FC Girondins de Bordeaux vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Girondins de Bordeaux vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Matmut Atlantique.
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Mickael Leleu
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Jan Valenciennes FC H 3–1 W 15 Jan AJ Auxerre A 1–3 L 19 Dec USL Dunkerque A 2–0 W 16 Dec AS Saint-Etienne H 0–0 D 05 Dec US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 2–3 L 02 Dec ES Troyes AC H 0–1 L Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Girondins de Bordeaux is hosting Valenciennes FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' 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.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Ilyes Hamache needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 25' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' It looks surprising FC Girondins de Bordeaux does not make any changes. Pedro Diaz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Julien Masson suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gaetan Weissbeck on 45.
- 46' The referee calls foul for Julien Masson. He receives a card.
- 51' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 52' Jeremy Livolant was booked on 52.
- 57' Emmanuel Biumla puts FC Girondins de Bordeaux on the lead.
- 58' Another substitution for FC Girondins de Bordeaux to replace Jacques Ekomie by Clement Michelin on 58 minute.
- 59' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Ilyes Hamache is replaced by Aymen Boutoutaou.
- 60' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Flamarion is replaced by Anthony Knockaert.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lucas Woudenberg made 358 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 66' What a strike from Pedro Diaz! The score is 2-0.
- 71' It looks like no one’s ball. Valenciennes FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 72' Another change for FC Girondins de Bordeaux made on 72 minute. Issouf Sissokho leaves to be changed by Yohan Cassubie.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Zan Vipotnik. He replaces Alberth Elis on 73 minute.
- 75' Joachim Kayi Sanda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Allan Linguet on 75 minute.
- 79' It is a substitution in FC Girondins de Bordeaux team. Jeremy Livolant is replaced by Alexi Pitu on 79 minute.
- 80' What a strike from Aymen Boutoutaou! The score is 2-1.
- 83' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Souleymane Basse is replaced by Lucas Woudenberg.
- 86' Goal! Zan Vipotnik scores his 16 goal in 105 matches.
- The final score is 3-1.
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Lineups
FC Girondins de Bordeaux Lineups
Starting XI
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Jeremy Livolant ↓ Alexi Pitu 79'
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20
Pedro Diaz ↓ Julien Vetro 79'
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Alberth Elis ↓ Zan Vipotnik 73'
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- 19
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Bench
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34
Clement Michelin ↑ 58'
- 24
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11
Alexi Pitu ↑ 79'
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72
Yohan Cassubie ↑ 72'
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Zan Vipotnik ↑ 73'
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Julien Vetro ↑ 79'
Coach Albert RieraValenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 14
- 24
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Flamarion ↓ Anthony Knockaert 60'
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90
Mathias Oyewusi ↓ Andrew Jung 75'
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- 5
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Bench
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93
Anthony Knockaert ↑ 60'
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15
Lucas Woudenberg ↑ 83'
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18
Andrew Jung ↑ 75'
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17
Aymen Boutoutaou ↑ 59'
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44
Joachim Kayi Sanda ↑ 75'
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Coach Ahmed Kantari -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Josh Maja 1 Yoann Barbet 1 Alexi Pitu 1 Alberth Elis 1 David Kjaer Kruse 1 Pedro Diaz 1 Zan Vipotnik 1 Emmanuel Biumla 1 Head to Head
FC Girondins de Bordeaux Form
2024-01-23 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3–1 Valenciennes FC W 2024-01-15 AJ Auxerre 3–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L 2023-12-19 USL Dunkerque 0–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2023-12-16 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–0 AS Saint-Etienne D 2023-12-05 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole 3–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L 2023-12-02 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–1 ES Troyes AC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.58 FC Girondins de Bordeaux xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.96 Valenciennes FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Girondins de Bordeaux winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.54Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 46% 54% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
FC Girondins de Bordeaux or Draw 80%Draw or Valenciennes FC 46%FC Girondins de Bordeaux or Valenciennes FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%1 – 0 11.5%0 – 0 9.9%2 – 0 9.6%2 – 1 9.1%0 – 1 6.5%1 – 2 5.5%3 – 0 5%3 – 1 Actual2 – 2 4.4%0 – 2 3.5%3 – 2 2.4%Asian Handicap — FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Handicap FC Girondins de Bordeaux covers Push Valenciennes FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 16% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 23% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 78% — 22% +1 78% 14% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
FC Girondins de Bordeaux keeps clean sheet 39% ✓Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.