France - Ligue 2Stade Du Hameau Idron 1Data current as of 01 September 2026

Pau vs Sochaux: match statistics

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Pau vs Sochaux: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pau play Sochaux in Ligue 2 (France). The match date is 4 September 2026. Venue: Stade Du Hameau Idron 1.

Current form

Pau: 1-1-2, 1.00 points/match. Sochaux: 1-2-1, 1.25 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pau scores 0.75 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Sochaux scores 0.25 and concedes 0.75. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pau 25%, Sochaux 0%. Over 2.5: Pau 25%, Sochaux 25%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 42%.

xG, shots and style

Pau has higher xG: 1.27 vs 0.91. Pau: 13.0 shots per match, Sochaux: 8.3.

Match halves

Pau: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.25. Sochaux: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

Pau: 0-15 (1 goals). Sochaux: 0-15 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Ligue 2: 2.47 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 42%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.32)
(3.20)
(2.95)

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.

0.75Goals scored / match0.25
PauSochaux
1Goals conceded / match0.75
PauSochaux
48%Average possession41%
PauSochaux
2Shots on target / match2
PauSochaux

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13Shots per match8.25
PauSochaux
2Shots on target2
PauSochaux
5.8%Shot conversion3%
PauSochaux
48%Possession41%
PauSochaux
1.27xG for0.91
PauSochaux
1.4xG against1.59
PauSochaux

Shooting quality

Pau: BalancedSochaux: Balanced
PauSochaux
Accuracy (shots on target)15%24%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.13

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 25% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Pau · 1.25 pts / match - Sochaux

Pau
LWLD
Season result split
25% W25% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-2
Last 5 at home
0-0-2
LL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 25%Over 2.5: 25%
Sochaux
LDWD
Season result split
25% W50% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-1
1.25 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-1
1.25 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-0
Last 5 away
0-2-0
DD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.3Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.91Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 25%

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.

Pau is 200% better for: goals scored per match.

0.75 goals / match - Pau · 0.25 goals / match - Sochaux

Sochaux is 33% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Pau · 0.75 goals / match - Sochaux

Pau scoring profile: more difficult

Pau scores in 50% of matches (2 of 4 matches), while Sochaux keeps a clean sheet in 75% (3 of 4 matches).

Sochaux scoring profile: mixed

Sochaux scores in 25% of matches (1 of 4 matches), while Pau keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

3Goals scored (season)1
PauSochaux
4Goals conceded (season)3
PauSochaux
1.75Average goals in match1
PauSochaux
3Goals scored (last 5)1
PauSochaux
4Goals conceded (last 5)3
PauSochaux

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal25%
PauSochaux
25%2 goals0%
PauSochaux
0%3 goals0%
PauSochaux
0%4 goals0%
PauSochaux

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal25%
PauSochaux
25%2 goals25%
PauSochaux
0%3 goals25%
PauSochaux
0%4 goals0%
PauSochaux

* 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.

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time0%
PauSochaux
0%BTTS in both halves0%
PauSochaux
0%Scored in both halves0%
PauSochaux

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
PauSochaux
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
PauSochaux
25%BTTS - last 50%
PauSochaux

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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
PauSochaux
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
PauSochaux
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
PauSochaux

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time0%
PauSochaux
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
PauSochaux
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
PauSochaux

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.

Pau - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing
Sochaux - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.25Points per match (1st half)1.25
PauSochaux
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.25
PauSochaux
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
PauSochaux
1Average goals (1st half)1
PauSochaux
50%Clean sheet before half-time75%
PauSochaux
75%No goal before half-time75%
PauSochaux

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1
PauSochaux
0.25Goals scored (2nd half)0
PauSochaux
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0
PauSochaux
0.75Average goals (2nd half)0
PauSochaux
50%Clean sheet after half-time100%
PauSochaux
75%No goal after half-time100%
PauSochaux

Pau - second-half results

25% W25% R50% P
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sochaux - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
5
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.8

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Pau - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.251.00
Goals scored / match0.50.3
Goals conceded / match0.50.5
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal50%75%
2 goals25%0%
3 goals25%0%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal75%75%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 25% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sochaux - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.251.00
Goals scored / match0.30.0
Goals conceded / match0.80.0
Average goals in match1.00.0
1 goal50%0%
2 goals25%0%
3 goals25%0%
Clean sheet75%100%
No goal75%100%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 16-30 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

1.38
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 0.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
56%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
13%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
13%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
38%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 3 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Pau

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Sochaux

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.68
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.66
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.84
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
20%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 100% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 (Ligue 2).

Teams vs league

PauLigaSochaux
Average goals in match 1.752.47 1.00
Both teams scored 25%47% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%42% 25%
Clean sheets 25%35% 75%
Goal before half-time 50%53% 50%
Goal after half-time 75%72% 0%

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

2.47
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
1.22
Away goals / match
+2%
Home attack advantage
+2%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
53%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Pau and Sochaux play?

Pau face Sochaux on 4 September 2026 in Ligue 2 at Stade Du Hameau Idron 1. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Pau vs Sochaux?

Pau score 0.75 goals per game on average and Sochaux 0.25. The Ligue 2 average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 25% of Pau's matches and 0% of Sochaux's.

What form are Pau and Sochaux in?

Over the last 5 games Pau have a 1-1-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Sochaux 1-2-1 (1.25 points per game).

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

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