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Valenciennes FC vs AJ Auxerre, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Valenciennes FC
3 – 1
Full Time
AJ Auxerre
Fri 27 Jul 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Carlens Arcus
Anthony Goelzer 25' Y
Y 64' Jordan Adeoti
Y 65' Romain Philippoteaux
Elhadji Dabo 80' Y
Ahmed Kantari 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs AJ Auxerre — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Mathieu Vernice
  • Referee Romain Delpech
  • Referee Julien Haulbert
  • Referee Yohann Larhant
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 15.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
8
4
Valenciennes FC 15 games · Avg 2.1 goals AJ Auxerre
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-27 Valenciennes FC 3–1 AJ Auxerre 2018-04-14 Valenciennes FC 1–2 AJ Auxerre 2017-12-09 AJ Auxerre 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2017-03-04 AJ Auxerre 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2016-10-30 Valenciennes FC 1–0 AJ Auxerre

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul AJ Auxerre H 3–1 W
19 May SM Caen H 1–1 D
12 May FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–0 W
06 May Clermont Foot 63 H 2–1 W
29 Apr Amiens SC H 2–1 W
21 Apr Red Star FC A 1–1 D
AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jul Valenciennes FC A 1–3 L
19 May Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–4 L
12 May RC Strasbourg Alsace A 0–2 L
06 May Chamois Niortais FC H 1–2 L
28 Apr Paris FC A 1–3 L
21 Apr AS Nancy-Lorraine H 1–1 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Valenciennes FC host AJ Auxerre — let the battle begin!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Valenciennes FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 6' Laurent Dos Santos does the damage! The net is bulging and Valenciennes FC surge ahead!
  • 9' Gaetan Robail makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Valenciennes FC are in front.
  • 14' Daniel Mancini, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' A meaty challenge results in booking for Carlens Arcus on 15.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 21' Gaetan Robail adds to his 0 season tally! Valenciennes FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Anthony Goelzer on 25.
  • 30' Yanis Merdji is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Valenciennes FC tonight.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' GOAL! Baptiste Aloe fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 50' AJ Auxerre fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' It is a substitution in AJ Auxerre team. Mickael Tacalfred is replaced by Yanis Merdji on 56 minute.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 64' Jordan Adeoti catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Romain Philippoteaux. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Mancini. He replaces Mohamed Lamine Yattara on 68 minute.
  • 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' Valenciennes FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AJ Auxerre's shape.
  • 80' The referee shows Valenciennes FC player a Yellow card on 80.
  • 82' The Valenciennes FC manager makes a substitution. Gaetan Robail departs to be replaced by Steve Ambri.
  • 84' The whistle greets Michael Barreto as he departs to be replaced by Birama Toure.
  • 88' Valenciennes FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 88' Valenciennes FC make a change. Johann Ramare trudges off to be replaced by Julien Masson on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Tony Mauricio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mehdy Guezoui on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Valenciennes FC and AJ Auxerre share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Correa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joffrey Cuffaut 2
Gauthier Hein 2
Ousmane Camara 2
Gaetan Robail 2
Gaetan Robail 2
Jonathan Buatu 1
Axel Ngando 1
Teddy Chevalier 1

Head to Head

2018-07-27 Valenciennes FC 3–1 AJ Auxerre 2018-04-14 Valenciennes FC 1–2 AJ Auxerre 2017-12-09 AJ Auxerre 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2017-03-04 AJ Auxerre 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2016-10-30 Valenciennes FC 1–0 AJ Auxerre

Valenciennes FC Form

2018-07-27 Valenciennes FC 3–1 AJ Auxerre W 2018-05-19 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen D 2018-05-12 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–2 Valenciennes FC W 2018-05-06 Valenciennes FC 2–1 Clermont Foot 63 W 2018-04-29 Valenciennes FC 2–1 Amiens SC W 2018-04-21 Red Star FC 1–1 Valenciennes FC D

AJ Auxerre Form

2018-07-27 Valenciennes FC 3–1 AJ Auxerre L 2018-05-19 AJ Auxerre 0–4 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2018-05-12 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–0 AJ Auxerre L 2018-05-06 AJ Auxerre 1–2 Chamois Niortais FC L 2018-04-28 Paris FC 3–1 AJ Auxerre L 2018-04-21 AJ Auxerre 1–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 AJ Auxerre xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC56% Draw25% AJ Auxerre19%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
80%
Draw or AJ Auxerre
44%
Valenciennes FC or AJ Auxerre
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC37% Draw46% AJ Auxerre17%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
10.7%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push AJ Auxerre covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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