Valenciennes FC vs AJ Auxerre, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2020-21

Valenciennes FC

2 – 2

Full Time

AJ Auxerre

Sat 20 Mar 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Julien Masson 62' Y

Y 81' Birama Toure

Jaba Kankava 83' Y

Ismael Doukoure 90' Y

Overview

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Valenciennes FC vs AJ Auxerre — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
AJ Auxerre 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Pierre Gaillouste
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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

Valenciennes FC 15 games · Avg 2.1 goals AJ Auxerre

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-20 Valenciennes FC 2–2 AJ Auxerre 2020-11-28 AJ Auxerre 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2019-12-03 AJ Auxerre 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2019-05-17 AJ Auxerre 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2018-07-27 Valenciennes FC 3–1 AJ Auxerre

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	AJ Auxerre	H	2–2	D
13 Mar	Rodez Aveyron Football	A	0–3	L
02 Mar	Toulouse FC	H	1–0	W
27 Feb	Clermont Foot 63	A	0–4	L
20 Feb	ES Troyes AC	H	2–2	D
15 Feb	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	A	0–2	L

AJ Auxerre

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Mar	Valenciennes FC	A	2–2	D
13 Mar	Paris FC	H	0–0	D
02 Mar	Amiens SC	A	1–1	D
27 Feb	Rodez Aveyron Football	H	0–1	L
20 Feb	FC Chambly Oise	A	1–0	W
13 Feb	En Avant Guingamp	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' Valenciennes FC have kicked off against AJ Auxerre. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' AJ Auxerre fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Mickael Le Bihan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Valenciennes FC so far.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Valenciennes FC in their trying to find a way past AJ Auxerre's compact .
22' GOAL! Gautier Lloris scores on 22. Assisted by Mathias Autret
27' A quiet spell here at Stade du Hainaut. AJ Auxerre seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' AJ Auxerre make a change. Mathias Autret trudges off to be replaced by Alexandre Coeff on 29 minutes.
32' Against the run of play, Mickael Le Bihan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
36' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Eric Vandenabeele is withdrawn and Allan Linguet gets his opportunity.
41' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' A stunning finish from Joffrey Cuffaut — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' A tactical swap from AJ Auxerre — Kenji-Van Boto on, Quentin Bernard off on 46 minutes.
51' AJ Auxerre is showing some good football. However, AJ Auxerre are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
54' Julien Masson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Noah Diliberto at the 54 minute mark.
59' Valenciennes FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
62' Julien Masson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
63' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Aly Abeid is withdrawn and Theo Pellenard gets his opportunity.
68' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
73' It looks surprising AJ Auxerre does not make any changes. Alexandre Coeff has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
75' Gauthier Hein makes way for Kevin Fortune at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from AJ Auxerre.
80' The 30-year-old Jerome Prior has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
81' It’s a booking for AJ Auxerre player. Birama Toure gets a Yellow card.
83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jaba Kankava.
86' A goal from the Belgium international Baptiste Guillaume! He fires home on 86 to make it 2-2!
90' Ismael Doukoure has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
It finishes all square. Valenciennes FC and AJ Auxerre share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jerome Prior
9
Gaetan Robail ↓ Malek Chergui 63'
14
Joffrey Cuffaut C
26
Kevin Cabral
18
Baptiste Guillaume
3
Aly Abeid ↓ Theo Pellenard 63'
15
Eric Vandenabeele ↓ Allan Linguet 36'
6
Jaba Kankava
21
Noah Diliberto ↓ Julien Masson 54'
27
Mathis Picouleau ↓ Aymen Boutoutaou 54'
20
Ismael Doukoure

Bench

23
Theo Pellenard ↑ 63'
13
Julien Masson ↑ 54'
28
Laurent Dos Santos
16
Hillel Konate
11
Malek Chergui ↑ 63'
24
Allan Linguet ↑ 36'
17
Aymen Boutoutaou ↑ 54'

Coach Olivier Guegan

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Marc Furlan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gaetan Robail	2
Joffrey Cuffaut	2
Gauthier Hein	2
Ousmane Camara	2
Gaetan Robail	2
Gaetan Perrin	1
Remy Dugimont	1
Lassine Sinayoko	1

Head to Head

Valenciennes FC Form

2021-03-20 Valenciennes FC 2–2 AJ Auxerre D 2021-03-13 Rodez Aveyron Football 3–0 Valenciennes FC L 2021-03-02 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Toulouse FC W 2021-02-27 Clermont Foot 63 4–0 Valenciennes FC L 2021-02-20 Valenciennes FC 2–2 ES Troyes AC D 2021-02-15 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2–0 Valenciennes FC L

AJ Auxerre Form

2021-03-20 Valenciennes FC 2–2 AJ Auxerre D 2021-03-13 AJ Auxerre 0–0 Paris FC D 2021-03-02 Amiens SC 1–1 AJ Auxerre D 2021-02-27 AJ Auxerre 0–1 Rodez Aveyron Football L 2021-02-20 FC Chambly Oise 0–1 AJ Auxerre W 2021-02-13 AJ Auxerre 1–1 En Avant Guingamp D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.43 Valenciennes FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.21 AJ Auxerre xG

I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or AJ Auxerre 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Valenciennes FC42% Draw28% AJ Auxerre30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw

70%

Draw or AJ Auxerre

58%

Valenciennes FC or AJ Auxerre

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Valenciennes FC29% Draw47% AJ Auxerre24%

Actual: AJ Auxerre win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

9.2%

0 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap	Valenciennes FC covers	Push	AJ Auxerre covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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