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

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Ligue 2 · 2018-19

Grenoble Foot 38

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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

Match Preview

Grenoble Foot 38 vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 .

Grenoble Foot 38 7 games · 8 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

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

43% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38

Yadaly Diaby	2 G
Samba Diba	2 G
Baptiste Mouazan	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Grenoble Foot 38 and Valenciennes FC get this one started.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' Ryan Sanusi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steve Ambri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Valenciennes FC.
18' The referee shows Valenciennes FC player a Yellow card on 18.
22' The France Malek Chergui breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 1-0!
27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
31' Harouna Abou Demba makes way for Francis Dady Ngoye at the 31 minute mark. A tactical switch from Grenoble Foot 38.
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Grenoble Foot 38 and Valenciennes FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
41' Eden Massouema has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 367 appearances.
43' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gaetan Robail makes no mistake. 1-1!
44' The referee shows Grenoble Foot 38 player a Yellow card on 44.
45' Magnificent from Florian Sotoca! That is 52 goals in 438 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
46' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Taravel. He replaces Eric Vandenabeele on 46 minute.
47' Florian Sotoca adds to his 0 season tally! Grenoble Foot 38 lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
47' Valenciennes FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
52' 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.
56' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Mehdy Guezoui by Florian Raspentino on 56 minute.
60' Nicolas Taravel has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
62' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eden Massouema is hanging Steve Ambri on the field on 62 minute.
67' Grenoble Foot 38 currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
72' Valenciennes FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
73' The France Joffrey Cuffaut breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 4-2!
76' Ibrehima Coulibaly is replacing Arsene Elogo for the Grenoble Foot 38 side.
81' Harouna Abou Demba has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
83' Jorris Romil gets the nod from Valenciennes FC. He replaces Johann Ramare and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Florian Sotoca makes a hat-trick on 86.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.

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
Jordan Tell	2
Kevin Cabral	2
Jessy Benet	2
Florian Sotoca	2
Mamadou Diallo	1
Lenny Joseph	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.