MONTBÉLIARD, France (Interstat) — FC Sochaux-Montbeliard opened its National 1 season with a 2-0 victory over Concarneau on Friday at Stade Auguste-Bonal.

Forward Kapitbafan Djoco scored both goals, finding the net in the 15th and 59th minutes. Substitutes Djessine Seba and Flavio Da Silva each provided an assist on one of Djoco’s tallies. The match, played March 13, 2026, saw late bookings for Seba and Da Silva in the 77th and 78th minutes, respectively. Concarneau finished with 10 men after Jimmy Halby Touré received a red card in first-half stoppage time.

The result defied a pregame projection from Interstat, which had simulated a 1-1 draw and gave Sochaux-Montbeliard a 53.6% probability to win. Sochaux-Montbeliard begins the campaign 1-0-0, while Concarneau starts 0-1-0.