Laval 1:1 Sochaux: Ligue 2 Match Result

Match report

Laval drew 1:1 with Sochaux in Ligue 2's regular season round 7 at Stade Francis-Le Basser on Friday. The result leaves the hosts rooted to 17th place while Sochaux remain in the upper half of the table.

Samy Baghdadi gave Laval the lead in the 79th minute. Sochaux equalised four minutes later through Sam Sanna, and the match finished with little more than late yellow cards to mark it.

What struck was how the game opened up only in the closing stages. Laval controlled possession but Sochaux made their one big chance count when it mattered.

Laval dominated the numbers with 58 per cent possession, 15 shots to Sochaux's 8, and 2 big chances created compared to their opponent's 1. Yet the statistics tell a different story from the result — many shots with one goal each means chances went begging.

Sochaux's form since the summer has been steady, with 4 draws in their last 5 matches. Laval's run has been harder, with 3 losses in their last 4 games before this point.

After 7 rounds, Sochaux sit on 10 points and Laval on 5. The gap between them is 5 points, and the draw means neither side has moved much further from where they started.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 58.00 – 42

Shots on target 6 – 3

Shots off target 9 – 5

Big chances 2 – 1

🟨 4' Yanis Court — Yellow card ⇄ 38' Ababacar Moustapha Lo — Substitution 🟨 63' Ethan Clavreul — Yellow card ⇄ 63' Yanis Court — Substitution ⇄ 64' Louicius Deedson — Substitution ⇄ 64' Mathis Clairicia — Substitution 🟨 67' William Bianda — Yellow card 🟨 71' Benjamin Gomel — Yellow card ⇄ 76' Joseph Samb — Substitution ⇄ 77' Aboubakary Kante — Substitution ⇄ 77' Alessio Beaudouin — Substitution ⇄ 78' Benjamin Gomel — Substitution ⇄ 78' Yohan Demoncy — Substitution ⚽ 79' Samy Baghdadi — Goal ⚽ 83' Sam Sanna — Goal 🟨 88' Esteban Mouton — Yellow card ⇄ 90' Bakary Diawara — Substitution 🟨 90+4' Mathys Houdayer — Yellow card

Match events

4' 0:0 Laval Yellow card Yanis Court
38' 0:0 Laval Substitution Ababacar Moustapha Lo off: William Bianda
63' 0:0 Laval Yellow card Ethan Clavreul
63' 0:0 Laval Substitution Yanis Court off: Cyril Mandouki
64' 0:0 Sochaux Substitution Louicius Deedson off: Kapitbafan Djoco
64' 0:0 Sochaux Substitution Mathis Clairicia off: Landry Nomel
67' 0:0 Laval Yellow card William Bianda
71' 0:0 Sochaux Yellow card Benjamin Gomel
76' 0:0 Laval Substitution Joseph Samb off: Jules Gaudin
77' 0:0 Laval Substitution Aboubakary Kante off: C. Gourichy
77' 0:0 Laval Substitution Alessio Beaudouin off: Alpha Diallo
78' 0:0 Sochaux Substitution Benjamin Gomel off: Boubacar Fofana
78' 0:0 Sochaux Substitution Yohan Demoncy off: Samy Baghdadi
79' 0:1 Sochaux Goal Samy Baghdadi
83' 1:1 Laval Goal Sam Sanna assist: Esteban Mouton
88' 1:1 Laval Yellow card Esteban Mouton
90' 1:1 Sochaux Substitution Bakary Diawara off: Jonathan Mexique
90+4' 1:1 Laval Yellow card Mathys Houdayer

Statistics

58.00 Possession, % 42

6 Shots on target 3

9 Shots off target 5

2 Big chances 1

107 Attacks 79

6 Corners 3

14 Fouls 15

13 Free kicks 14

2 Offsides 1

5 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 15

24 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

11/1958% Aerial duels 8/1942%

87 Backward passes 45

5 Blocked shots 2

19 Clearances 21

4/2119% Crosses 3/1421%

8/1362% Dribbles 5/1926%

73 Failed passes 75

2 Goalkeeper saves 5

12 Interceptions 15

15 Key passes 5

23/4749% Long passes 24/5941%

88 Passes into the final third 47

279 Passes in the opposition half 157

271 Passes in own half 238

0.30 Shot accuracy 0.30

12 Shots from outside the box 3

8 Shots inside the box 7

14/1974% Tackles 7/1070%

529 Total passes 381

Line-ups

Laval

Starting XI
#	Player	number
30	Mamadou Samassa	30
18	Ababacar Moustapha Lô	18
23	Esteban Mouton	23
24	S. Ban	24
6	Sam Sanna	6
31	M. Ude	31
32	Yanis Court	32
20	E. Clavre	20
28	Aboubakary Kanté	28

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Maxime Hautbois	1
3	William Ludovic Brandon Bianda	3
22	Jules Gaudin	22
5	Julien Maggiotti	5
7	C. Gourichy	7
14	Cyril Paul Mandouki	14
29	M. Sidibé	29
33	S. Melle	33

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Sochaux

Starting XI
#	Player	number
40	Mehdi Jeannin	40
14	Mathieu Peybernes	14
17	Bendjaloud Salmata Youssouf	17
26	Eli Ngata	26
42	Dylan Tavares	42
7	B. Gomel	7
11	Louicius Don Deedson	11
19	Victor Lobry	19
21	Bakary Diawara	21
24	Yohan Demoncy	24
91	Mathis Clairicia	91

Substitutes
#	Player	number
30	Alexandre Pierre	30
3	Dalangunypole Gomis	3
4	Arthur Vitelli	4
97	Saad Agouzoul	97
15	Jonathan Mexique	15
5	Samy Baghdadi	5
9	Kapitbafan Djoco	9
10	Boubacar Fofana	10
77	Axel Landry Nomel Lorng	77

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Match prediction: Laval — Sochaux

Win: Laval

Confidence 45%

Reasoning

Лаваль — 18. place, 4 points after 6 games (1 wins, 1 draws, 4 losses)
Сошо — 7. place, 9 points after 6 games (2 wins, 3 draws, 1 losses)
Лаваль, last 5 games: 1 wins, 1 draws, 3 losses
Сошо, last 5 games: 2 wins, 3 draws, 0 losses
Head-to-head: 1 games, Лаваль — 1, Сошо — 0

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Recent form

Laval

WDLLLD

Recent matches

All team matches

Sochaux

DWDDWD

Recent matches

All team matches

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Saint-Étienne	7	5	1	1	16
2	RED Star FC 93	7	4	2	1	14
3	Reims	7	3	4	0	13
4	Montpellier HSC	7	3	3	1	12
5	Metz	7	2	4	1	10
6	Nancy	7	3	1	3	10
7	Annecy	7	3	1	3	10
8	Sochaux	7	2	4	1	10
9	Dijon	7	2	3	2	9
10	Pau FC	7	2	2	3	8

Laval — Sochaux: 1:1, Ligue 2

Match report

Key numbers

Match events

Statistics

Line-ups

Laval

Sochaux

Match prediction: Laval — Sochaux

Reasoning

Recent form

Laval

Sochaux