Pau 1-1 Sochaux result, stats and report

Sochaux grabbed a 79th-minute header through Samy Baghdadi only for Laval's Sam Sanna to equalise four minutes later, leaving both sides with a point from a feisty, card-heavy Friday night in Ligue 2.

Sochaux ground out a 1-0 win over Nantes in Ligue 2, with Benjamin Gomel scoring the only goal eight minutes after being booked. Nantes had more of the ball and more chances but lacked the cutting edge when it mattered.

Clermont hit the woodwork twice and Sochaux had a man booked before half-time as a tepid Ligue 2 contest at Clermont ended goalless, with neither side able to find the cutting edge when it mattered.

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 have drawn three of their last five Ligue 2 matches and look short of a cutting edge. Sochaux arrive unbeaten in five and keeping clean sheets for fun.

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.