Valenciennes FC vs ES Troyes AC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Valenciennes FC vs ES Troyes AC — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- ES Troyes AC 34 games · 67 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Azzedine Souifi
16 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Oct ES Troyes AC H 1–1 D 30 Sep Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 0–1 L 26 Sep US Concarneau H 0–1 L 23 Sep Amiens SC A 0–0 D 16 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–2 L 02 Sep AS Saint-Etienne A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Oct Valenciennes FC A 1–1 D 30 Sep AS Saint-Etienne H 0–1 L 26 Sep Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–2 L 23 Sep AJ Auxerre H 1–2 L 16 Sep FC Annecy A 0–0 D 02 Sep US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 2–2 D Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history35% Clean Sheets
ES Troyes AC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
ES Troyes AC0-153/116-301/–31-45–/146-605/161-75–/176+2/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Valenciennes FC and ES Troyes AC has kicked off!
- 5' It looks surprising Valenciennes FC does not make any changes. Alexis Lefebvre has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' The travelling ES Troyes AC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 12' Goal! Jaures Assoumou scores his 4 goal in 443 matches.
- 17' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 22' It’s high time Jorge Maciel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 32' That looks like a foul for a card for Allan Linguet.
- 33' The referee calls foul for Ismaelben Boura. He receives a card.
- 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Valenciennes FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 43' ES Troyes AC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
- 45' ES Troyes AC player sees a card in front of him.
- 46' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilyes Hamache is hanging Bruno Costa on the field on 46 minute.
- 48' Julien Masson is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
- 51' That looks like a foul for a card for Jonathan Buatu.
- 56' ES Troyes AC is showing some good football. However, ES Troyes AC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 66' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jean Louchet suffering a number of foals already.
- 68' It is a substitution in ES Troyes AC team. Youssouf M'Changama is replaced by Rafiki Said Ahamada on 68 minute.
- 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Valenciennes FC that had 367 games and scored 259 goals.
- 74' Ugo Bonnet has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Kjaer Kruse on 74 minute.
- 75' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Anthony Knockaert is replaced by Makabi Lilepo on 75 minute.
- 79' Another substitution for ES Troyes AC to replace Mehdi Tahrat by Rudy Kohon on 79 minute.
- 84' Mouhamed Diop is replacing Luka Ilic for the ES Troyes AC side.
- 89' Allan Linguet needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mouhamed Diop on 90.
- 90' Joffrey Cuffaut has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aymen Boutoutaou on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Bruno Costa ↓ Ilyes Hamache 46'
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- 16
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David Kjaer Kruse ↓ Ugo Bonnet 74'
Bench
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14
Joffrey Cuffaut ↑ 90'
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11
Ugo Bonnet ↑ 74'
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Ilyes Hamache ↑ 46'
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Makabi Lilepo ↑ 75'
Coach Jorge MacielES Troyes AC Lineups
Starting XI
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Luka Ilic ↓ Mouhamed Diop 84'
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- 24
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Mehdi Tahrat ↓ Rudy Kohon 79'
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- 18
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- 27
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- 40
Bench
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Rafiki Said Ahamada ↑ 68'
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34
Alexis Lefebvre ↑ 84'
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Rudy Kohon ↑ 79'
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Mouhamed Diop ↑ 84'
Coach Patrick Kisnorbo -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Yoann Touzghar 4 Eric Vandenabeele 1 Alimami Gory 1 Sebastien Roudet 1 Aymen Boutoutaou 1 Tony Mauricio 1 Jaures Assoumou 1 Nick Venema 1 Head to Head
Valenciennes FC Form
2023-10-07 Valenciennes FC 1–1 ES Troyes AC D 2023-09-30 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2023-09-26 Valenciennes FC 0–1 US Concarneau L 2023-09-23 Amiens SC 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2023-09-16 Valenciennes FC 1–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L 2023-09-02 AS Saint-Etienne 0–0 Valenciennes FC DES Troyes AC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.09 Valenciennes FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.09 ES Troyes AC xGI would bet for: Valenciennes FC or ES Troyes AC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.18Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Valenciennes FC or Draw 67%Draw or ES Troyes AC 64%Valenciennes FC or ES Troyes AC 69%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: ES Troyes AC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 13.7%1 – 0 11.1%0 – 1 11.1%2 – 1 7.1%1 – 2 7.1%2 – 0 6.5%0 – 2 6.4%2 – 2 4%3 – 1 2.6%1 – 3 2.6%3 – 0 2.3%Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC
Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push ES Troyes AC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 10% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 20% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 20% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 10% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓ES Troyes AC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

