Le Havre AC vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Le Havre AC vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Oceane.
- Le Havre AC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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 22 May Valenciennes FC H 0–2 L 15 May FC Annecy A 0–1 L 08 May Rodez Aveyron Football H 1–0 W 29 Apr SM Caen A 2–1 W 22 Apr US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 0–0 D 15 Apr Nimes Olympique A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 May Le Havre AC A 2–0 W 13 May Pau FC H 1–1 D 06 May Nimes Olympique A 3–3 D 29 Apr FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 0–2 L 22 Apr Amiens SC A 2–0 W 15 Apr Chamois Niortais FC H 0–0 D Key Stats
22% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stade Oceane that hosts another battle between Le Havre AC and Valenciennes FC.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mohamed Kaba made 367 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 6' Le Havre AC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 6' Adrian Grbic puts Valenciennes FC on the lead.
- 7' What a strike from Adrian Grbic! The score is 0-2.
- 12' Le Havre AC is showing some good football. However, Le Havre AC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 17' Le Havre AC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 22' Victor Lekhal needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
- 24' The Valenciennes FC manager makes a substitution. Adrian Grbic departs to be replaced by Ugo Bonnet.
- 25' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ugo Bonnet is hanging Adrian Grbic on the field on 25 minute.
- 30' It’s high time Ahmed Kantari made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jordan Poha.
- 45' Gautier Lloris is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 46' The whistle greets Nolan Mbemba as he departs to be replaced by Makrane Bentoumi.
- 47' Goal! Mohamed Kaba scores his 5 goal in 367 matches.
- 52' It looks surprising Le Havre AC does not make any changes. Gautier Lloris has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 57' It looks like no one’s ball. Le Havre AC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' Time for substitution for Le Havre AC. Josue Casimir is replaced by Amir Richardson.
- 61' Amir Richardson is replacing Josue Casimir for the Le Havre AC side.
- 66' 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.
- 71' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 71 minute. Yassine Haouari leaves to be changed by Mathieu Debuchy.
- 72' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 72 minute. Ilyes Hamache leaves to be changed by Salim Ben Seghir.
- 77' The travelling Valenciennes FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 78' Another substitution for Le Havre AC to replace Oualid El Hajjam by Elies Mahmoud on 78 minute.
- 79' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Quentin Lecoeuche is replaced by Noah Diliberto.
- 79' Valenciennes FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 80' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jason Berthomier is hanging Aymen Boutoutaou on the field on 80 minute.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Yann Kitala. He replaces Oussama Targhalline on 84 minute.
- 89' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aymen Boutoutaou suffering a number of foals already.
- Full Time. Valenciennes FC beats Le Havre AC
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Lineups
Le Havre AC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 11
- 4
- 22
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Nolan Mbemba ↓ Makrane Bentoumi 46'
- 27
- 10
- 30
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23
Josue Casimir ↓ Amir Richardson 61'
- 5
- 93
Bench
- 1
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9
Yann Kitala ↑ 84'
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28
Elies Mahmoud ↑ 78'
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24
Amir Richardson ↑ 61'
- 92
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33
Makrane Bentoumi ↑ 46'
Coach Luka ElsnerValenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 14
- 28
- 24
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Adrian Grbic ↓ Ugo Bonnet 25'
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- 20
- 21
- 48
- 30
- 56
Bench
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5
Jason Berthomier ↑ 80'
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26
Mathieu Debuchy ↑ 71'
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Ugo Bonnet ↑ 25'
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Noah Diliberto ↑ 79'
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Salim Ben Seghir ↑ 72'
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Coach Ahmed Kantari -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Romain Basque 3 Matthis Abline 2 Ilyes Hamache 2 Adrian Grbic 2 Florian Raspentino 2 Jamal Thiare 2 Alimami Gory 2 Nathael Julan 1 Head to Head
Le Havre AC Form
Valenciennes FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.1 Le Havre AC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.28 Valenciennes FC xGI would bet for: Le Havre AC or Valenciennes FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Valenciennes FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.38Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 69% 31% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Le Havre AC or Draw 63%Draw or Valenciennes FC 67%Le Havre AC or Valenciennes FC 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Valenciennes FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14%0 – 0 11.5%0 – 1 10.8%1 – 0 9%1 – 2 8%0 – 2 Actual2 – 1 6.9%2 – 0 5.4%2 – 2 4.5%1 – 3 3.5%0 – 3 3.1%3 – 1 2.5%Asian Handicap — Le Havre AC
Handicap Le Havre AC covers Push Valenciennes FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 18% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 21% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 12% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.