Valenciennes vs Sochaux: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Valenciennes play Sochaux in National (France). The match date is 12 December 2025 at 19:30. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Valenciennes: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Sochaux: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Valenciennes scores 1.09 and concedes 1.31 goals per match. Sochaux scores 1.53 and concedes 0.81. League average: 2.42 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Valenciennes 56%, Sochaux 53%. Over 2.5: Valenciennes 47%, Sochaux 38%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Valenciennes has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.40. Valenciennes: 11.8 shots per match, Sochaux: 12.1.

Match halves

Valenciennes: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.75. Sochaux: half-time lead 56%, second-half goals 0.66.

Goals by minute

Valenciennes: 76-90+ (14 goals). Sochaux: 16-30 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National: 2.42 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

65Possession (%)35
ValenciennesSochaux
14Shots8
ValenciennesSochaux
6Shots on target2
ValenciennesSochaux
2.03xG0.98
ValenciennesSochaux
5Corners3
ValenciennesSochaux
100Dangerous attacks45
ValenciennesSochaux
-1Fouls-1
ValenciennesSochaux
1Cards3
ValenciennesSochaux

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

ValenciennesSochaux
1.09Goals scored / match1.53
ValenciennesSochaux
1.31Goals conceded / match0.81
ValenciennesSochaux
53%Average possession50%
ValenciennesSochaux
4.5Shots on target / match3.91
ValenciennesSochaux

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.81Shots per match12.06
ValenciennesSochaux
4.5Shots on target3.91
ValenciennesSochaux
9.3%Shot conversion12.7%
ValenciennesSochaux
53%Possession50%
ValenciennesSochaux
1.44xG for1.4
ValenciennesSochaux
1.24xG against1.1
ValenciennesSochaux

Shooting quality

Valenciennes: BalancedSochaux: Balanced
ValenciennesSochaux
Accuracy (shots on target)38%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.39

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 formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sochaux is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Valenciennes · 1.2 pts / match - Sochaux

Valenciennes
LLDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
31% W25% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-8-14
1.19 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-2-7
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
WDWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Sochaux
DWDLD
Season result split
50% W31% R19% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-10-6
1.81 pts / match · goal difference +23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-4-5
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.05BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow 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.

Sochaux is 40% better for: goals scored per match.

1.09 goals / match - Valenciennes · 1.53 goals / match - Sochaux

Sochaux is 62% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.31 goals / match - Valenciennes · 0.81 goals / match - Sochaux

Valenciennes scoring profile: strong

Valenciennes scores in 69% of matches (22 of 32 matches), while Sochaux keeps a clean sheet in 34% (11 of 32 matches).

Sochaux scoring profile: very strong

Sochaux scores in 81% of matches (26 of 32 matches), while Valenciennes keeps a clean sheet in 22% (7 of 32 matches).

35Goals scored (season)49
ValenciennesSochaux
42Goals conceded (season)26
ValenciennesSochaux
2.41Average goals in match2.34
ValenciennesSochaux
3Goals scored (last 5)6
ValenciennesSochaux
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
ValenciennesSochaux

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal81%
ValenciennesSochaux
34%2 goals47%
ValenciennesSochaux
6%3 goals16%
ValenciennesSochaux
0%4 goals6%
ValenciennesSochaux

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal66%
ValenciennesSochaux
38%2 goals13%
ValenciennesSochaux
13%3 goals3%
ValenciennesSochaux
3%4 goals0%
ValenciennesSochaux

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time6%
ValenciennesSochaux
0%BTTS in both halves0%
ValenciennesSochaux
13%Scored in both halves25%
ValenciennesSochaux

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS34%
ValenciennesSochaux
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
ValenciennesSochaux
40%BTTS - last 580%
ValenciennesSochaux

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

66%Min. 1 goal before half-time66%
ValenciennesSochaux
31%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
ValenciennesSochaux
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
ValenciennesSochaux

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
ValenciennesSochaux
34%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
ValenciennesSochaux
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
ValenciennesSochaux

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Sochaux is 115% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.97 pts / match - Valenciennes · 2.09 pts / match - Sochaux

Valenciennes - half-time state
19% leading41% draw41% trailing
Sochaux - half-time state
56% leading41% draw3% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.97Points per match (1st half)2.09
ValenciennesSochaux
0.34Goals scored (1st half)0.88
ValenciennesSochaux
0.66Goals conceded (1st half)0.09
ValenciennesSochaux
1Average goals (1st half)0.97
ValenciennesSochaux
53%Clean sheet before half-time91%
ValenciennesSochaux
72%No goal before half-time38%
ValenciennesSochaux

After half-time (2nd half)

1.56Points per match (2nd half)1.25
ValenciennesSochaux
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.66
ValenciennesSochaux
0.66Goals conceded (2nd half)0.72
ValenciennesSochaux
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.38
ValenciennesSochaux
50%Clean sheet after half-time41%
ValenciennesSochaux
47%No goal after half-time56%
ValenciennesSochaux

Valenciennes - second-half results

44% W25% R31% P
31
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.97
PPG before half-time
Lead holding163%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sochaux - second-half results

31% W31% R38% P
67
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+25
Goal difference (1st half)
40
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding89%

Leads at half-time in 56% of matches and wins 50%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Valenciennes - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.60
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match0.41.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Sochaux - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.80
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.01.2
Average goals in match0.61.8
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet100%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+3-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Valenciennes
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
0
7
16-30
6
8
31-45
3
6
46-60
7
7
61-75
14
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Sochaux
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
11
2
16-30
11
0
31-45
6
6
46-60
4
8
61-75
11
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.37
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-16%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Valenciennes

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.
-0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.79
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

Sochaux

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.30
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-16.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
134%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
63%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

ValenciennesLigaSochaux
Average goals in match 2.412.42 2.34
Both teams scored 56%53% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%49% 38%
Clean sheets 22%29% 34%
Goal before half-time 66%69% 66%
Goal after half-time 78%73% 75%

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

2.42
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.28
Home goals / match
1.14
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Valenciennes 0 - 1 - 0 Sochaux. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Valenciennes vs Sochaux?

The National match finished Valenciennes 0:1 Sochaux. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Valenciennes vs Sochaux?

Valenciennes score 1.09 goals per game on average and Sochaux 1.53. The National average is 2.42 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Valenciennes's matches and 53% of Sochaux's.

What form are Valenciennes and Sochaux in?

Over the last 5 games Valenciennes have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Sochaux 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.