Sunday , 16 August 2026

En Avant Guingamp vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
En Avant Guingamp
3 – 0
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Sat 16 Mar 2024 · 18:00 UTC Municipal du Roudourou HT 45' · FT 45'
Mehdi Merghem 43' Y
Y 78' Halid Sabanovic

Overview

Match Preview

En Avant Guingamp vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Municipal du Roudourou.

Match Details

  • Referee Aurelien Petit

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

3
4
2
En Avant Guingamp 9 games · Avg 1.6 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-16 En Avant Guingamp 3–0 Valenciennes FC 2023-08-19 Valenciennes FC 0–0 En Avant Guingamp 2023-02-11 En Avant Guingamp 3–1 Valenciennes FC 2022-10-15 Valenciennes FC 1–0 En Avant Guingamp 2021-07-31 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

En Avant Guingamp
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar Valenciennes FC H 3–0 W
09 Mar US Concarneau A 3–2 W
02 Mar ES Troyes AC H 0–0 D
24 Feb FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–1 L
17 Feb SM Caen H 1–0 W
10 Feb AC Ajaccio A 0–3 L
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Mar En Avant Guingamp A 0–3 L
09 Mar Angers SCO H 0–0 D
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

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
En Avant Guingamp this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

En Avant Guingamp
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Municipal du Roudourou will turn into a battlefield for En Avant Guingamp and Valenciennes FC.
  • 5' Lucas Maronnier needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Yellow cards this season.
  • 7' What a strike from Pierre Lemonnier! The score is 1-0.
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 22' Mehdi Merghem doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 27' 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.
  • 32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 37' En Avant Guingamp currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 42' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 43' Mehdi Merghem has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 43.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Gabin Blancquart is replaced by Halid Sabanovic on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s high time Stéphane Dumont made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 57' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Anthony Knockaert by Mathias Oyewusi on 57 minute.
  • 62' En Avant Guingamp manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Amadou Sagna is hanging Hugo Picard on the field on 62 minute.
  • 64' Amine El Ouazzani adds to his 0 season tally! En Avant Guingamp lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Andrew Jung is replaced by Manga Foe Ondoa.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Amine El Ouazzani as he leaves the pitch. Jacques Siwe steps in for En Avant Guingamp.
  • 78' It’s a booking for Valenciennes FC player. Halid Sabanovic gets a card.
  • 82' Vincent Manceau is replacing Maxime Sivis for the En Avant Guingamp side.
  • 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Valenciennes FC that had 367 games and scored 259 goals.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for En Avant Guingamp players.

Lineups

En Avant Guingamp Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stéphane Dumont

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ahmed Kantari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Baptiste Guillaume 1
Amine El Ouazzani 1
Ronny Rodelin 1
Philipe Sampaio 1
Gaetan Robail 1
Joffrey Cuffaut 1
Baptiste Guillaume 1
Donacien Gomis 1

Head to Head

2024-03-16 En Avant Guingamp 3–0 Valenciennes FC 2023-08-19 Valenciennes FC 0–0 En Avant Guingamp 2023-02-11 En Avant Guingamp 3–1 Valenciennes FC 2022-10-15 Valenciennes FC 1–0 En Avant Guingamp 2021-07-31 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 Valenciennes FC

En Avant Guingamp Form

2024-03-16 En Avant Guingamp 3–0 Valenciennes FC W 2024-03-09 US Concarneau 2–3 En Avant Guingamp W 2024-03-02 En Avant Guingamp 0–0 ES Troyes AC D 2024-02-24 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–0 En Avant Guingamp L 2024-02-17 En Avant Guingamp 1–0 SM Caen W 2024-02-10 AC Ajaccio 3–0 En Avant Guingamp L

Valenciennes FC Form

2024-03-16 En Avant Guingamp 3–0 Valenciennes FC L 2024-03-09 Valenciennes FC 0–0 Angers SCO D 2024-03-02 AJ Auxerre 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2024-02-24 Valenciennes FC 0–2 Rodez Aveyron Football L 2024-02-17 USL Dunkerque 2–1 Valenciennes FC L 2024-02-10 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 En Avant Guingamp xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
En Avant Guingamp56% Draw27% Valenciennes FC17%
Actual: En Avant Guingamp win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

En Avant Guingamp or Draw
83%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
44%
En Avant Guingamp or Valenciennes FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
En Avant Guingamp36% Draw51% Valenciennes FC13%
Actual: En Avant Guingamp win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16%
0 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
12%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — En Avant Guingamp

Handicap En Avant Guingamp covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 26% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

En Avant Guingamp keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.