France - Ligue 2Stade Auguste-BonalData current as of October 20, 2026

Sochaux vs Annecy: match statistics

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Sochaux vs Annecy: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sochaux plays Annecy in Ligue 2 (France). The game is scheduled for October 23, 2026. Venue: Stade Auguste-Bonal.

Recent form

Sochaux has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Annecy has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Sochaux scores 0.78 goals per game and allows 1.00. Annecy scores 1.22 and allows 1.22. Games in this league average 2.72 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 44% of Sochaux's games and 67% of Annecy's. The Over 2.5 rates are 22% and 56%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Annecy has the higher season xG average, 1.21 to 1.05 per game. Sochaux takes 10.3 shots per game, while Annecy takes 10.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Sochaux leads at halftime in 22% of its games and scores 0.56 goals per game after halftime. Annecy leads at halftime in 67% and scores 0.44 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sochaux's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For Annecy, it is minutes 31-45+ (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Ligue 2 games average 2.72 goals. Both teams score in 58% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.35)
(3.15)
(3.02)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

0.78Goals scored / game1.22
SochauxAnnecy
1Goals allowed / game1.22
SochauxAnnecy
43%Average possession44%
SochauxAnnecy
2.67Shots on target / game3.89
SochauxAnnecy

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.33Shots per game10.78
SochauxAnnecy
2.67Shots on target3.89
SochauxAnnecy
7.5%Shot conversion11.3%
SochauxAnnecy
43%Possession44%
SochauxAnnecy
1.05xG for1.21
SochauxAnnecy
1.6xG against1.41
SochauxAnnecy

Shooting quality

Sochaux: BalancedAnnecy: Balanced
SochauxAnnecy
Accuracy (shots on target)26%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Sochaux
DWDDL
Season result split
22% W56% D22% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-5-2
1.22 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 at home
2-1-1
LWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 20%
Annecy
WLLWL
Season result split
44% W11% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-1-4
1.44 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-0-2
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WLWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Annecy is 56% better for: goals scored per game.

0.78 goals / game - Sochaux · 1.22 goals / game - Annecy

Sochaux is 22% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Sochaux · 1.22 goals / game - Annecy

Sochaux scoring profile: strong

Sochaux scores in 67% of games (6 of 9 games), while Annecy keeps a clean sheet in 33% (3 of 9 games).

Annecy scoring profile: very strong

Annecy scores in 100% of games (9 of 9 games), while Sochaux keeps a clean sheet in 44% (4 of 9 games).

7Goals scored (season)11
SochauxAnnecy
9Goals conceded (season)11
SochauxAnnecy
1.78Average goals per game2.44
SochauxAnnecy
6Goals scored (last 5)6
SochauxAnnecy
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
SochauxAnnecy

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal100%
SochauxAnnecy
11%2 goals22%
SochauxAnnecy
0%3 goals0%
SochauxAnnecy
0%4 goals0%
SochauxAnnecy

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal67%
SochauxAnnecy
22%2 goals44%
SochauxAnnecy
22%3 goals11%
SochauxAnnecy
0%4 goals0%
SochauxAnnecy

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time11%
SochauxAnnecy
0%BTTS in both halves0%
SochauxAnnecy
0%Scored in both halves11%
SochauxAnnecy

BTTS and goal count

11%Min. 3 goals and BTTS56%
SochauxAnnecy
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
SochauxAnnecy
80%BTTS - last 580%
SochauxAnnecy

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time89%
SochauxAnnecy
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time11%
SochauxAnnecy
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
SochauxAnnecy

2nd half

56%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
SochauxAnnecy
22%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
SochauxAnnecy
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
SochauxAnnecy

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Annecy is 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.11 pts / game - Sochaux · 2.22 pts / game - Annecy

Sochaux - half-time state
22% leading44% draw33% trailing
Annecy - half-time state
67% leading22% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.11Points per game (1st half)2.22
SochauxAnnecy
0.22Goals scored (1st half)0.78
SochauxAnnecy
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.22
SochauxAnnecy
0.89Average goals (1st half)1
SochauxAnnecy
67%Clean sheet before half-time78%
SochauxAnnecy
78%No goal before half-time22%
SochauxAnnecy

After half-time (2nd half)

1.56Points per game (2nd half)1.11
SochauxAnnecy
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
SochauxAnnecy
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)1
SochauxAnnecy
0.89Average goals (2nd half)1.44
SochauxAnnecy
67%Clean sheet after half-time44%
SochauxAnnecy
56%No goal after half-time67%
SochauxAnnecy

Sochaux - second-half results

33% W56% D11% L
10
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 22%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Annecy - second-half results

22% W44% D33% L
20
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding66%

Leads at halftime in 67% of games and wins 44%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.8

Allows 0.8 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sochaux - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.00
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.6
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-2+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Annecy - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.2
Average goals per game0.81.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2-3
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Sochaux
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
0
5
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
2
1
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Annecy
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
5
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
2
5
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.11
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
78%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
56%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sochaux

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.55
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.60
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
56%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 29% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Annecy

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
9% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
9%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Ligue 2).

Teams vs league

SochauxLigaAnnecy
Average goals per game▼ 1.782.72▼ 2.44
Both teams scored▼ 44%58%▲ 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 22%48%▲ 56%
Clean sheets▲ 44%26%▲ 33%
Goal before half-time▼ 56%62%▲ 89%
Goal after half-time▼ 56%80%▼ 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.72
Average goals per game
58%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / game
1.32
Away goals / game
+6%
Home attack advantage
+6%
Home defensive advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
9%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Sochaux and Annecy play?

Sochaux face Annecy on October 23, 2026 in Ligue 2 at Stade Auguste-Bonal. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Sochaux vs Annecy?

Sochaux score 0.78 goals per game on average and Annecy 1.22. The Ligue 2 average is 2.72 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Sochaux's matches and 67% of Annecy's.

What form are Sochaux and Annecy in?

Over the last 5 games Sochaux have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Annecy 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sochaux vs Annecy?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sochaux vs Annecy: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.