Valenciennes v Sochaux predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Valenciennes v Sochaux predictions Ligue 1, France	03/11/2012 20:00	total goals	over 2.5	1.95	Bet at William Hill
Betting prediction was written by Guillaume

VALENCIENNES V SOCHAUX PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW : BETTING STATS

Valenciennes (6^th) is one of the good surprise of the season. They won 4 games (including 3 at home), drew 3 times and lost 3 (all away). Valenciennes is one of the stronger team at home, especially recently as they won their 2 last games against top 5 teams (Marseille and Lorient) by scoring 10 goals in 2 games. Valenciennes is the best attacking side of the league with a total of 20 goals scored for 11 goals conceded.

Sochaux (18^th) is looking for a third win since September 22^nd, hey drew once but lost 6 games already. They are really struggling to score goals, especially outside of Sochaux where they only scored 2 goals in 5 games.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Valenciennes’s coach Daniel Sanchez is really giving a true identity to his team. They are always pushing forward and passing the ball very fast; it doesn’t matter which team they are facing, they still playing the same way. Midfielder Gael Danic is the real keyplayer of the team (5 assits), with forward Anthony Le Tallec who’s in a great shape this season (5 goals).

Sochaux didn’t play last week in Ligue 1 because of the bad weather. They played in cup this week though and it didn’t go well…Indeed, Sochaux got smashed by St Etienne at home (0-3) which did not reassure the players before facing a Valenciennes’s team full of confidence. Moreover, second goalkeeper Cros seriously injured himself in training this week and will be out for the rest of the season.

VALENCIENNES V SOCHAUX PREDICTIONS: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

Valenciennes is an obvious favourite here considering their impressive home record. Tipico is offering the best price for them at 1.65. The draw is offered at 3.95 with Pinnacle and Sochaux to win is priced at 6.25 with Betvictor. I will definitely recommend to bet on the home team but I don’t think there is value in this market so I would advise to bet on the handicap market to reach decent odds.

VALENCIENNES V SOCHAUX PREDICTIONS: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW

Considering Valenciennes recent form at home, it’s not surprising to see the handicap set at – 0.75 for the home team with Pinnacle at 1.83. This would be my pick for this game as Valenciennes’s players are sure of their strength and will put some pressure on Sochaux’s defense throughout the game.

VALENCIENNES V SOCHAUX PREDICTIONS: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW

Last 5 games played by Valenciennes went over 2.5 goals whereas 3 of last 5 games played by Sochaux beat that cut. Despite this statistic, the market doesn’t not favors the over, giving same odds for the under at 1.95 with Pinnacle and the over at 1.95 as well with William Hill. I would pick the over here because of the recent shape of Valenciennes’s attacking side.