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Valenciennes FC vs ES Troyes AC, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
Valenciennes FC
2 – 2
Full Time
ES Troyes AC
Sat 20 Feb 2021 · 14:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45+5' · FT 45+8'
Y 17' Stone Mambo
Y 34' Gabriel Mutombo Kupa
Eric Vandenabeele 45' Y
Y 68' Dylan Chambost
Y 83' Dylan Saint-Louis

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs ES Troyes AC — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Match Details

  • Referee Romain Lissorgue
  • Referee Yoann Benoit
  • Referee Edgar Barenton
  • Referee

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

2
6
7
Valenciennes FC 15 games · Avg 2.4 goals ES Troyes AC
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-20 Valenciennes FC 2–2 ES Troyes AC 2020-10-24 ES Troyes AC 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2019-11-01 ES Troyes AC 1–0 Valenciennes FC 2019-04-05 Valenciennes FC 0–1 ES Troyes AC 2018-11-03 ES Troyes AC 4–2 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb ES Troyes AC H 2–2 D
15 Feb FC Sochaux-Montbeliard A 0–2 L
05 Feb Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–1 L
02 Feb SM Caen A 1–1 D
30 Jan USL Dunkerque H 1–0 W
26 Jan Paris FC H 2–0 W
ES Troyes AC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb Valenciennes FC A 2–2 D
13 Feb Rodez Aveyron Football H 2–1 W
06 Feb Toulouse FC H 1–1 D
02 Feb Clermont Foot 63 A 1–2 L
30 Jan AJ Auxerre H 3–1 W
23 Jan Pau FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Valenciennes FC vs ES Troyes AC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valenciennes FC and ES Troyes AC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 13' Baptiste Guillaume makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Valenciennes FC are in front.
  • 17' Stone Mambo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 17.
  • 22' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sessi D'Almeida is clearly more than just a goal scorer for ES Troyes AC.
  • 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 29' ES Troyes AC make a change. Lenny Pintor trudges off to be replaced by Dylan Saint-Louis on 29 minutes.
  • 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gabriel Mutombo Kupa on 34.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Valenciennes FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' Yoann Touzghar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 64' A goal from the Tunisia international Yoann Touzghar! He fires home on 64 to make it 1-1!
  • 64' ES Troyes AC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alimami Gory is hanging Maxime Barthelme on the field on 64 minute.
  • 67' The Valenciennes FC manager makes a substitution. Sessi D'Almeida departs to be replaced by Noah Diliberto.
  • 68' Dylan Chambost was booked on 68.
  • 71' Alimami Gory does the damage! The net is bulging and ES Troyes AC surge ahead!
  • 75' Umut Bozok is replacing Dylan Chambost for the ES Troyes AC side.
  • 76' Theo Pellenard is replacing Aly Abeid for the Valenciennes FC side.
  • 81' Karim Azamoum is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for ES Troyes AC so far.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dylan Saint-Louis.
  • 86' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aymen Boutoutaou is hanging Gaetan Robail on the field on 86 minute.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

ES Troyes AC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laurent Batlles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yoann Touzghar 4
Teddy Chevalier 1
Baptiste Guillaume 1
Eric Vandenabeele 1
Alimami Gory 1
Sebastien Roudet 1
Aymen Boutoutaou 1
Tony Mauricio 1

Head to Head

2021-02-20 Valenciennes FC 2–2 ES Troyes AC 2020-10-24 ES Troyes AC 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2019-11-01 ES Troyes AC 1–0 Valenciennes FC 2019-04-05 Valenciennes FC 0–1 ES Troyes AC 2018-11-03 ES Troyes AC 4–2 Valenciennes FC

Valenciennes FC Form

2021-02-20 Valenciennes FC 2–2 ES Troyes AC D 2021-02-15 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2–0 Valenciennes FC L 2021-02-05 Valenciennes FC 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2021-02-02 SM Caen 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2021-01-30 Valenciennes FC 1–0 USL Dunkerque W 2021-01-26 Valenciennes FC 2–0 Paris FC W

ES Troyes AC Form

2021-02-20 Valenciennes FC 2–2 ES Troyes AC D 2021-02-13 ES Troyes AC 2–1 Rodez Aveyron Football W 2021-02-06 ES Troyes AC 1–1 Toulouse FC D 2021-02-02 Clermont Foot 63 2–1 ES Troyes AC L 2021-01-30 ES Troyes AC 3–1 AJ Auxerre W 2021-01-23 Pau FC 0–1 ES Troyes AC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.3 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 ES Troyes AC xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or ES Troyes AC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC36% Draw29% ES Troyes AC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
65%
Draw or ES Troyes AC
64%
Valenciennes FC or ES Troyes AC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC26% Draw48% ES Troyes AC26%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push ES Troyes AC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
ES Troyes AC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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