Olympique Lyonnais 1-2 Sochaux: result and report

Ligue 1 · Sunday 31 March 2013

Result

Olympique Lyonnais 1-2 Sochaux

Ligue 1 · Sunday 31 March 2013, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Olympique Lyonnais 1-2 Sochaux: match report

Olympique Lyonnais were beaten by Sochaux 1-2 in Ligue 1 on Sunday 31 March 2013. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Giovanni Sio opened the scoring in the 50th minute. Olympique Lyonnais's goal came from Bafetimbi Gomis (68', penalty). Sochaux scored through Giovanni Sio (50') and Cédric Bakambu (88').

Discipline: Olympique Lyonnais received 3 yellow cards; Sochaux received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Olympique Lyonnais were 2nd on 53 points from 29 and Sochaux 18th on 29 points from 29. Olympique Lyonnais went on to finish that season 2nd with 67 points, and Sochaux 16th with 41.

Olympique Lyonnais lined up in a 4-1-2-3 and Sochaux in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Olympique Lyonnais wins, 1 draw and 2 for Sochaux.

Going into the match Olympique Lyonnais's last five read L-D-D-W-W and Sochaux's D-L-L-D-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Yellow card · Mouhamadou DaboOlympique Lyonnais
  • 29'Yellow card · Giovanni SioSochaux
  • 34'Yellow card · Steed MalbranqueOlympique Lyonnais
  • 45+2'Yellow card · Loic PoujolSochaux
  • 50'Goal · Giovanni SioSochaux · 0-1
  • 68'Penalty goal · Bafetimbi GomisOlympique Lyonnais · 1-1
  • 77'Yellow card · Dejan LovrenOlympique Lyonnais
  • 88'Goal · Cédric BakambuSochaux · 1-2
  • 89'Yellow card · Cédric BakambuSochaux

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Olympique Lyonnais 7, draws 1, Sochaux 2.

Team news

Olympique Lyonnais line-up (4-1-2-3)

Rémy Vercoutre, Bakary Koné, Dejan Lovren, Mouhamadou Dabo, Samuel Umtiti, Clément Grenier, Steed Malbranque, Maxime Gonalons, Lisandro López, Alexandre Lacazette, Bafétimbi Gomis

Sochaux line-up (4-4-2)

Simon Pouplin, Sébastien Corchia, Carlão, Cedric Kante, David Sauget, Loic Poujol, Ryad Boudebouz, Sébastien Roudet, Vincent Nogueira, Giovanni-Guy Yann Sio, Cédric Bakambu