Valenciennes FC vs En Avant Guingamp, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Valenciennes FC vs En Avant Guingamp — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- En Avant Guingamp 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Antoine Valnet
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | En Avant Guingamp | H | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Aug | SC Bastia | A | 0–3 | L |
| 05 Aug | AJ Auxerre | H | 1–4 | L |
| 02 Jun | AS Saint-Étienne | A | 0–2 | L |
| 26 May | Grenoble Foot 38 | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 May | Le Havre AC | A | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | Valenciennes FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Aug | USL Dunkerque | H | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Aug | FC Annecy | A | 4–1 | W |
| 02 Jun | Grenoble Foot 38 | A | 2–0 | W |
| 26 May | Chamois Niortais FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 20 May | FC Metz | H | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
H2H (9 games)
22%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
En Avant Guingamp this season
En Avant Guingamp this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
En Avant Guingamp
0-15
3/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
En Avant Guingamp
| Brandon Bokangu | 4 G | |
| Donatien Gomis | 2 G | 1 A |
| Stanislas Kielt | 2 G | |
| Albin Demouchy | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Valenciennes FC welcome En Avant Guingamp for this crunch clash at Stade du Hainaut.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordan Poha made 367 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 15' A quiet spell here at Stade du Hainaut. En Avant Guingamp seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 28' Jonathan Buatu is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
- 31' En Avant Guingamp receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
- 36' Valenciennes FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Valenciennes FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stéphane Dumont will be considering his options from the bench.
- 51' It looks surprising En Avant Guingamp does not make any changes. Jonathan Buatu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' Donatien Gomis is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Valenciennes FC tonight.
- 61' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 64' Jason Berthomier has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nick Venema on 64 minute.
- 69' Nick Venema needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 72' En Avant Guingamp make a change. Mehdi Merghem trudges off to be replaced by Gaetan Courtet on 72 minutes.
- 77' Vincent Manceau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ayman Ben Mohamed at the 77 minute mark.
- 79' That is a card for Valenciennes FC. Lucas Woudenberg will be fuming at that decision.
- 84' En Avant Guingamp come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 87' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Ugo Bonnet by Marius Noubissi on 87 minute.
- 88' Valenciennes FC ring the changes. Aymen Boutoutaou has done his job and it is now time for Ilyes Hamache to step up.
- celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
-
10
Nick Venema ↓ Jason Berthomier 64'
- 15
- 6
- 39
- 24
-
11
Ugo Bonnet ↓ Marius Noubissi 87'
- 17
- 16
- 5
- 23
Bench
-
8
Jason Berthomier ↑ 64'
- 14
-
9
Marius Noubissi ↑ 87'
-
20
Ilyes Hamache ↑ 88'
- 30
- 7
- 44
Coach
Jorge Maciel
En Avant Guingamp Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 21
-
10
Mehdi Merghem ↓ Gaetan Courtet 72'
- 19
- 25
- 11
- 16
- 27
- 26
- 7
- 9
Bench
-
15
Vincent Manceau ↑ 77'
- 28
-
18
Gaetan Courtet ↑ 72'
- 30
- 24
-
17
Jacques Siwe ↑ 88'
-
23
Taylor Luvambo ↑ 88'
Coach
Stéphane Dumont
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mehdi Merghem | 1 |
| Yeni N'Gbakoto | 1 |
| Pierre Lemonnier | 1 |
| Baptiste Guillaume | 1 |
| Amine El Ouazzani | 1 |
| Ronny Rodelin | 1 |
| Philipe Sampaio | 1 |
| Gaetan Robail | 1 |
Head to Head
Valenciennes FC Form
En Avant Guingamp Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.91
Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22
En Avant Guingamp xG
I would bet for:
En Avant Guingamp or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 1.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 2.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Valenciennes FC or Draw
61%
Draw or En Avant Guingamp
70%
Valenciennes FC or En Avant Guingamp
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 2
8.5%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
3.7%
0 – 3
3.4%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
1.8%
Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC
| Handicap | Valenciennes FC covers | Push | En Avant Guingamp covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 7% | 91% |
| -1.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -1 | 9% | 17% | 74% |
| -0.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 23% | 19% |
| +1.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +2 | 81% | 12% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
30%
✗
En Avant Guingamp keeps clean sheet
41%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

