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Valenciennes FC vs AC Ajaccio, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
Tue 1 Dec 2020 · 18:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45+4'

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Match Details

  • Referee Mathieu Vernice
  • Referee Yann Gazagnes
  • Referee Nicolas Henninot
  • Referee Cedric Favre
6 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 18.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec AC Ajaccio H 1–1 D
28 Nov AJ Auxerre A 1–1 D
21 Nov Rodez Aveyron Football H 1–1 D
07 Nov Toulouse FC A 5–4 W
31 Oct Clermont Foot 63 H 1–3 L
24 Oct ES Troyes AC A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Valenciennes FC A 1–1 D
28 Nov FC Chambly Oise H 0–0 D
23 Nov En Avant Guingamp A 2–2 D
07 Nov Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–0 W
31 Oct ES Troyes AC H 0–4 L
24 Oct Clermont Foot 63 A 2–0 W

Key Stats

24% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stade du Hainaut that hosts another battle between Valenciennes FC and AC Ajaccio.
  • 5' Gaetan Courtet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AC Ajaccio so far.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valenciennes FC and AC Ajaccio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' With 2 assists to his name this season, Kevin Cabral is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AC Ajaccio.
  • 24' A goal from the France international Julien Masson! He fires home on 24 to make it 1-0!
  • 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Valenciennes FC and AC Ajaccio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 34' It’s high time Olivier Guegan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' Emmanuel Ntim has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 49' A quiet spell here at Stade du Hainaut. Valenciennes FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 54' It is a cagey affair so far. Valenciennes FC in their trying to find a way past AC Ajaccio's compact .
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aly Abeid.
  • 55' A change in the Valenciennes FC ranks — Arsene Elogo exits the field as Aymen Boutoutaou enters on 55.
  • 56' Valenciennes FC make a change. Aly Abeid trudges off to be replaced by Allan Linguet on 56 minutes.
  • 58' Against the run of play, Teddy Chevalier has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 63' It looks surprising Valenciennes FC does not make any changes. Joffrey Cuffaut has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 67' Mohamed Youssouf is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vincent Marchetti at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' 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.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Baptiste Guillaume.
  • 78' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Aymen Boutoutaou by Moussa Guel on 78 minute.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' Fresh legs for AC Ajaccio! Gaetan Courtet comes on to replace Bevic Moussiti.
  • 89' AC Ajaccio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.19 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 AC Ajaccio xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or AC Ajaccio 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC36% Draw30% AC Ajaccio34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
66%
Draw or AC Ajaccio
64%
Valenciennes FC or AC Ajaccio
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC24% Draw50% AC Ajaccio26%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.1%
0 – 1
9.8%
1 – 0
9.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push AC Ajaccio covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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