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Red Star FC vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Fri 22 Feb 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade de Paris HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Red Star FC vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Stade de Paris.

Match Details

  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
  • Referee Sebastien Denis
  • Referee Laurent Coniglio
  • Referee Alexandre Decoster

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Valenciennes FC H 1–0 W
15 Feb FC Lorient A 1–2 L
08 Feb GFC Ajaccio H 1–1 D
01 Feb AJ Auxerre A 0–0 D
25 Jan La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 1–3 L
21 Jan Le Havre AC A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Red Star FC A 0–1 L
15 Feb Grenoble Foot 38 H 3–2 W
08 Feb Clermont Foot 63 A 1–0 W
04 Feb GFC Ajaccio A 0–0 D
25 Jan FC Lorient H 1–2 L
18 Jan La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 1–1 D

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Red Star FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Red Star FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Red Star FC
Damien Durand 4 G
Jovany Ikanga 2 G 1 A
Kevin Cabral 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stade de Paris that hosts another battle between Red Star FC and Valenciennes FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Red Star FC and Valenciennes FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Red Star FC and Valenciennes FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Red Star FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Gaetan Arib has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Tony Mauricio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gaetan Robail, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de Paris with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' Matthieu Fontaine picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 51' Red Star FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 55' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Laurent Dos Santos will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' It’s a booking for Red Star FC player. Clement Chantome gets a Red card.
  • 62' Valenciennes FC have won 259 goals from 367 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 63' Red Star FC ring the changes. Oussama Abdeldjelil has done his job and it is now time for Aboubacar Camara to step up.
  • 68' Brilliant from the ! Amadou Diallo makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Samba Diakite. He replaces Malcolm Edjouma on 70 minute.
  • 73' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 73 minute. Gaetan Arib leaves to be changed by Steve Ambri.
  • 74' Formose Mendy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emmanuel Bourgaud on 74 minute.
  • 77' A moment of madness from Samba Diakite on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Red Star FC will be frustrated.
  • 82' It’s a booking for Valenciennes FC player. Eden Massouema gets a Yellow card.
  • 86' A change in the Valenciennes FC ranks — Laurent Dos Santos exits the field as Joffrey Cuffaut enters on 86.
  • 88' Maxence Derrien picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The points are shared — Red Star FC 1-0 Valenciennes FC. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.09 Red Star FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Red Star FC or Valenciennes FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Red Star FC38% Draw31% Valenciennes FC31%
Actual: Red Star FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Red Star FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
62%
Red Star FC or Valenciennes FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Red Star FC24% Draw53% Valenciennes FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
11%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Red Star FC

Handicap Red Star FC covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Red Star FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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