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Valenciennes FC vs AS Nancy-Lorraine, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Valenciennes FC
1 – 1
Full Time
AS Nancy-Lorraine
Fri 26 Oct 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Abou Ba
Baptiste Aloe 39' Y
Y 83' Laurent Abergel

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs AS Nancy-Lorraine — Ligue 2 .

Match Details

  • Referee Antoine Valnet
  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
  • Referee Bertrand Corcuff
  • Referee Julien Blanchais
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

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

7
4
5
Valenciennes FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals AS Nancy-Lorraine
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-26 Valenciennes FC 1–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2018-02-17 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2–2 Valenciennes FC 2017-09-30 Valenciennes FC 0–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2017-05-14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0–1 Valenciennes FC 2016-09-11 Valenciennes FC 2–0 AS Nancy-Lorraine

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct AS Nancy-Lorraine H 1–1 D
19 Oct US Orleans Loiret A 0–1 L
05 Oct Stade Brestois 29 H 1–3 L
28 Sep AC Ajaccio A 1–3 L
21 Sep Red Star FC H 4–1 W
14 Sep Grenoble Foot 38 A 2–4 L
AS Nancy-Lorraine
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Valenciennes FC A 1–1 D
19 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–2 L
05 Oct FC Lorient A 1–4 L
28 Sep FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 0–0 D
21 Sep GFC Ajaccio A 1–0 W
14 Sep Le Havre AC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AS Nancy-Lorraine this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Nancy-Lorraine
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Nancy-Lorraine
Pape Ba 2 G 1 A
Nehemiah Fernandez 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Valenciennes FC and AS Nancy-Lorraine has kicked off!
  • 5' AS Nancy-Lorraine started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Valenciennes FC and AS Nancy-Lorraine are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 21' The France Alexis Busin breaks the deadlock on 21 minutes. 0-1!
  • 26' Valenciennes FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' Abou Ba catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 37' 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.
  • 39' It’s a booking for Valenciennes FC player. Baptiste Aloe gets a Yellow card.
  • 44' Magnificent from Florian Raspentino! That is 12 goals in 367 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 49' The travelling AS Nancy-Lorraine supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' Valenciennes FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Nancy-Lorraine needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' Amine Bassi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Abou Ba at the 79 minute mark.
  • 82' Another change for AS Nancy-Lorraine made on 82 minute. Christopher Maboulou leaves to be changed by Anthony Koura.
  • 83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Laurent Abergel on 83 minutes.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Johann Ramare as he leaves the pitch. Loic Nestor steps in for Valenciennes FC.
  • 89' Both keepers have barely been tested. Valenciennes FC and AS Nancy-Lorraine are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' The whistle greets Florian Raspentino as he departs to be replaced by Tony Mauricio.
  • The points are shared — Valenciennes FC 1-1 AS Nancy-Lorraine. Honours even.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

AS Nancy-Lorraine Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gaetan Robail 5
Baptiste Guillaume 4
Aymen Boutoutaou 3
Joffrey Cuffaut 2
Sambou Yatabare 2
Mickael Biron 2
Kevin Cabral 1
Alexis Busin 1

Head to Head

2018-10-26 Valenciennes FC 1–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2018-02-17 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2–2 Valenciennes FC 2017-09-30 Valenciennes FC 0–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2017-05-14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0–1 Valenciennes FC 2016-09-11 Valenciennes FC 2–0 AS Nancy-Lorraine

Valenciennes FC Form

2018-10-26 Valenciennes FC 1–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine D 2018-10-19 US Orleans Loiret 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2018-10-05 Valenciennes FC 1–3 Stade Brestois 29 L 2018-09-28 AC Ajaccio 3–1 Valenciennes FC L 2018-09-21 Valenciennes FC 4–1 Red Star FC W 2018-09-14 Grenoble Foot 38 4–2 Valenciennes FC L

AS Nancy-Lorraine Form

2018-10-26 Valenciennes FC 1–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine D 2018-10-19 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2018-10-05 FC Lorient 4–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine L 2018-09-28 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D 2018-09-21 GFC Ajaccio 0–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine W 2018-09-14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0–1 Le Havre AC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 AS Nancy-Lorraine xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC44% Draw28% AS Nancy-Lorraine28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
72%
Draw or AS Nancy-Lorraine
56%
Valenciennes FC or AS Nancy-Lorraine
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC31% Draw48% AS Nancy-Lorraine21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push AS Nancy-Lorraine covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
AS Nancy-Lorraine keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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