Valenciennes FC vs AS Nancy-Lorraine, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2020-21

Valenciennes FC

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AS Nancy-Lorraine

Tue 5 Jan 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

R 55' Rosario Latouchent

Metehan Guclu 74' Y

Maxime Spano 90' R

Overview

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Valenciennes FC vs AS Nancy-Lorraine — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nicolas Rainville
Referee Stephane Panont
Referee Philippe Lucas
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Saint-Étienne	12	28
2	AS Nancy-Lorraine	12	25
3	Montpellier HSC	12	24
4	Stade de Reims	12	21
5	Pau FC	12	20
6	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	12	18
7	FC Metz	12	17
8	Red Star FC	12	17
9	FC Annecy	12	16
10	USL Dunkerque	12	15
11	En Avant Guingamp	12	14
12	US Boulogne Côte d'Opale	12	13
13	Rodez Aveyron Football	12	13
14	FC Nantes	12	12
15	Clermont Foot 63	12	11
16	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	12	11
17	Grenoble Foot 38	12	11
18	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	12	9

Head-to-Head

Valenciennes FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals AS Nancy-Lorraine

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-05 Valenciennes FC 2–3 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2020-01-10 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–0 Valenciennes FC 2019-08-02 Valenciennes FC 1–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2019-03-29 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0–2 Valenciennes FC 2018-10-26 Valenciennes FC 1–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jan	AS Nancy-Lorraine	H	2–3	L
18 Dec	Amiens SC	H	0–2	L
12 Dec	En Avant Guingamp	A	1–1	D
05 Dec	FC Chambly Oise	A	2–1	W
01 Dec	AC Ajaccio	H	1–1	D
28 Nov	AJ Auxerre	A	1–1	D

AS Nancy-Lorraine

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Jan	Valenciennes FC	A	3–2	W
22 Dec	FC Chambly Oise	H	3–3	D
18 Dec	AC Ajaccio	A	0–1	L
15 Dec	ES Troyes AC	H	2–3	L
12 Dec	AJ Auxerre	H	2–2	D
05 Dec	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
AS Nancy-Lorraine this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Nancy-Lorraine

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/3

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/1

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Nancy-Lorraine

Ilyes Housni	3 G	5 A
Zakaria Fdaouch	3 G	1 A
Nehemiah Fernandez	3 G
Pape Ba	2 G	1 A

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' Maxime Spano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 445 appearances.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
17' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Eric Vandenabeele is replaced by Allan Linguet.
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kevin Cabral, as he is very good at scoring at Stade du Hainaut with 8 goals in the last 7 games.
27' Valenciennes FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
32' AS Nancy-Lorraine started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
34' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Julien Masson is replaced by Mathis Picouleau on 34 minute.
39' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
44' Baptiste Valette needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
45' What a strike from Baptiste Guillaume! The score is 1-0.
46' The Valenciennes FC manager makes a substitution. Joffrey Cuffaut departs to be replaced by Metehan Guclu.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
52' Brilliant from the ! Kevin Cabral makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 52.
55' Rosario Latouchent has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 55.
58' AS Nancy-Lorraine make a change. Yanis Barka trudges off to be replaced by Souleymane Karamoko on 58 minutes.
59' GOAL! Mickael Biron fires home to make it 2-1!
64' The crowd applauds Mickael Biron as he leaves the pitch. Ousmane Cissokho steps in for AS Nancy-Lorraine.
69' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 69 minute. Theo Pellenard leaves to be changed by Laurent Dos Santos.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Metehan Guclu is booked for Valenciennes FC — Yellow card on 74.
77' Kenny Rocha has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 77 minutes.
82' A tactical swap from AS Nancy-Lorraine — Edmond Akichi on, Warren Bondo off on 82 minutes.
87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Maxime Spano is booked for Valenciennes FC — Red card on 90.
90' Sensational shot from Ousmane Cissokho. AS Nancy-Lorraine is back in the lead.
The referee brings this contest to a close. AS Nancy-Lorraine take all three points.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jerome Prior
23
Theo Pellenard ↓ Laurent Dos Santos 69'
13
Julien Masson ↓ Mathis Picouleau 34'
14
Joffrey Cuffaut C ↓ Metehan Guclu 46'
25
Emmanuel Ntim
26
Kevin Cabral
18
Baptiste Guillaume
5
Maxime Spano
15
Eric Vandenabeele ↓ Allan Linguet 17'
10
Arsene Elogo ↓ Teddy Chevalier 69'
21
Noah Diliberto

Bench

28
Laurent Dos Santos ↑ 69'
16
Hillel Konate
9
Teddy Chevalier ↑ 69'
24
Allan Linguet ↑ 17'
22
Metehan Guclu ↑ 46'
17
Aymen Boutoutaou
27
Mathis Picouleau ↑ 34'

Coach Olivier Guegan

AS Nancy-Lorraine Lineups

Starting XI

11
Dorian Bertrand ↓ Vinni Triboulet 58'
22
Ernest Seka
1
Baptiste Valette
5
Giovanni Haag
23
Saliou Ciss
15
Kenny Rocha
3
Abdelhamid El Kaoutari C
19
Yanis Barka ↓ Souleymane Karamoko 58'
27
Rosario Latouchent
7
Mickael Biron ↓ Ousmane Cissokho 64'
8
Warren Bondo ↓ Edmond Akichi 82'

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gaetan Robail	5
Baptiste Guillaume	4
Aymen Boutoutaou	3
Joffrey Cuffaut	2
Sambou Yatabare	2
Mickael Biron	2
Amine Bassi	1
Florian Raspentino	1

Head to Head

Valenciennes FC Form

2021-01-05 Valenciennes FC 2–3 AS Nancy-Lorraine L 2020-12-18 Valenciennes FC 0–2 Amiens SC L 2020-12-12 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2020-12-05 FC Chambly Oise 1–2 Valenciennes FC W 2020-12-01 Valenciennes FC 1–1 AC Ajaccio D 2020-11-28 AJ Auxerre 1–1 Valenciennes FC D

AS Nancy-Lorraine Form

2021-01-05 Valenciennes FC 2–3 AS Nancy-Lorraine W 2020-12-22 AS Nancy-Lorraine 3–3 FC Chambly Oise D 2020-12-18 AC Ajaccio 1–0 AS Nancy-Lorraine L 2020-12-15 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2–3 ES Troyes AC L 2020-12-12 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2–2 AJ Auxerre D 2020-12-05 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–1 AS Nancy-Lorraine D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.29 Valenciennes FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 AS Nancy-Lorraine xG

I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or AS Nancy-Lorraine 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Valenciennes FC35% Draw29% AS Nancy-Lorraine36%

Actual: AS Nancy-Lorraine win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

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

64%

Draw or AS Nancy-Lorraine

65%

Valenciennes FC or AS Nancy-Lorraine

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Valenciennes FC25% Draw47% AS Nancy-Lorraine28%

Actual: Valenciennes FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

0 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

8.1%

1 – 0

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap	Valenciennes FC covers	Push	AS Nancy-Lorraine covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

AS Nancy-Lorraine keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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