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Le Mans FC vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
Le Mans FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Fri 9 Aug 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Y 12' Joffrey Cuffaut
Tom Duponchelle 34' Y
Y 43' Sessi D'Almeida

Overview

Match Preview

Le Mans FC vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Romain Lissorgue
  • Referee Yoann Benoit
  • Referee
  • Referee
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

2
Le Mans FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-09 Le Mans FC 1–2 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

Le Mans FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Valenciennes FC H 1–2 L
02 Aug AJ Auxerre A 0–2 L
27 Jul Racing Club de Lens H 1–2 L
02 Jun GFC Ajaccio A 2–0 W
28 May GFC Ajaccio H 1–2 L
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Le Mans FC A 2–1 W
02 Aug AS Nancy-Lorraine H 1–1 D
26 Jul FC Chambly Oise A 0–1 L
17 May AJ Auxerre A 1–1 D
10 May Le Havre AC H 1–0 W
03 May FC Metz A 0–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Le Mans FC host Valenciennes FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Yohann Thuram has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 437 appearances.
  • 10' 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 Sessi D'Almeida suffering a number of foals already.
  • 12' The referee calls foul for Joffrey Cuffaut. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 17' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Le Mans FC and Valenciennes FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 22' It’s high time Olivier Guegan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Le Mans FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Frederic Bong is withdrawn and Emmanuel Ntim gets his opportunity.
  • 34' Tom Duponchelle picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 39' 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.
  • 43' Valenciennes FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 46' Brilliant from the ! Teddy Chevalier makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 46.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Cabral. He replaces Joffrey Cuffaut on 46 minute.
  • 51' The 39-year-old Frederic Bong has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' Vincent Crehin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Valenciennes FC tonight.
  • 66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Laurent Dos Santos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Le Mans FC.
  • 71' It looks surprising Valenciennes FC does not make any changes. Jerome Prior has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' Enzo Ebosse is replacing Dorian Leveque for the Le Mans FC side.
  • 74' Le Mans FC make a change. Yann Boe-Kane trudges off to be replaced by Youssef Maziz on 74 minutes.
  • 76' Jorris Romil has so much to prove this time. He replaces Teddy Chevalier on 76 minute.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Le Mans FC — Stephane Diarra on, Tom Duponchelle off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Le Mans FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Magnificent from Jorris Romil! That is 6 goals in 367 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 89' The deadlock is broken! Vincent Crehin gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Le Mans FC 1-2 Valenciennes FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Le Mans FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Richard Dezire

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.22 Le Mans FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Le Mans FC or Valenciennes FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Le Mans FC32% Draw29% Valenciennes FC39%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Le Mans FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
68%
Le Mans FC or Valenciennes FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Le Mans FC24% Draw48% Valenciennes FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Le Mans FC

Handicap Le Mans FC covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Le Mans FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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