Match report
Fofana strike gives Sochaux narrow win over Guingamp
Sochaux beat Guingamp 1-0 at Stade Auguste Bonal in a Ligue 2 fixture from the third matchday, moving Vincent Hognon's side up to eighth in the table while Guingamp remained 11th. The only goal of the contest arrived early and proved decisive across the remaining hour and more of play.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Boubacar Fofana broke the deadlock in the 14th minute, finishing off an assist from Saad Agouzoul to put Sochaux 1-0 ahead, a lead they held through half-time and never relinquished. Guingamp, who had come into the match on the back of a run including defeats to Metz, Lorient and Rennes, could not find a way back into the game despite the scoreline staying tight throughout the second half.
Sochaux managed just 47 per cent of possession but were the more incisive side in front of goal, registering three shots to Guingamp's none and putting one on target compared to the visitors' zero. Referee Brendan Roffet oversaw a largely uneventful match in terms of discipline, with only one foul recorded for each team.
Boubacar Fofana scored the match's only goal and finished with a team-high rating of 7.3 among the listed performers.
Despite having less of the ball, Sochaux carved out three shots to Guingamp's none, underlining their greater threat in front of goal.
Sochaux beat Guingamp 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
Sochaux met Guingamp in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Friday, 21 August 2026, 18:00 UTC at Stade Auguste Bonal. Referee: Brendan Roffet.
Key moments
- 14' Goal: Boubacar Fofana (assist: Saad Agouzoul) — 1–0 · Watch Boubacar Fofana's goal video (14')
Starting line-ups
Sochaux (4-2-3-1)
Guingamp (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sochaux 47%, the draw 30%, Guingamp 23%. It finished Sochaux 1–0 Guingamp.
Sochaux's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Sochaux are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Sochaux's 47%. The draw at 30% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Sochaux at 47%?
Sochaux sit 60 points higher on our strength rating — 1533 to 1473. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,366 such games.
Why only 47%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Sochaux's column. Across 10,629 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Guingamp win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,603. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
A 18-point possession gap between near-equal sides is unusual. Gaps this extreme are too rare to receipt — around 362 measured games, under our 300-game floor — so it's noted at 0 points. Guingamp have shed 75 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,632 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Sochaux vs Guingamp final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Ligue 2 fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Sochaux 1–0 Guingamp. Explore more on the Sochaux and Guingamp team pages or the Ligue 2 page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Sochaux vs Guingamp?
Sochaux beat Guingamp 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Sochaux vs Guingamp?
Boubacar Fofana (14') for Sochaux.
›Where can I watch Sochaux vs Guingamp highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Sochaux 1–0 Guingamp are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Sochaux and Guingamp?
Sochaux and Guingamp have met 10 times — 5 wins for Sochaux, 1 win for Guingamp and 4 draws.