MONTBéLIARD. Sochaux was capable to snatch a draw against Le Havre with a late goal from A. Kalulu scored in the (87′) after Le Havre got a lead with a goal from A. Sangante (4′). Sochaux was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Bonal stadium in Montbéliard on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdelatif Kherradji assisted by Nicolas Rodrigues and Gilles Lang. The 4th official was Lakhdar El Bedoui. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.2 degrees Celsius or 37.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sochaux was in firm control of the ball 58% while Le Havre was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sochaux was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Sochaux to win the match.
Sochaux shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Le Havre shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sochaux received 2 yellow cards (Valentin Henry and Gaétan Weissbeck). Regarding the opposition, Le Havre received 3 yellow cards (Victor Lekhal, Arthur Desmas and Elies Mahmoud).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sochaux will have 40 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Le Havre will have 48 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Sochaux will host Annecy on the 25th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Annecy (0 draws).
Le Havre will play away agasint Grenoble Foot 38 on the 25th of February with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Grenoble Foot 38 (8 draws).
Sochaux – Formation
Sochaux
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87'Sochaux started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Olivier Guégan decided to play with the following team: Maxence Prévot , Valentin Henry , Ismaël Aaneba , Saad Agouzoul , Abdallah Ndour , Rassoul Ndiaye , Skelly Alvero , Tony Mauricio , Gaetan Weissbeck , Moussa Doumbia and Ibrahim Sissoko .
The home team had on the bench: Jodel Dossou , Aldo Kalulu , Damien Le Tallec , Franck Kanouté, Julien Faussurier, Mehdi Jeannin and Maxime Do Couto.
Substitutions
Sochaux made 3 changes: Rassoul Ndiaye for Damien Le Tallec (52′), S. Alvero for Jodel Dossou (62′) and Moussa Doumbia for Aldo Kalulu (68′).
Best player: Tony Mauricio
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sochaux was Tony Mauricio.
His rating is with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 21. He performed 9 crosses.
Le Havre – Formation
Le Havre
Le Havre started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Luka Elsner played with: Arthur Desmas , Oualid El Hajjam , Arouna Sangante , Terence Kongolo , Christopher Operi , Victor Lekhal , Samuel Grandsir , Amir Richardson , Yassine Kechta , Quentin Cornette and Yann Kitala .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alois Confais, Étienne Youte Kinkoue, Antoine Joujou , Elies Mahmoud , Mathieu Gorgelin, Oussama Targhalline and Nolan Mbemba .
Le Havre could not rely on the presence of E. Kinkoue (injured) and Aloïs Confais (injured).
Substitutions
Le Havre made 5 changes: Quentin Cornette for Nolan Mbemba (67′), A. Richardson for Elies Mahmoud (68′), Y. Kitala for Oussama Targhalline (79′), Terence Kongolo for Étienne Kinkoue (90′) and Yassine Kechta for Alois Confais (90′).
Best player: Arthur Desmas
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Le Havre was the goalkeeper: Arthur Desmas. His rating is 8.05. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Saint-Étienne – Dijon – 2-0
- Niort – Bordeaux – 3-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Pau – 1-1
- Laval – Annecy – 1-1
- Guingamp – Valenciennes – 3-1
- Bastia – Quevilly Rouen – 0-1
- Sochaux – Le Havre – 1-1
- Rodez – Nîmes – 1-1
