AJ Auxerre vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
AJ Auxerre vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Abbe Deschamps.
- AJ Auxerre 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Abdelatif Kherradji
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Red Star FC | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Stade de Reims | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Montpellier HSC | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | FC Metz | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | FC Annecy | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Pau FC | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | USL Dunkerque | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | En Avant Guingamp | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 7 | 8 |
| 14 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | FC Nantes | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Clermont Foot 63 | 7 | 6 |
| 17 | US Boulogne Côte d'Opale | 7 | 5 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 7 | 5 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Mar | Valenciennes FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 24 Feb | SC Bastia | H | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Feb | FC Annecy | A | 2–0 | W |
| 10 Feb | Angers SCO | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Feb | Pau FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 27 Jan | En Avant Guingamp | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Mar | AJ Auxerre | A | 0–0 | D |
| 24 Feb | Rodez Aveyron Football | H | 0–2 | L |
| 17 Feb | USL Dunkerque | A | 1–2 | L |
| 10 Feb | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Feb | US Concarneau | A | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Jan | SC Bastia | H | 3–1 | W |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Abbe Deschamps. AJ Auxerre are looking to make home advantage count against Valenciennes FC.
- 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 10' AJ Auxerre have won 394 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 20' Ilyes Hamache has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 367 appearances.
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 30' Donovan Leon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 35' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' Mathias Oyewusi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 40.
- 45' Elisha Owusu picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 50' It looks surprising AJ Auxerre does not make any changes. Rayan Raveloson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AJ Auxerre that had 439 games and scored 394 goals.
- 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jean Louchet on 57.
- 61' Julien Masson picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 63' Issa Soumare has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ado Onaiwu on 63 minute.
- 68' The Valenciennes FC manager makes a substitution. Mathias Oyewusi departs to be replaced by Anthony Knockaert.
- 73' Jubal Junior has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 78' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 83' AJ Auxerre currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 88' Theo Pellenard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 90' Poor challenge from Gabin Blancquart. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
AJ Auxerre Lineups
Starting XI
- 97
- 7
- 5
-
10
Gaetan Perrin ↓ Florian Aye 63'
- 42
- 16
- 17
-
45
Ado Onaiwu ↓ Issa Soumare 63'
- 26
- 4
- 13
Bench
- 18
-
19
Florian Aye ↑ 63'
- 6
-
75
Issa Soumare ↑ 63'
- 11
- 40
- 35
Coach
Christophe Pélissier
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 6
- 96
- 16
- 20
- 90
- 9
- 8
- 44
- 57
- 3
Bench
-
93
Anthony Knockaert ↑ 68'
- 18
- 30
- 22
- 34
- 59
- –
Coach
Ahmed Kantari
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joffrey Cuffaut | 2 |
| Gauthier Hein | 2 |
| Ousmane Camara | 2 |
| Gaetan Robail | 2 |
| Gaetan Robail | 2 |
| Jonathan Buatu | 1 |
| Axel Ngando | 1 |
| Teddy Chevalier | 1 |
Head to Head
AJ Auxerre Form
Valenciennes FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26
AJ Auxerre xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81
Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 2.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
AJ Auxerre or Draw
78%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
51%
AJ Auxerre or Valenciennes FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
13.8%
2 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.4%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.5%
Asian Handicap — AJ Auxerre
| Handicap | AJ Auxerre covers | Push | Valenciennes FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 14% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 24% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 15% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
29%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.