Grenoble Foot 38 vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2018-19

Grenoble Foot 38

4 – 2

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Valenciennes FC

Fri 14 Sep 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 18' Steve Ambri

Francis Dady Ngoye 44' Y

Y 47' Johann Ramare

Overview

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Grenoble Foot 38 vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 .

Grenoble Foot 38 2 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gael Angoula
Referee Erwan Finjean
Referee Cedric Moreau
Referee Sebastien Moreira

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

Grenoble Foot 38 20 games · Avg 2.7 goals Valenciennes FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-14 Grenoble Foot 38 4–2 Valenciennes FC 2018-03-17 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 Valenciennes FC 2017-11-04 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 2017-02-04 Grenoble Foot 38 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2016-10-16 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Grenoble Foot 38

Recent Form

Grenoble Foot 38

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Valenciennes FC	H	4–2	W
03 Sep	FC Lorient	A	0–1	L
24 Aug	La Berrichonne de Chateauroux	H	0–0	D
17 Aug	GFC Ajaccio	A	0–2	L
10 Aug	Chamois Niortais FC	H	1–0	W
03 Aug	Le Havre AC	A	1–1	D

Valenciennes FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Grenoble Foot 38	A	2–4	L
31 Aug	Clermont Foot 63	H	0–4	L
27 Aug	GFC Ajaccio	H	0–0	D
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

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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Grenoble Foot 38 and Valenciennes FC.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Youssouf M'Changama has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
18' Steve Ambri is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
22' Grenoble Foot 38 is taking the lead after the goal scored by Malek Chergui on 22.
27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
31' It is a substitution in Grenoble Foot 38 team. Harouna Abou Demba is replaced by Francis Dady Ngoye on 31 minute.
36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Grenoble Foot 38 and Valenciennes FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Réginald Ray will be considering his options from the bench.
43' What an equalizer from Gaetan Robail!
44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Francis Dady Ngoye.
45' GOAL! Florian Sotoca fires home to make it 2-1!
46' It is a substitution in Grenoble Foot 38 team. Eric Vandenabeele is replaced by Nicolas Taravel on 46 minute.
47' Goal! Florian Sotoca scores his 52 goal in 433 matches.
47' Poor challenge from Johann Ramare. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tony Mauricio made 367 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Mehdy Guezoui is replaced by Florian Raspentino.
60' Magnificent from Nicolas Taravel! That is 2 goals in 433 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
62' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Steve Ambri is replaced by Eden Massouema.
67' It looks surprising Grenoble Foot 38 does not make any changes. Ryan Sanusi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
72' 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.
73' GOAL! Joffrey Cuffaut scores on 73. Assisted by Florian Raspentino
76' Ibrehima Coulibaly gets the nod from Grenoble Foot 38. He replaces Arsene Elogo and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
83' A tactical swap from Valenciennes FC — Jorris Romil on, Johann Ramare off on 83 minutes.
86' What a moment for Florian Sotoca! That strike on 86 puts his side firmly in control.
With this win, Grenoble Foot 38 is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

29
Pierre Gibaud ↓ Nicolas Taravel 61'
23
Jerome Mombris
10
Youssouf M'Changama
6
Ryan Sanusi
21
Jessy Benet
4
Eric Vandenabeele ↓ Nicolas Taravel 61'
1
Brice Maubleu
13
Harouna Abou Demba ↓ Francis Dady Ngoye 31'
7
Florian Sotoca C
22
Arsene Elogo ↓ Ibrehima Coulibaly 76'
27
Malek Chergui

Bench

Coach Philippe Hinschberger

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Damien Perquis
8
Loic Nestor C
19
Elhadji Dabo
13
Julien Masson
28
Laurent Dos Santos
5
Johann Ramare ↓ Jorris Romil 83'
7
Steve Ambri ↓ Eden Massouema 62'
27
Mehdy Guezoui ↓ Florian Raspentino 56'
22
Tony Mauricio
9
Gaetan Robail
14
Joffrey Cuffaut

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Florian Sotoca	3
Baptiste Guillaume	3
Florian Sotoca	2
Jordan Tell	2
Kevin Cabral	2
Jessy Benet	2
Malek Chergui	1
Makabi Lilepo	1

Head to Head

Grenoble Foot 38 Form

2018-09-14 Grenoble Foot 38 4–2 Valenciennes FC W 2018-09-03 FC Lorient 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2018-08-24 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux D 2018-08-17 GFC Ajaccio 2–0 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2018-08-10 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 Chamois Niortais FC W 2018-08-03 Le Havre AC 1–1 Grenoble Foot 38 D

Valenciennes FC Form

2018-09-14 Grenoble Foot 38 4–2 Valenciennes FC L 2018-08-31 Valenciennes FC 0–4 Clermont Foot 63 L 2018-08-27 Valenciennes FC 0–0 GFC Ajaccio D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.65 Grenoble Foot 38 xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 Valenciennes FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Grenoble Foot 3848% Draw26% Valenciennes FC26%

Actual: Grenoble Foot 38 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

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

Grenoble Foot 38 or Draw

74%

Draw or Valenciennes FC

52%

Grenoble Foot 38 or Valenciennes FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Grenoble Foot 3834% Draw45% Valenciennes FC21%

Actual: Grenoble Foot 38 win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

8.8%

2 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Grenoble Foot 38

Handicap	Grenoble Foot 38 covers	Push	Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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