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Valenciennes FC vs AJ Auxerre, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2021-22
Valenciennes FC
1 – 2
Full Time
AJ Auxerre
Mon 1 Nov 2021 · 19:45 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-11-01 Valenciennes FC 1–2 AJ Auxerre 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

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov AJ Auxerre H 1–2 L
23 Oct Amiens SC A 0–3 L
16 Oct USL Dunkerque H 1–3 L
02 Oct SM Caen A 2–1 W
24 Sep Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–0 W
21 Sep SC Bastia H 2–1 W
AJ Auxerre
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov Valenciennes FC A 2–1 W
25 Oct SC Bastia H 1–0 W
16 Oct Toulouse FC A 0–6 L
02 Oct Nimes Olympique H 2–2 D
24 Sep FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 0–0 D
21 Sep Rodez Aveyron Football H 1–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Valenciennes FC is hosting AJ Auxerre for another epic battle.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lassine Sinayoko made 437 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Gauthier Hein is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Valenciennes FC so far.
  • 15' AJ Auxerre is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jean-Marc Furlan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Birama Toure has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Laurent Dos Santos is hanging Mathieu Debuchy on the field on 46 minute.
  • 48' GOAL! Ilyes Hamache scores on 48.
  • 50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lassine Sinayoko makes it 1-1.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valenciennes FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AJ Auxerre that had 437 games and scored 392 goals.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Gaetan Perrin gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Aly Abeid is replaced by Quentin Lecoeuche.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 76' A change in the AJ Auxerre ranks — Gauthier Hein exits the field as Iyad Mohamed enters on 76.
  • 78' Mathis Picouleau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mohamed Kaba at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' It looks surprising AJ Auxerre does not make any changes. Theo Pellenard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 84' Time for substitution for AJ Auxerre. Alexis Trouillet is replaced by Alec Georgen.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ismael Doukoure is hanging Emmanuel Ntim on the field on 90 minute.
  • Valenciennes FC will have plenty to reflect on. AJ Auxerre were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

AJ Auxerre Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Marc Furlan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joffrey Cuffaut 2
Gauthier Hein 2
Ousmane Camara 2
Gaetan Robail 2
Gaetan Robail 2
Loic Goujon 1
Theo Pellenard 1
Jonathan Buatu 1

Head to Head

2021-11-01 Valenciennes FC 1–2 AJ Auxerre 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

Valenciennes FC Form

2021-11-01 Valenciennes FC 1–2 AJ Auxerre L 2021-10-23 Amiens SC 3–0 Valenciennes FC L 2021-10-16 Valenciennes FC 1–3 USL Dunkerque L 2021-10-02 SM Caen 1–2 Valenciennes FC W 2021-09-24 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–1 Valenciennes FC W 2021-09-21 Valenciennes FC 2–1 SC Bastia W

AJ Auxerre Form

2021-11-01 Valenciennes FC 1–2 AJ Auxerre W 2021-10-25 AJ Auxerre 1–0 SC Bastia W 2021-10-16 Toulouse FC 6–0 AJ Auxerre L 2021-10-02 AJ Auxerre 2–2 Nimes Olympique D 2021-09-24 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–0 AJ Auxerre D 2021-09-21 AJ Auxerre 1–0 Rodez Aveyron Football W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 AJ Auxerre xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or AJ Auxerre 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC38% Draw29% AJ Auxerre33%
Actual: AJ Auxerre win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
67%
Draw or AJ Auxerre
62%
Valenciennes FC or AJ Auxerre
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC29% Draw46% AJ Auxerre25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
3.2%

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% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
AJ Auxerre keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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