Stade Rennais - Sochaux : The history
Ligue 1, Stade Rennais - Sochaux, Saturday, 19:00 Rennes will host a team they often managed to beat over the last ten seasons (six victories), but against which the « Rouge et Noir » also lost twice in the last three years.
The Opposition
Founded in 1928, the FC Sochaux won two France Champion titles to this day (1935 & 1938), two French Cups in 1937 and 2007 and one Coupe de la Ligue in 2004.
Fc Sochaux is also the club that spent the most seasons in the French first league since the Professional championship was created in 1932.
Previous Meetings
The general summary of games between the teams turns into the advantage of the « Rouge et Noir », since the SRFC won 19 of the games played at the Route de Lorient, against 10 for Sochaux.
Last season, for their [enultimate home game, Rennes lost 2-1 against Sochaux. Trailing 2-0, Antonetti’s men only managed to reduce the gap on a penalty by Marveaux at the end of the game (2-1).
The Stade Rennais even conceded two defeats on their pitch against the Doubs’ club over the last three seasons. In the 2007-2008 seasons, Sochaux came to win 2-0 with goals by Dalmat and Isabey. The end of a long streak as the FC Sochaux’s last victory in Rennes before that was on April 21th, 1984.
Despite the recent results, Rennes is rather successful against this team, as the statistics tend to show over the last ten years (6 Breton victories)
- 2009-2010 Season : Douchez - Fanni, Hansson, Mangane, Bocanegra - M’Vila, Lemoine (Gyan 60’), Leroy - Kembo Ekoko (Bangoura 65’), Briand (Sow, 73’), Marveaux.
Summary of Stade Rennais – FC Sochaux encounters in D1/L1 : 44 games, 19 Rennes victories, 15 draws and 10 Sochaux victories. 75 goals to Rennes, 50 to Sochaux.
Last Rennes goal scorer : Sylvain Marveaux (May 2nd, 2010)
Last ten Stade Rennais - Sochaux
- 2009-10 (L1) : Sochaux wins 2-1 (Marveaux pen. / Briand o.g., Gavanon)
- 2008-09 (L1) : Rennes wins 1-0 (Briand pen.)
- 2007-08 (L1) : Sochaux wins 2-0 (Dalmat, Isabey)
- 2006-07 (L1) : Rennes wins 2-1 (Jeunechamp, Monterrubio pen. / A. Santos)
- 2005-06 (L1) : Rennes wins 2-1 (Källstrom (2) 1 pen. / S. Diawara)
- 2004-05 (L1) : Rennes wins 3-0 (Frei (2), Källström)
- 2003-04 (L1) : Rennes wins 4-0 (Frei (2), Flachez o.g, and Källström)
- 2002-03 (L1) : Draw 2-2 (Monterrubio (2 pens.) / Frau and Mathieu)
- 2001-02 (L1) : Draw 1-1 (Sorlin / Trapasso)
- 1998-99 (D1) : Rennes wins 4-0 (Bardon (2), Nonda and E. Cissé)