Wednesday , 14 October 2026

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-Etienne 8 19
2 Red Star FC 8 17
3 Montpellier HSC 8 15
4 Stade de Reims 8 14
5 AS Nancy-Lorraine 8 13
6 FC Annecy 8 13
7 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 8 12
8 Pau FC 8 11
9 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 8 11
10 FC Metz 8 10
11 USL Dunkerque 8 8
12 En Avant Guingamp 8 8
13 FC Nantes 8 8
14 Grenoble Foot 38 8 8
15 Rodez Aveyron Football 8 7
16 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 8 6
17 Clermont Foot 63 8 6
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 8 5

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
38% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/4
■ 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' Welcome to Stade des Alpes that hosts another battle between Grenoble Foot 38 and Valenciennes FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Grenoble Foot 38 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 13' What a strike from Aymen Boutoutaou! The score is 0-1.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Grenoble Foot 38 side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 23' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' Lenny Joseph doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 27' Eddy Sylvestre catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 27.
  • 32' Jordan Poha has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 367 appearances.
  • 33' Pape Ba has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
  • 36' Valenciennes FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Loic Nestor is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Grenoble Foot 38.
  • 42' Poor challenge from Anthony Knockaert. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 47' Dante Rigo, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 51' A tactical swap from Valenciennes FC — Ilyes Hamache on, Anthony Knockaert off on 51 minutes.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 58' What composure from Lucas Woudenberg! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Sacha Banse is replaced by Bruno Costa on 59 minute.
  • 63' The whistle greets Eddy Sylvestre as he departs to be replaced by Amine Sbai.
  • 65' Controversy at the stadium! Adrien Monfray argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 70' Ibrahima Diallo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 74' Another change for Grenoble Foot 38 made on 74 minute. Pape Ba leaves to be changed by Virgiliu Postolachi.
  • 78' Goal! Makabi Lilepo scores his 2 goal in 367 matches.
  • 83' Grenoble Foot 38 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 84' Grenoble Foot 38 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jekob Jeno is hanging Abdoulie Sanyang on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Aymen Boutoutaou is withdrawn and Ibrahima Diallo gets his opportunity.
  • 90' 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.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Jordan Tell 2
Kevin Cabral 2
Jessy Benet 2
Florian Sotoca 2
Gaetan Robail 1
Nick Venema 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.