SC Bastia vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
SC Bastia vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Armand Cesari.
- SC Bastia 34 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec | Valenciennes FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Dec | SM Caen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Nov | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Nov | Paris FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Oct | En Avant Guingamp | A | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Oct | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec | SC Bastia | A | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Dec | Amiens SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Nov | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Nov | SM Caen | H | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Oct | Grenoble Foot 38 | A | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Oct | En Avant Guingamp | H | 1–0 | W |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stade Armand Cesari that hosts another battle between SC Bastia and Valenciennes FC.
- 5' 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.
- 10' It looks surprising SC Bastia does not make any changes. Aeron Zinga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Lorng Nomel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Valenciennes FC so far.
- 25' SC Bastia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Valenciennes FC backline.
- 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 35' SC Bastia are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Valenciennes FC's shape.
- 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Bastia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Abdoulaye Niakhate Ndiaye.
- 46' Allan Linguet has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Regis Brouard will be considering his options from the bench.
- 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mohamed Kaba.
- 59' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 62' Ugo Bonnet is replacing Marius Noubissi for the Valenciennes FC side.
- 67' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 68' A change in the SC Bastia ranks — Benjamin Santelli exits the field as Kapitbafan Djoco enters on 68.
- 73' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 78' A goal from the France international Issiar Drame! He fires home on 78 to make it 1-0!
- 81' The whistle greets Ilyes Hamache as he departs to be replaced by Aeron Zinga.
- 82' Valenciennes FC make a change. Mathis Picouleau trudges off to be replaced by Lorng Nomel on 82 minutes.
- 83' Another change for SC Bastia made on 83 minute. Sebastien Salles Lamonge leaves to be changed by Anthony Roncaglia.
- 87' Mohamed Amine Talal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Ducrocq at the 87 minute mark.
- 89' Migouel Alfarela picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- Full Time. SC Bastia beats Valenciennes FC
Lineups
SC Bastia Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 13
- 9
- 22
- 25
- 27
- 8
- 30
- 10
- 42
- 5
Bench
- 1
- 6
-
14
Mohamed Amine Talal ↑ 87'
- 23
-
7
Christophe Vincent ↑ 68'
-
4
Anthony Roncaglia ↑ 83'
-
39
Kapitbafan Djoco ↑ 68'
Coach
Regis Brouard
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 28
- 1
- 39
- 24
-
9
Marius Noubissi ↓ Ugo Bonnet 62'
- 8
- 17
-
27
Mathis Picouleau ↓ Lorng Nomel 82'
-
20
Ilyes Hamache ↓ Aeron Zinga 82'
- 21
Bench
-
5
Jason Berthomier ↑ 62'
- 16
-
11
Ugo Bonnet ↑ 62'
-
15
Aeron Zinga ↑ 82'
- 19
- 37
-
18
Lorng Nomel ↑ 82'
Coach
Nicolas Rabuel
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Adrian Grbic | 2 |
| Frank Magri | 2 |
| Andrew Jung | 2 |
| Benjamin Santelli | 2 |
| Issiar Drame | 1 |
| Dimitri Lienard | 1 |
| Christophe Vincent | 1 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 1 |
Head to Head
SC Bastia Form
Valenciennes FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.13
SC Bastia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79
Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SC Bastia win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.92
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 1.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 2.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
SC Bastia or Draw
77%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
55%
SC Bastia or Valenciennes FC
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.1%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
10.1%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.3%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.3%
Asian Handicap — SC Bastia
| Handicap | SC Bastia covers | Push | Valenciennes FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 12% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 24% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 16% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
SC Bastia keeps clean sheet
46%
✗
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

