Grenoble Foot 38 vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Grenoble Foot 38 vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Stade des Alpes.
- Grenoble Foot 38 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Pierre Legat
Standings
# 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 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history29% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Grenoble Foot 380-151/–16-301/231-452/146-60–/–61-75–/376+3/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Grenoble Foot 38 to score. At the same time, Valenciennes FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 13' Goal! Aymen Boutoutaou scores his 14 goal in 367 matches.
- 18' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
- 23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ilyes Hamache made 367 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 24' What an equalizer from Lenny Joseph!
- 27' Eddy Sylvestre is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
- 32' 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.
- 33' Goal! Pape Ba scores his 26 goal in 443 matches.
- 36' Valenciennes FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jessy Benet, as he is very good at scoring at Stade des Alpes with 26 goals in the last 23 games.
- 42' Valenciennes FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
- 47' It looks like no one’s ball. Valenciennes FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 51' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilyes Hamache is hanging Anthony Knockaert on the field on 51 minute.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 58' Goal! Lucas Woudenberg scores his 3 goal in 358 matches.
- 59' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Sacha Banse is replaced by Bruno Costa on 59 minute.
- 63' Another substitution for Grenoble Foot 38 to replace Eddy Sylvestre by Amine Sbai on 63 minute.
- 65' It’s a booking for Grenoble Foot 38 player. Adrien Monfray gets a card.
- 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 74' The whistle greets Pape Ba as he departs to be replaced by Virgiliu Postolachi.
- 78' What a strike from Makabi Lilepo! The score is 2-3.
- 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 84' The whistle greets Abdoulie Sanyang as he departs to be replaced by Jekob Jeno.
- 85' Ibrahima Diallo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aymen Boutoutaou on 85 minute.
- 90' 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.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.
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Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups
Starting XI
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Eddy Sylvestre ↓ Amine Sbai 63'
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Pape Ba ↓ Virgiliu Postolachi 74'
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Abdoulie Sanyang ↓ Jekob Jeno 84'
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Bench
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Virgiliu Postolachi ↑ 74'
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Jekob Jeno ↑ 84'
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Amine Sbai ↑ 63'
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Coach Vincent HognonValenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Nick Venema ↓ Ugo Bonnet 59'
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- 16
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Sacha Banse ↓ Bruno Costa 59'
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- 23
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Makabi Lilepo ↓ Andrew Jung 85'
Bench
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Bruno Costa ↑ 59'
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Andrew Jung ↑ 85'
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Ugo Bonnet ↑ 59'
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Ilyes Hamache ↑ 51'
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Ibrahima Diallo ↑ 85'
Coach Jorge Maciel -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals 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
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 DValenciennes 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 -
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.58 Grenoble Foot 38 xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.19 Valenciennes FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.77Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Grenoble Foot 38 win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–3 not predicted3 – 3Actual1 – 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.