Valenciennes FC vs FC Annecy, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Valenciennes FC vs FC Annecy — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Annecy 34 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Romain Lissorgue
16 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 02 Dec FC Annecy H 0–0 D 25 Nov US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 0–0 D 11 Nov USL Dunkerque H 0–1 L 04 Nov Angers SCO A 0–2 L 28 Oct SM Caen H 2–2 D 21 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 A 3–3 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Dec Valenciennes FC A 0–0 D 25 Nov AC Ajaccio H 2–0 W 11 Nov FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–3 L 04 Nov Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 1–3 L 28 Oct US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 2–1 W 21 Oct Amiens SC H 1–1 D Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history32% Clean Sheets
FC Annecy this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
FC Annecy0-15–/216-303/–31-452/146-604/–61-752/176+2/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Valenciennes FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' 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 Taylor Moore suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' FC Annecy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' 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.
- 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Clement Billemaz made 142 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' Jordan Poha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Steve Shamal, as he is very good at scoring at Stade du Hainaut with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 52' Zakaria Bengueddoudj has so much to prove this time. He replaces Martin Adeline on 52 minute.
- 55' Vincent Pajot is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
- 58' It’s gonna be a card for Tanguy Lienard.
- 63' 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.
- 68' The whistle greets Jonathan Kodjia as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Ntamack.
- 72' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 72 minute. Aymen Boutoutaou leaves to be changed by Anthony Knockaert.
- 77' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Annecy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 80' Another substitution for FC Annecy to replace Steve Shamal by Kevin Testud on 80 minute.
- 85' It’s high time Laurent Guyot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Vincent Pajot.
- 90' The Valenciennes FC manager makes a substitution. Tanguy Lienard departs to be replaced by Nick Venema.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 15
- 6
- 39
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18
Andrew Jung ↓ Ugo Bonnet 72'
- 17
- 16
- 5
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23
David Kjaer Kruse ↓ Sacha Banse 72'
- 34
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Tanguy Lienard ↓ Nick Venema 90'
Bench
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93
Anthony Knockaert ↑ 72'
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10
Nick Venema ↑ 90'
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11
Ugo Bonnet ↑ 72'
- 29
- 30
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8
Sacha Banse ↑ 72'
- 47
Coach Jorge MacielFC Annecy Lineups
Starting XI
- 24
- 17
- 1
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27
Steve Shamal ↓ Kevin Testud 80'
- 18
- 21
- 13
- 22
- 4
- 41
- 3
Bench
- 16
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12
Kevin Testud ↑ 80'
- 8
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20
Yacouba Barry ↑ 68'
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19
Samuel Ntamack ↑ 68'
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33
Zakaria Bengueddoudj ↑ 52'
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Coach Laurent Guyot -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dion Sahi 3 Aymen Boutoutaou 2 Jonathan Buatu 1 Steve Shamal 1 Samuel Ntamack 1 Flamarion 1 Nordine Kandil 1 Martin Adeline 1 Head to Head
Valenciennes FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.12 Valenciennes FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.05 FC Annecy xGI would bet for: Valenciennes FC or FC Annecy 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.17Actual: No — clean sheetOver / 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 68%Draw or FC Annecy 63%Valenciennes FC or FC Annecy 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.4%0 – 0 Actual1 – 0 11.5%0 – 1 10.7%2 – 1 7.3%2 – 0 6.9%1 – 2 6.8%0 – 2 6%2 – 2 4%3 – 1 2.8%3 – 0 2.5%1 – 3 2.4%Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC
Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push FC Annecy covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 21% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 19% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗FC Annecy keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

