Laval vs Sochaux prediction, odds and how to watch

Red Star came from a man-down situation to hold on for a 2-1 victory at Laval in Ligue 2, with Samuel Renel and Damien Durand scoring before the break to hand the visitors three points they deserved.

Sochaux took the lead through Lorenzo Rajot and dominated every meaningful statistic, but a red card for Pau did not cost them the point they ultimately salvaged in a frustrating Ligue 2 draw.

Sochaux held on for a narrow but tactically revealing home win over Guingamp, scoring early and defending with discipline to keep a clean sheet despite being comprehensively outplayed in possession terms for long stretches of the match.

Metz came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against Laval at home in Ligue 2, with a substitute's headed goal in the 78th minute cancelling out a Laval penalty. The game told a more complicated story than the scoreline suggests.

Laval carry a perfect home record into this Friday night Ligue 2 fixture, but Sochaux arrive with a defensive away pattern that could make this a tighter contest than the standings suggest.

Two sides carrying defensive concerns meet in Dijon on Friday evening, with the hosts needing a home win to arrest a worrying overall run and Laval arriving with the worst defensive record of their two teams over the last five games.

Laval have been a different beast on their own patch this season, but Red Star travel to Mayenne on Friday night in decent nick away from home. Something has to give.