Ligue 2 · Regular Season - 11
Reims vs Sochaux
Sat 31 Oct 2026 · 13:00 UTC · Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
Reims host Sochaux on Sat 31 Oct 2026 (Ligue 2); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Reims 64%, draw 21%, Sochaux 14%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Reims €1.6M, Sochaux €267K.
- Draw chance 21%, below the Ligue 2 average of 27% this round.
- Ligue 2: T. Hülsmann is the highest-rated goalkeeper (1985).
- Style contrast in dribbling (Ligue 2): Reims rank #3 of 19, Sochaux #16.
- Reims are unbeaten in their last 5 matches.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Reims goals first.
- 2–011%
- 1–110%
- 2–110%
- 1–09%
- 3–08%
- 3–17%
- Other scores45%
Team Elo: Reims 1806 · Sochaux 1530
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Reims · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.4 (Good) · Elo 1902
Sochaux · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +1.4 (Good) · Elo 1530
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Reims
2nd in Ligue 2 · 17 pts from 9
- 16 OctWDijon France Ligue 21828
- 10 OctDNantes France Ligue 21834
- 18 SepDMontpellier France Ligue 21827
- 11 SepWNancy France Ligue 21807
- 5 SepDGuingamp France Ligue 21815
Sochaux
11th in Ligue 2 · 11 pts from 9
- 17 OctLMetz France Ligue 21513
- 9 OctDBoulogne France Ligue 21483
- 18 SepDLaval France Ligue 21517
- 12 SepWNantes France Ligue 21468
- 4 SepDPAU France Ligue 21482
Season outlook
From the Ligue 2 simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims | 17 /9 | 60.9 | 15% | 85% | 0% | 2nd |
| Sochaux | 11 /9 | 39.2 | 0% | 1% | 24% | 14th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 18th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: dribble-heavy
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Reims: balanced profile (how Nicolas Usaï plays) · Sochaux: low-volume · direct (how Vincent Hognon plays)