Sochaux vs Annecy Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: two very different patterns

Sochaux's last seven league games have been remarkably tight. Four draws and just one defeat suggest a side that's hard to break down, even if the goals haven't flowed much at the other end.

Sochaux: 20 completed matches; Annecy: 20 completed matches.

Sochaux

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

19

Conceded

23

Difference

-4

Annecy

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

29

Difference

0

Annecy's run has been choppier. There were some solid wins in there, including victories at Grenoble and PAU, but the last two outings have both ended in defeat, at home to Dijon and away at Guingamp. The wider sample includes friendlies and older fixtures, so it's the current league run that tells us most.

Sochaux look tough to beat, Annecy are harder to call right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: Sochaux vs Annecy

History doesn't add much

The three previous meetings are spread across a friendly and two separate league seasons, going back to 2022. Results have gone both ways, including a heavy Sochaux win in one and an away win for Annecy in another. It's too old and too small a sample to say much about how this current version of either side will play.

Level on points, different routes there

Both teams have picked up the same number of points from their opening seven league games, sitting just a place apart in the table. Annecy edge it slightly on goal difference, having scored and conceded a bit more than Sochaux, who've kept things tighter at both ends.

Squad notes

Annecy's P. Venot has been their main creative outlet in recent weeks, with a couple of assists to his name. On discipline, Sochaux's S. Agouzoul has picked up two bookings in just three appearances, while Annecy's C. Billemaz has already seen red once this season. None of this confirms who's available for this specific fixture, given it's still some way off.

Sochaux:

Penalty cards:

S. Agouzoul x 1 x 2

Annecy:

Best assist providers:

P. Venot - 2

Penalty cards:

C. Billemaz x 1

M. Koné x 2

What kind of game this could be

Put the recent form together and this has the look of a tight, low-key contest. Sochaux's defensive solidity and habit of drawing games points to a cagey affair, while Annecy's recent dip in form makes it hard to expect them to impose themselves early. With both sides so close in the table, neither looks likely to dominate.