Ligue 2·Matchday 4

Clermont Foot vs 28.08.26 18:000 – 0Full TimeSochaux — Ligue 2: stats, lineups & analysis

Match report

Clermont and Sochaux play out goalless draw at Stade Gabriel Montpied

Clermont Foot and Sochaux shared a goalless draw in Ligue 2 on matchday four at Stade Gabriel Montpied, a result that left both sides still searching for greater consistency this season. With no goals in either half, the points were shared and the scoreline stayed level throughout.

AI-assisted match report written from official match data.

Clermont enjoyed the greater share of possession at 56 percent and forced six corners to their visitors' two, but neither side could turn territory into clear openings. Shots were scarce on both ends, with the hosts managing three attempts to Sochaux's four, and only one shot on target apiece told of a match short on cutting edge in the final third.

David Guion's side had won their previous outing before this stalemate, while Vincent Hognon's Sochaux arrived on the back of a heavy loss at Metz. Referee G. Henry booked one Clermont player across a contest of 12 fouls to 13, but no player from either side saw red as the draw preserved Sochaux's position above their hosts in the table.

Saad Agouzoul, Vital N'Simba and Ethan Kabeya each finished with a rating of 7.2, the highest of the match, though none of the trio managed a goal or assist in the stalemate.

Clermont's 56 percent share of possession reflected their greater control of the ball without translating into a breakthrough.

Clermont Foot and Sochaux drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).

Clermont Foot met Sochaux in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Friday, 28 August 2026, 18:00 UTC at Stade Gabriel Montpied. Referee: G. Henry.

Team pages: Clermont Foot · Sochaux · Ligue 2

Starting line-ups

Clermont Foot (4-1-4-1)

Sochaux (4-2-3-1)

Sirius · Why these numbers

Before kick-off Sirius gave Clermont Foot 36%, the draw 32%, Sochaux 32%. It finished Clermont Foot 0–0 Sochaux.

Home ground outweighs Sochaux's rating edge — Sochaux are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground gives Clermont Foot the lean. The draw at 32% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.

Why Clermont Foot at 36%?

Home ground, against the rating. Sochaux sit 92 points higher on our strength rating — 1448 to 1540. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 32.9% of 10,546 such games.

Why only 36%?

Because Sochaux are the stronger side on our strength rating. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Clermont Foot's column. Across 10,741 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, level with the Sochaux win?

With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,674. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. The goals environment adds 1.5 points to the draw.

What did we measure but not count?

Sochaux are newly promoted — game 4 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen.

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About this match

On this page: the Clermont Foot vs Sochaux final score and result, 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.

The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Clermont Foot and Sochaux team pages or the Ligue 2 page.