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FC Lorient vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
FC Lorient
3 – 1
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Fri 17 Aug 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
R 4' Baptiste Aloe
Yoane Wissa 53' Y
Alexis Claude Maurice 66' Y
Y 72' Gaetan Robail
Y 78' Laurent Dos Santos
Y 78' Eden Massouema
Fabien Lemoine 83' Y
Fabien Lemoine 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Lorient vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Sylvain Palhies
  • Referee Paul Cravo
  • Referee Michel Dolmadjian
  • Referee Nicolas Rodrigues

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

2
1
FC Lorient 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-17 FC Lorient 3–1 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

FC Lorient
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Valenciennes FC H 3–1 W
10 Aug GFC Ajaccio A 3–1 W
06 Aug La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 2–1 W
28 Jul Le Havre AC H 0–0 D
11 May Racing Club de Lens H 2–2 D
04 May SV Werder Bremen A 1–1 D
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug FC Lorient A 1–3 L
10 Aug La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 1–1 D
03 Aug FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 1–0 W
27 Jul AJ Auxerre H 3–1 W
19 May SM Caen H 1–1 D
12 May FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–0 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Lorient welcome Valenciennes FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 4' It’s a booking for Valenciennes FC player. Baptiste Aloe gets a Red card.
  • 7' What a moment for Elhadj Dabo! That strike on 7 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 12' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Lorient side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 14' Goal! Pierre-Yves Hamel scores his 53 goal in 436 matches.
  • 19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 24' It’s high time Réginald Ray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alexis Claude Maurice makes it 0-3.
  • 33' It looks surprising FC Lorient does not make any changes. Houboulang Mendes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' FC Lorient currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 48' Loic Nestor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 53' FC Lorient Bretagne Sud player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 55' Jimmy Cabot adds to his 0 season tally! FC Lorient Bretagne Sud lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 60' Ahmed Kantari makes way for Loic Nestor at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Valenciennes FC.
  • 64' Julien Ponceau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jimmy Cabot at the 64 minute mark.
  • 66' Alexis Claude Maurice catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
  • 71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 72' Gaetan Robail was booked on 72.
  • 74' Sebastien Roudet makes way for Tony Mauricio at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Valenciennes FC.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Laurent Dos Santos. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' Valenciennes FC ring the changes. Eden Massouema has done his job and it is now time for Julien Masson to step up.
  • 83' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fabien Lemoine on 83.
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fabien Lemoine on 85.
  • 88' Another substitution for FC Lorient Bretagne Sud to replace Fabien Lemoine by Maxime Etuin on 88 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Lorient Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mickael Landreau

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teddy Chevalier 3
Alexis Claude Maurice 2
Jimmy Cabot 1
Alexis Claude Maurice 1
Pierre-Yves Hamel 1
Florian Raspentino 1
Vincent Le Goff 1
Elhadji Dabo 1

Head to Head

2018-08-17 FC Lorient 3–1 Valenciennes FC

FC Lorient Form

2018-08-17 FC Lorient 3–1 Valenciennes FC W 2018-08-10 GFC Ajaccio 1–3 FC Lorient W 2018-08-06 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 1–2 FC Lorient W 2018-07-28 FC Lorient 0–0 Le Havre AC D 2018-05-11 FC Lorient 2–2 Racing Club de Lens D 2018-05-04 SV Werder Bremen 1–1 FC Lorient D

Valenciennes FC Form

2018-08-17 FC Lorient 3–1 Valenciennes FC L 2018-08-10 Valenciennes FC 1–1 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux D 2018-08-03 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–1 Valenciennes FC W 2018-07-27 Valenciennes FC 3–1 AJ Auxerre W 2018-05-19 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen D 2018-05-12 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–2 Valenciennes FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.76 FC Lorient xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Lorient53% Draw25% Valenciennes FC22%
Actual: FC Lorient win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Lorient or Draw
78%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
47%
FC Lorient or Valenciennes FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Lorient37% Draw45% Valenciennes FC18%
Actual: FC Lorient win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Lorient

Handicap FC Lorient covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Lorient keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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