Wednesday , 30 September 2026

USL Dunkerque vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
USL Dunkerque
2 – 1
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Sat 17 Feb 2024 · 18:00 UTC Stade Marcel-Tribut HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Joffrey Cuffaut
Y 90' Andrew Jung
Benjaloud Youssouf 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

USL Dunkerque vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 2 at Stade Marcel-Tribut.

Match Details

  • Referee Olivier Thual

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
2
USL Dunkerque 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-02-17 USL Dunkerque 2–1 Valenciennes FC 2023-11-11 Valenciennes FC 0–1 USL Dunkerque 2022-03-19 USL Dunkerque 1–2 Valenciennes FC 2021-10-16 Valenciennes FC 1–3 USL Dunkerque 2021-01-30 Valenciennes FC 1–0 USL Dunkerque

Recent Form

USL Dunkerque
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Feb Valenciennes FC H 2–1 W
10 Feb Rodez Aveyron Football A 0–0 D
03 Feb AS Saint-Étienne H 1–0 W
27 Jan Paris FC A 2–1 W
23 Jan AC Ajaccio H 2–0 W
13 Jan Grenoble Foot 38 A 2–2 D
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Feb USL Dunkerque A 1–2 L
10 Feb Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 1–1 D
03 Feb US Concarneau A 0–1 L
27 Jan SC Bastia H 3–1 W
23 Jan FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–3 L
13 Jan Amiens SC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

USL Dunkerque
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/4
46-60
4/4
61-75
2/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

USL Dunkerque
Egor Prutsev 2 G 1 A
Souleymane Keita 2 G
Marco Decherf 1 G 2 A
Adrien Lebeau 1 G 1 A
Victor Mayela 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. USL Dunkerque host Valenciennes FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' A stunning finish from Gaetan Courtet — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. USL Dunkerque and Valenciennes FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' Benjaloud Youssouf, a Comoros , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Ilyes Hamache makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Valenciennes FC are in front.
  • 33' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Halid Sabanovic is replaced by Allan Linguet.
  • 38' USL Dunkerque currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' USL Dunkerque are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Valenciennes FC backline.
  • 45' Joffrey Cuffaut picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. USL Dunkerque needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' USL Dunkerque are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ahmed Kantari might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Elhadj Bah. He replaces Gessime Yassine on 62 minute.
  • 65' Valenciennes FC ring the changes. Anthony Knockaert has done his job and it is now time for Aymen Boutoutaou to step up.
  • 69' Andrew Jung is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sirine Doucoure at the 69 minute mark.
  • 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 82' A tactical swap from USL Dunkerque — Rayan Ghrieb on, Julien Anziani off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Valenciennes FC is showing some good football. However, Valenciennes FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' Andrew Jung has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — USL Dunkerque 2-1 Valenciennes FC.

Lineups

USL Dunkerque Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luís Castro

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ahmed Kantari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Rocheteau 2
Ilyes Hamache 1
Gaetan Courtet 1
Adon Gomis 1
Benjaloud Youssouf 1
Kevin Cabral 1
Ilyes Hamache 1
Desire Segbe Azankpo 1

Head to Head

2024-02-17 USL Dunkerque 2–1 Valenciennes FC 2023-11-11 Valenciennes FC 0–1 USL Dunkerque 2022-03-19 USL Dunkerque 1–2 Valenciennes FC 2021-10-16 Valenciennes FC 1–3 USL Dunkerque 2021-01-30 Valenciennes FC 1–0 USL Dunkerque

USL Dunkerque Form

2024-02-17 USL Dunkerque 2–1 Valenciennes FC W 2024-02-10 Rodez Aveyron Football 0–0 USL Dunkerque D 2024-02-03 USL Dunkerque 1–0 AS Saint-Étienne W 2024-01-27 Paris FC 1–2 USL Dunkerque W 2024-01-23 USL Dunkerque 2–0 AC Ajaccio W 2024-01-13 Grenoble Foot 38 2–2 USL Dunkerque D

Valenciennes FC Form

2024-02-17 USL Dunkerque 2–1 Valenciennes FC L 2024-02-10 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC D 2024-02-03 US Concarneau 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2024-01-27 Valenciennes FC 3–1 SC Bastia W 2024-01-23 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3–1 Valenciennes FC L 2024-01-13 Valenciennes FC 0–1 Amiens SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.5 USL Dunkerque xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
USL Dunkerque54% Draw26% Valenciennes FC20%
Actual: USL Dunkerque win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

USL Dunkerque or Draw
80%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
46%
USL Dunkerque or Valenciennes FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
USL Dunkerque34% Draw49% Valenciennes FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
12.5%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — USL Dunkerque

Handicap USL Dunkerque covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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