0 vs 0;
- win %: 0% vs 0%;
- losses: 0 vs 0;
- draws: 0 vs 0.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 4 vs 4;
- losses: 2 vs 4;
- draws: 4 vs 2.
- Sochaux are unbeaten in 15 of their last 17 matches.
- Sochaux are unbeaten at home in 10 matches in a row.
β Editor's Pick
The opening stage of the season makes every point costly for Sochaux, while the trends for Saint-Γtienne clearly point to an improvement in the visitors' scoring output right now - they scored four goals in each of their last two pre-season matches. The form of both teams gives no reason to expect a sharp shift in this balance: the hosts are solid defensively by average statistics, while the visitors continue to play economically in attack despite the competitive demands of a potential league leader. Taking these factors together with the confirmed trend in the visitors' individual scoring, the editor's main pick is Saint-Γtienne individual total under 1.5 goals.
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