Reims vs Sochaux prediction and preview

31 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Under 3.5 GoalsOdds 1.40Market probability 68%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Reims host Sochaux in the Ligue 2 (France) on 31 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 3.5 Goals — fewer than 3.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.40, which the bookmaker market rated at about 68% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Reims had won 4, drawn 5 and lost 1 of their last 10 matches, scoring 20 and conceding 15. Sochaux had won 3, drawn 5 and lost 2 of their last 10, with 10 scored and 10 conceded.

Both teams scored in 8 of Reims's last 10 and 6 of Sochaux's last 10; 7 and 3 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Reims averaged 2.90 goals scored and 1.60 conceded across 10 matches; away from home Sochaux averaged 0.89 scored and 1.33 conceded across 9.

Our team-strength model expects about 2.01 goals from Reims and 0.84 from Sochaux. From that it rates a home win at 64%, a draw at 23% and an away win at 14%, against 53%, 26% and 21% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 68%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Reims (green) and Sochaux (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form64% – 36%

Attack57% – 43%

Defence62% – 38%

Head-to-head85% – 15%

Goals75% – 25%

Overall strength67% – 32%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Reims	DWDLD	2.00	1.50	80%	70%
Sochaux	LLDWD	1.00	1.00	60%	30%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Over 1.5 Goals	76%	1.22
Double Chance 12	75%	1.28
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	70%	1.33
Under 3.5 Goals	68%	1.40
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	65%	1.44
Reims Win	54%	1.70
BTTS Yes	54%	1.73
Over 2.5 Goals	53%	1.80

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.