Match report
PAU held to 1-1 draw by Sochaux at Nouste Camp
PAU and Sochaux shared the points in a Ligue 2 fixture at Nouste Camp that finished 1-1, with the hosts leading at half-time before being pegged back after the break. The result left PAU in 11th position with five points from five games, while Sochaux moved to ninth with six points from the same number of matches.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Lorenzo Rajot broke the deadlock for PAU in the 29th minute, giving the home side a 1-0 lead at the interval. Sochaux responded after the restart, with Mathis Clairicia levelling in the 66th minute from an assist by Bendjaloud Youssouf to make it 1-1, a scoreline that held until the final whistle.
PAU had the greater share of possession at 55 per cent and produced more shots overall, 19 to Sochaux's 12, along with a wide advantage in corners at eight to one. Sochaux, despite having a player sent off, restricted PAU to eight shots on target and kept the visit competitive until the end under referee T. Vincent.
Rajot scored PAU's opening goal and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.17, while Clairicia's equaliser for Sochaux earned him a rating of 7.92.
PAU's dominance in corners, winning eight to Sochaux's one, underlined their control of proceedings for large spells of the match.
PAU and Sochaux drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0).
PAU met Sochaux in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 5). Kick-off was Friday, 4 September 2026, 18:00 UTC at Nouste Camp. Referee: T. Vincent.
Key moments
- 29' Goal: Lorenzo Rajot — 1–0 · Watch Lorenzo Rajot's goal video (29')
- 52' Red card: Saad Agouzoul
- 66' Goal: Mathis Clairicia (assist: Bendjaloud Youssouf) — 1–1 · Watch Mathis Clairicia's goal video (66')
Starting line-ups
PAU (5-3-2)
Sochaux (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave PAU 32%, the draw 30%, Sochaux 38%. It finished PAU 1–1 Sochaux.
Sochaux's rating edge outweighs PAU's home ground — Sochaux are the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Sochaux the lean. The draw at 30% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Sochaux at 38%?
Sochaux sit 104 points higher on our strength rating — 1436 to 1540. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,130 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims PAU's column. Across 10,893 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 40–24–36.
Why only 38%?
PAU hold 12 more possession points (52 to 40 in recent games) across a 104-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,646 such games where the class table expected 41.3%.
Why the draw at 30%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,959. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
PAU come into this after a busy window — 26 arrivals, 34 departures, and fewer of last season's regular starters still in the eleven. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). Sochaux are newly promoted — game 5 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. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the PAU vs Sochaux 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 PAU 1–1 Sochaux. Explore more on the PAU and Sochaux team pages or the Ligue 2 page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of PAU vs Sochaux?
PAU and Sochaux drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in PAU vs Sochaux?
Lorenzo Rajot (29') for PAU; Mathis Clairicia (66') for Sochaux.
›Where can I watch PAU vs Sochaux highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from PAU 1–1 Sochaux are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between PAU and Sochaux?
PAU and Sochaux have met 6 times — 1 win for PAU, 3 wins for Sochaux and 2 draws.