Match report
Sanna's late leveller earns Laval a point against Sochaux
Laval and Sochaux drew 1-1 in a Ligue 2 round 7 fixture at Stade Francis Le Basser, with Sam Sanna's stoppage-time equaliser cancelling out Samy Baghdadi's opener as the hosts salvaged a share of the spoils.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The match remained scoreless through the opening 45 minutes despite Laval dominating territory. Sochaux broke the deadlock in the 79th minute when Baghdadi converted to put the visitors 1-0 ahead, threatening to hand Vincent Hognon's side a third straight away win of the sequence shown in their recent form.
Laval responded quickly, drawing level in the 83rd minute through Sanna, who was set up by Esteban Mouton. The goal salvaged a point for David Vignes' side, who had controlled possession and created the greater share of chances throughout but could not convert that dominance into a winning goal.
Sanna scored the decisive equaliser for Laval and was rated the top performer on the pitch with an 8.2 mark, while Baghdadi's 79th-minute strike for Sochaux earned him a 7.64 rating.
Laval held 58% possession and had more than double the shots of Sochaux, with 21 attempts to the visitors' 10.
Laval and Sochaux drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
Laval met Sochaux in the Ligue 2 (Regular Season - 7). Kick-off was Friday, 18 September 2026, 18:00 UTC at Stade Francis-Le Basser. Referee: Benoît Millot.
Key moments
- 79' Goal: Samy Baghdadi — 0–1 · Watch Samy Baghdadi's goal video (79')
- 83' Goal: Sam Sanna (assist: Esteban Mouton) — 1–1 · Watch Sam Sanna's goal video (83')
Starting line-ups
Laval (4-3-1-2)
- 30 Mamadou Samassa
- 35 Joseph Samb
- 18 Ababacar Lô
- 24 Sidi Bane
- 23 Esteban Mouton
- 32 Y. Court
- 21 Alessio Beaudouin
- 6 Sam Sanna
- 31 M. Houdayer
- 20 Ethan Clavreul
- 28 Aboubakary Kanté
Sochaux (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Laval 40%, the draw 29%, Sochaux 31%. It finished Laval 1–1 Sochaux.
Home ground outweighs Sochaux's rating edge — Sochaux are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground plus Laval's control of the ball give Laval the lean. The draw at 29% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Laval at 40%?
Home ground, against the rating. Sochaux sit 91 points higher on our strength rating — 1459 to 1550. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 33.0% of 10,646 such games. Laval hold 12 more possession points (54 to 42 in recent games) across a 91-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 8,690 such games where the class table expected 41.3%.
Why only 40%?
Because Sochaux are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 29% and Sochaux at 31%.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,109. The control factor adds 1.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sochaux are newly promoted — game 7 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. Last five: Laval W-D-L-L-L, Sochaux D-W-D-D-W — Sochaux are clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.6% of 2213 games when clearly hotter and 42.7% of 4038 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Laval 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 Laval 1–1 Sochaux. Explore more on the Laval and Sochaux team pages or the Ligue 2 page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Laval vs Sochaux?
Laval and Sochaux drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Laval vs Sochaux?
Samy Baghdadi (79') for Sochaux; Sam Sanna (83') for Laval.
›Where can I watch Laval vs Sochaux highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Laval 1–1 Sochaux are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Laval and Sochaux?
Laval and Sochaux have met 4 times — 1 win for Laval, 1 win for Sochaux and 2 draws.