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

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Red Star FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Fri 22 Feb 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade de Paris HT 45' · FT 45'
Matthieu Fontaine 41' Y
Y 55' Laurent Dos Santos
Clement Chantome 57' R
Samba Diakite 77' Y
Y 82' Eden Massouema
Gregoire Lefebvre 82' Y
Maxence Derrien 88' Y

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

1
4
5
Red Star FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-22 Red Star FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC 2018-09-21 Valenciennes FC 4–1 Red Star FC 2018-04-21 Red Star FC 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2017-11-25 Valenciennes FC 2–1 Red Star FC 2017-01-28 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Red Star FC

Recent Form

Red Star FC
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
Valenciennes FC
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

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.

Lineups

Red Star FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Faruk Hadzibegic

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tony Mauricio 2
Tony Mauricio 2
Florian Raspentino 1
Amadou Diallo 1
Laurent Dos Santos 1
Joffrey Cuffaut 1
Florian Raspentino 1
Laurent Dos Santos 1

Head to Head

2019-02-22 Red Star FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC 2018-09-21 Valenciennes FC 4–1 Red Star FC 2018-04-21 Red Star FC 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2017-11-25 Valenciennes FC 2–1 Red Star FC 2017-01-28 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Red Star FC

Red Star FC Form

2019-02-22 Red Star FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC W 2019-02-15 FC Lorient 2–1 Red Star FC L 2019-02-08 Red Star FC 1–1 GFC Ajaccio D 2019-02-01 AJ Auxerre 0–0 Red Star FC D 2019-01-25 Red Star FC 1–3 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux L 2019-01-21 Le Havre AC 1–0 Red Star FC L

Valenciennes FC Form

2019-02-22 Red Star FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2019-02-15 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2019-02-08 Clermont Foot 63 0–1 Valenciennes FC W 2019-02-04 GFC Ajaccio 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2019-01-25 Valenciennes FC 1–2 FC Lorient L 2019-01-18 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 1–1 Valenciennes FC D

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.