Valenciennes FC vs FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2023-24

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FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 17:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 43' Stian Gregersen

Y 46' Alberth Elis

Julien Masson 59' Y

Anthony Knockaert 68' Y

Sacha Banse 85' Y

Overview

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Valenciennes FC vs FC Girondins de Bordeaux — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Aurelien Petit

4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.3 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

Valenciennes FC 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-16 Valenciennes FC 1–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2023-04-29 Valenciennes FC 0–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2022-07-30 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–0 Valenciennes FC 2018-05-12 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–2 Valenciennes FC 2017-12-16 Valenciennes FC 1–4 FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	FC Girondins de Bordeaux	H	1–2	L
02 Sep	AS Saint-Étienne	A	0–0	D
26 Aug	Rodez Aveyron Football	A	1–0	W
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

FC Girondins de Bordeaux

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Valenciennes FC	A	2–1	W
02 Sep	AJ Auxerre	H	2–4	L
26 Aug	Amiens SC	H	2–0	W
21 Aug	AC Ajaccio	A	0–0	D
14 Aug	US Concarneau	H	1–0	W
07 Aug	Pau FC	A	0–3	L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stade du Hainaut!
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Valenciennes FC and FC Girondins de Bordeaux are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Girondins de Bordeaux that had 391 games and scored 353 goals.
15' Valenciennes FC is showing some good football. However, Valenciennes FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' FC Girondins de Bordeaux come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' Rafal Straczek has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' Netherlands international Lucas Woudenberg has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
37' Assisted by Aliou Badji with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alberth Elis makes no mistake. 0-1!
42' Valenciennes FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
43' Controversy at the stadium! Stian Gregersen argues furiously but the card stands.
46' FC Girondins de Bordeaux receives a card for a hard tackle on 46.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Valenciennes FC in their trying to find a way past FC Girondins de Bordeaux's compact .
56' Zan Vipotnik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
59' It’s a booking for Valenciennes FC player. Julien Masson gets a card.
60' Fresh legs for Valenciennes FC! Anthony Knockaert comes on to replace Jonathan Buatu.
63' GOAL! David Kjaer Kruse fires home to make it 1-1!
68' Valenciennes FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 68.
71' Alexi Pitu gets the nod from FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He replaces Jeremy Livolant and will look to change the dynamic.
76' 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.
78' FC Girondins de Bordeaux manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gaetan Weissbeck is hanging Issouf Sissokho on the field on 78 minute.
83' A change in the Valenciennes FC ranks — Aymen Boutoutaou exits the field as Andrew Jung enters on 83.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sacha Banse on 85 minutes.
86' Time for substitution for FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Aliou Badji is replaced by Zan Vipotnik.
88' What a moment for Alexi Pitu! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Valenciennes FC 1-2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Taylor Moore
15
Lucas Woudenberg
6
Julien Masson
39
Jonathan Buatu ↓ Anthony Knockaert 60'
24
Allan Linguet
–
Bruno Costa ↓ Sacha Banse 78'
11
Ugo Bonnet ↓ Nick Venema 60'
17
Aymen Boutoutaou ↓ Andrew Jung 83'
16
Jean Louchet
5
Jordan Poha
23
David Kjaer Kruse

Bench

–
Anthony Knockaert ↑ 60'
10
Nick Venema ↑ 60'
14
Joffrey Cuffaut
–
Andrew Jung ↑ 83'
30
Lassana Sy
–
Sacha Banse ↑ 78'
44
Joachim Kayi Sanda

Coach Jorge Maciel

FC Girondins de Bordeaux Lineups

Starting XI

5
Yoann Barbet
7
Jeremy Livolant ↓ Alexi Pitu 71'
20
Pedro Diaz
12
Alberth Elis ↓ Zuriko Davitashvili 71'
2
Stian Gregersen
77
Aliou Badji ↓ Zan Vipotnik 86'
8
Issouf Sissokho ↓ Gaetan Weissbeck 78'
72
Yohan Cassubie
4
Malcom Bokele Mputu
19
Jacques Ekomie
13
Rafal Straczek

Bench

Coach David Guion

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emmanuel Biumla	1
Aymen Boutoutaou	1
Josh Maja	1
Yoann Barbet	1
Alexi Pitu	1
Alberth Elis	1
David Kjaer Kruse	1
Pedro Diaz	1

Head to Head

Valenciennes FC Form

2023-09-16 Valenciennes FC 1–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L 2023-09-02 AS Saint-Étienne 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2023-08-26 Rodez Aveyron Football 0–1 Valenciennes FC W 2023-08-19 Valenciennes FC 0–0 En Avant Guingamp D 2023-08-12 SC Bastia 3–0 Valenciennes FC L 2023-08-05 Valenciennes FC 1–4 AJ Auxerre L

FC Girondins de Bordeaux Form

2023-09-16 Valenciennes FC 1–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2023-09-02 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2–4 AJ Auxerre L 2023-08-26 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2–0 Amiens SC W 2023-08-21 AC Ajaccio 0–0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux D 2023-08-14 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–0 US Concarneau W 2023-08-07 Pau FC 3–0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.1 Valenciennes FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 FC Girondins de Bordeaux xG

I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or FC Girondins de Bordeaux 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Valenciennes FC31% Draw30% FC Girondins de Bordeaux39%

Actual: FC Girondins de Bordeaux win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw

61%

Draw or FC Girondins de Bordeaux

69%

Valenciennes FC or FC Girondins de Bordeaux

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Valenciennes FC22% Draw50% FC Girondins de Bordeaux28%

Actual: FC Girondins de Bordeaux win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.3%

0 – 1

10.6%

1 – 0

8.9%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

7.4%

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

0 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap	Valenciennes FC covers	Push	FC Girondins de Bordeaux covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	18%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	21%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

FC Girondins de Bordeaux keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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