En Avant Guingamp vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
En Avant Guingamp vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Municipal du Roudourou.
- En Avant Guingamp 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Aurelien Petit
4 games this season
🟨 2.5/game
⚽ 7.3 goals/game
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (9 games)
22%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
En Avant Guingamp this season
En Avant Guingamp this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
En Avant Guingamp
0-15
3/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
En Avant Guingamp
| Brandon Bokangu | 4 G | |
| Donatien Gomis | 2 G | 1 A |
| Stanislas Kielt | 2 G | |
| Albin Demouchy | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Municipal du Roudourou that hosts another battle between En Avant Guingamp and Valenciennes FC.
- 5' Mehdi Merghem has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 256 appearances.
- 7' A goal from the France international Pierre Lemonnier! He fires home on 7 to make it 1-0!
- 12' It looks like no one’s ball. Valenciennes FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 17' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. En Avant Guingamp needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 22' The deadlock is broken! Mehdi Merghem gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
- 27' It is a cagey affair so far. En Avant Guingamp in their trying to find a way past Valenciennes FC's compact .
- 32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 42' 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.
- 43' It’s gonna be a card for Mehdi Merghem.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Halid Sabanovic. He replaces Gabin Blancquart on 46 minute.
- 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 56' Sirine Doucoure has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 57' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Anthony Knockaert by Mathias Oyewusi on 57 minute.
- 62' En Avant Guingamp make a change. Hugo Picard trudges off to be replaced by Amadou Sagna on 62 minutes.
- 64' Amine El Ouazzani adds to his 1 season tally! En Avant Guingamp lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
- 69' A tactical swap from Valenciennes FC — Manga Foe Ondoa on, Andrew Jung off on 69 minutes.
- 74' En Avant Guingamp manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacques Siwe is hanging Amine El Ouazzani on the field on 74 minute.
- 78' Halid Sabanovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 78.
- 82' Vincent Manceau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maxime Sivis at the 82 minute mark.
- 87' En Avant Guingamp are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for En Avant Guingamp and Valenciennes FC (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
En Avant Guingamp Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 22
-
21
Baptiste Guillaume ↓ Ugo Bonnet 74'
-
10
Mehdi Merghem ↓ Lebogang Phiri 82'
- 24
- 16
-
27
Maxime Sivis ↓ Vincent Manceau 82'
- 31
- 7
-
20
Hugo Picard ↓ Amadou Sagna 62'
- 9
Bench
-
–
Lebogang Phiri ↑ 82'
-
15
Vincent Manceau ↑ 82'
- 30
-
29
Ugo Bonnet ↑ 74'
-
11
Amadou Sagna ↑ 62'
- 2
-
17
Jacques Siwe ↑ 74'
Coach
Stéphane Dumont
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 93
- 15
- 6
-
18
Andrew Jung ↓ Manga Foe Ondoa 69'
-
96
Flamarion ↓ Makabi Lilepo 57'
- 16
-
20
Ilyes Hamache ↓ Sirine Doucoure 46'
- 8
- 44
- 57
- 3
Bench
-
2
Halid Sabanovic ↑ 46'
-
90
Mathias Oyewusi ↑ 57'
- 30
-
9
Sirine Doucoure ↑ 46'
-
34
Makabi Lilepo ↑ 57'
-
59
Manga Foe Ondoa ↑ 69'
- –
Coach
Ahmed Kantari
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joffrey Cuffaut | 1 |
| Baptiste Guillaume | 1 |
| Donacien Gomis | 1 |
| Amine El Ouazzani | 1 |
| Mathieu Debuchy | 1 |
| Malek Chergui | 1 |
| Mehdi Merghem | 1 |
| Yeni N'Gbakoto | 1 |
Head to Head
En Avant Guingamp Form
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
✓ CorrectActual: En Avant Guingamp win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.