Red Star FC vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Red Star FC vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Stade de Paris.
- Red Star FC 34 games · 58 pts (2026/27)
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Pignard Jeremie
- Referee Sebastien Denis
- Referee Laurent Coniglio
- Referee Alexandre Decoster
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Étienne 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 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Red Star FC to score. At the same time, Valenciennes FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' It looks surprising Valenciennes FC does not make any changes. Tony Mauricio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Red Star FC 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.
- 15' 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 Frederic Bong suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Red Star FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 30' The travelling Valenciennes FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 35' 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.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Eden Massouema made 367 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 41' Matthieu Fontaine was booked on 41.
- 46' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Valenciennes FC that had 367 games and scored 259 goals.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Saliou Ciss, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de Paris with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 55' A meaty challenge results in booking for Laurent Dos Santos on 55.
- 57' It’s a booking for Red Star FC player. Clement Chantome gets a Red card.
- 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
- 63' Another change for Red Star FC made on 63 minute. Oussama Abdeldjelil leaves to be changed by Aboubacar Camara.
- 68' Red Star FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Amadou Diallo on 68.
- 70' Time for substitution for Red Star FC. Malcolm Edjouma is replaced by Samba Diakite.
- 73' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Gaetan Arib is replaced by Steve Ambri on 73 minute.
- 74' It is a substitution in Red Star FC team. Emmanuel Bourgaud is replaced by Formose Mendy on 74 minute.
- 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Samba Diakite.
- 82' The referee shows Valenciennes FC player a Yellow card on 82.
- 86' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Laurent Dos Santos by Joffrey Cuffaut on 86 minute.
- 88' Maxence Derrien is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
- The final score is 1-0.
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Lineups
Red Star FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 26
- 12
- 29
- 6
- 21
- 7
- 5
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8
Malcolm Edjouma ↓ Samba Diakite 70'
- 25
- 22
Bench
- 1
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19
Formose Mendy ↑ 74'
- 13
- 2
- 11
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24
Samba Diakite ↑ 70'
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17
Aboubacar Camara ↑ 63'
Coach Faruk HadzibegicValenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 16
- 8
- 28
- 22
- 17
- 21
- 11
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33
Gaetan Arib ↓ Steve Ambri 73'
- 26
- 23
Bench
- 2
- 13
- 5
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7
Steve Ambri ↑ 73'
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9
Gaetan Robail ↑ 73'
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14
Joffrey Cuffaut ↑ 86'
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Coach Réginald Ray -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tony Mauricio 2 Tony Mauricio 2 Florian Raspentino 1 Laurent Dos Santos 1 Joffrey Cuffaut 1 Florian Raspentino 1 Amadou Diallo 1 Laurent Dos Santos 1 Head to Head
Red Star FC Form
Valenciennes FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.09 Red Star FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 Valenciennes FC xGI would bet for: Red Star FC or Valenciennes FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Red Star FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.17Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.4%0 – 0 13.7%1 – 0 Actual0 – 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.