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USL Dunkerque vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
USL Dunkerque
1 – 0
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Sat 19 Sep 2020 · 17:00 UTC Stade Marcel-Tribut HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 6' Emmanuel Ntim
Leverton Pierre 28' Y
Y 32' Noah Diliberto
Y 45' Aly Abeid
Y 66' Sessi D'Almeida

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Bartolomeu Varela
  • Referee Stephane Panont
  • Referee Valentin Ougier
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
USL Dunkerque 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-19 USL Dunkerque 1–0 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

USL Dunkerque
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Valenciennes FC H 1–0 W
29 Aug Clermont Foot 63 H 1–1 D
22 Aug Toulouse FC A 1–0 W
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep USL Dunkerque A 0–1 L
12 Sep La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 1–0 W
29 Aug Paris FC A 0–1 L
22 Aug Pau FC H 3–0 W
06 Mar Grenoble Foot 38 A 3–1 W
28 Feb AC Ajaccio H 0–0 D

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
1/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against USL Dunkerque and Valenciennes FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. USL Dunkerque and Valenciennes FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 6' The referee shows Valenciennes FC player a Yellow card on 6.
  • 11' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 16' Valenciennes FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Maxime Spano is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Valenciennes FC.
  • 26' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 28' Leverton Pierre is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 32' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Noah Diliberto will be fuming at that decision.
  • 37' The 38-year-old Joffrey Cuffaut has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His USL Dunkerque side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Aly Abeid was booked on 45.
  • 50' Harouna Sy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for USL Dunkerque so far.
  • 55' 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.
  • 58' A tactical swap from Valenciennes FC — Metehan Guclu on, Baptiste Guillaume off on 58 minutes.
  • 63' USL Dunkerque are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Valenciennes FC's shape.
  • 66' Valenciennes FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
  • 71' It looks surprising USL Dunkerque does not make any changes. Ilan Kebbal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' A stunning finish from Adon Gomis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 78' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Aly Abeid is withdrawn and Moussa Guel gets his opportunity.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Emmanuel Ntim is withdrawn and Laurent Dos Santos gets his opportunity.
  • 89' Jeremy Huysman gets the nod from USL Dunkerque. He replaces Ilan Kebbal and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The USL Dunkerque manager makes a substitution. Billy Ketkeophomphone departs to be replaced by Jorris Romil.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — USL Dunkerque 1-0 Valenciennes FC.

Lineups

USL Dunkerque Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabien Mercadal

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 USL Dunkerque xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
USL Dunkerque48% Draw31% Valenciennes FC21%
Actual: USL Dunkerque win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

USL Dunkerque or Draw
79%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
52%
USL Dunkerque or Valenciennes FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
USL Dunkerque29% Draw56% Valenciennes FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
2.9%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — USL Dunkerque

Handicap USL Dunkerque covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 25% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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