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Grenoble Foot 38 vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
Grenoble Foot 38
3 – 3
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Sat 21 Oct 2023 · 17:00 UTC Stade des Alpes HT 45' · FT 45'
Eddy Sylvestre 27' Y
Y 36' Joachim Kayi Sanda
Y 42' Anthony Knockaert
Adrien Monfray 65' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Grenoble Foot 38 vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Stade des Alpes.

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre Legat

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

8
5
7
Grenoble Foot 38 20 games · Avg 2.7 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-21 Grenoble Foot 38 3–3 Valenciennes FC 2023-05-26 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 2022-10-22 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 Valenciennes FC 2022-04-19 Grenoble Foot 38 3–0 Valenciennes FC 2021-11-20 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38

Recent Form

Grenoble Foot 38
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Valenciennes FC H 3–3 D
07 Oct En Avant Guingamp A 2–2 D
30 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 2–0 W
26 Sep SM Caen A 2–1 W
23 Sep US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 2–1 W
16 Sep USL Dunkerque A 0–0 D
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 A 3–3 D
07 Oct ES Troyes AC H 1–1 D
30 Sep Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 0–1 L
26 Sep US Concarneau H 0–1 L
23 Sep Amiens SC A 0–0 D
16 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–2 L

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Grenoble Foot 38 and Valenciennes FC is underway.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Valenciennes FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 13' The deadlock is broken! Aymen Boutoutaou gets on the scoresheet on 13 minutes.
  • 18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 24' The Haiti Lenny Joseph breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 1-1!
  • 27' That looks like a foul for a card for Eddy Sylvestre.
  • 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
  • 33' What a strike from Pape Ba! The score is 2-1.
  • 36' Poor challenge from Joachim Kayi Sanda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 42' Anthony Knockaert has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 42.
  • 47' Eddy Sylvestre, a France , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 51' A change in the Valenciennes FC ranks — Anthony Knockaert exits the field as Ilyes Hamache enters on 51.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vincent Hognon will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' Magnificent from Lucas Woudenberg! That is 3 goals in 369 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 59' Bruno Costa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sacha Banse at the 59 minute mark.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Grenoble Foot 38. Eddy Sylvestre is replaced by Amine Sbai.
  • 65' Adrien Monfray catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 65.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 74' A change in the Grenoble Foot 38 ranks — Pape Ba exits the field as Virgiliu Postolachi enters on 74.
  • 78' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Makabi Lilepo makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 83' A quiet spell here at Stade des Alpes. Valenciennes FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Abdoulie Sanyang as he leaves the pitch. Jekob Jeno steps in for Grenoble Foot 38.
  • 85' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Aymen Boutoutaou is withdrawn and Ibrahima Diallo gets his opportunity.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The final score is 3-3.

Lineups

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Hognon

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Maciel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Sotoca 3
Baptiste Guillaume 3
Jessy Benet 2
Florian Sotoca 2
Jordan Tell 2
Kevin Cabral 2
Flamarion 1
Joffrey Cuffaut 1

Head to Head

2023-10-21 Grenoble Foot 38 3–3 Valenciennes FC 2023-05-26 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 2022-10-22 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 Valenciennes FC 2022-04-19 Grenoble Foot 38 3–0 Valenciennes FC 2021-11-20 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38

Grenoble Foot 38 Form

2023-10-21 Grenoble Foot 38 3–3 Valenciennes FC D 2023-10-07 En Avant Guingamp 2–2 Grenoble Foot 38 D 2023-09-30 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2023-09-26 SM Caen 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2023-09-23 Grenoble Foot 38 2–1 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole W 2023-09-16 USL Dunkerque 0–0 Grenoble Foot 38 D

Valenciennes FC Form

2023-10-21 Grenoble Foot 38 3–3 Valenciennes FC D 2023-10-07 Valenciennes FC 1–1 ES Troyes AC D 2023-09-30 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2023-09-26 Valenciennes FC 0–1 US Concarneau L 2023-09-23 Amiens SC 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2023-09-16 Valenciennes FC 1–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Grenoble Foot 38 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Grenoble Foot 3848% Draw26% Valenciennes FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Grenoble Foot 38 or Draw
74%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
52%
Grenoble Foot 38 or Valenciennes FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Grenoble Foot 3833% Draw46% Valenciennes FC21%
Actual: Grenoble Foot 38 win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Grenoble Foot 38

Handicap Grenoble Foot 38 covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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