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

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Ligue 2 · 2023-24

En Avant Guingamp

3 – 0

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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

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

En Avant Guingamp 12 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Aurelien Petit

6 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Saint-Étienne	12	28
2	AS Nancy-Lorraine	12	25
3	Montpellier HSC	12	24
4	Stade de Reims	12	21
5	Pau FC	12	20
6	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	12	18
7	FC Metz	12	17
8	Red Star FC	12	17
9	FC Annecy	12	16
10	USL Dunkerque	12	15
11	En Avant Guingamp	12	14
12	US Boulogne Côte d'Opale	12	13
13	Rodez Aveyron Football	12	13
14	FC Nantes	12	12
15	Clermont Foot 63	12	11
16	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	12	11
17	Grenoble Foot 38	12	11
18	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	12	9

Head-to-Head

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

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

Valenciennes FC

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)

22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
En Avant Guingamp this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

En Avant Guingamp

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/3

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

En Avant Guingamp

Brandon Bokangu	4 G
Samir Ben Brahim	3 G	1 A
Stanislas Kielt	3 G
Donatien Gomis	2 G	2 A
Albin Demouchy	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between En Avant Guingamp and Valenciennes FC is underway.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Souleymane Basse, as he is very good at scoring at Municipal du Roudourou with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
7' What a moment for Pierre Lemonnier! That strike on 7 puts his side firmly in control.
12' Valenciennes FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
17' The home supporters are growing impatient. En Avant Guingamp must find a spark to ignite this game.
22' Against the run of play, Mehdi Merghem has scored! This game has turned on its head.
27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
32' Anthony Knockaert, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
42' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' Mehdi Merghem was booked on 43.
46' Valenciennes FC ring the changes. Gabin Blancquart has done his job and it is now time for Halid Sabanovic to step up.
51' France international Julien Masson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
56' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
57' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Anthony Knockaert is replaced by Mathias Oyewusi.
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 doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
69' Andrew Jung makes way for Manga Foe Ondoa at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Valenciennes FC.
74' Another change for En Avant Guingamp made on 74 minute. Amine El Ouazzani leaves to be changed by Jacques Siwe.
78' Controversy at the stadium! Halid Sabanovic argues furiously but the card stands.
82' Another change for En Avant Guingamp made on 82 minute. Maxime Sivis leaves to be changed by Vincent Manceau.
87' En Avant Guingamp are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Valenciennes FC's shape.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

En Avant Guingamp Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

–
Lebogang Phiri ↑ 82'
15
Vincent Manceau ↑ 82'
30
Babacar Niasse
29
Ugo Bonnet ↑ 74'
11
Amadou Sagna ↑ 62'
2
Baptiste Roux
17
Jacques Siwe ↑ 74'

Coach Stéphane Dumont

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

93
Anthony Knockaert ↓ Mathias Oyewusi 57'
15
Lucas Woudenberg
6
Julien Masson
18
Andrew Jung ↓ Manga Foe Ondoa 69'
96
Flamarion ↓ Makabi Lilepo 57'
16
Jean Louchet
20
Ilyes Hamache ↓ Sirine Doucoure 46'
8
Sacha Banse
44
Joachim Kayi Sanda
57
Gabin Blancquart ↓ Halid Sabanovic 46'
3
Souleymane Basse

Bench

2
Halid Sabanovic ↑ 46'
90
Mathias Oyewusi ↑ 57'
30
Lassana Sy
9
Sirine Doucoure ↑ 46'
34
Makabi Lilepo ↑ 57'
59
Manga Foe Ondoa ↑ 69'
–
Jean Eric Moursou

Coach Ahmed Kantari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Amine El Ouazzani	1
Mathieu Debuchy	1
Malek Chergui	1
Mehdi Merghem	1
Yeni N'Gbakoto	1
Pierre Lemonnier	1
Baptiste Guillaume	1
Amine El Ouazzani	1

Head to Head

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

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.