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

6 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Saint-Étienne	12	28
2	AS Nancy-Lorraine	12	25
3	Montpellier HSC	12	24
4	Stade de Reims	12	21
5	Pau FC	12	20
6	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	12	18
7	FC Metz	12	17
8	Red Star FC	12	17
9	FC Annecy	12	16
10	USL Dunkerque	12	15
11	En Avant Guingamp	12	14
12	US Boulogne Côte d'Opale	12	13
13	Rodez Aveyron Football	12	13
14	FC Nantes	12	12
15	Clermont Foot 63	12	11
16	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	12	11
17	Grenoble Foot 38	12	11
18	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	12	9

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Valenciennes FC to score. At the same time, FC Girondins de Bordeaux does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' FC Girondins de Bordeaux started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Valenciennes FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valenciennes FC and FC Girondins de Bordeaux are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' 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.
30' Zuriko Davitashvili has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 217 appearances.
35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
37' Against the run of play, Alberth Elis has scored! This game has turned on its head.
42' The travelling FC Girondins de Bordeaux supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stian Gregersen on 43.
46' That is a card for FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Alberth Elis will be fuming at that decision.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Valenciennes FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
59' Julien Masson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 59.
60' The crowd applauds Jonathan Buatu as he leaves the pitch. Anthony Knockaert steps in for Valenciennes FC.
63' GOAL! David Kjaer Kruse fires home to make it 1-1!
68' The referee shows Valenciennes FC player a card on 68.
71' A change in the FC Girondins de Bordeaux ranks — Jeremy Livolant exits the field as Alexi Pitu enters on 71.
76' Issouf Sissokho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
78' Issouf Sissokho makes way for Gaetan Weissbeck at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Girondins de Bordeaux.
83' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Aymen Boutoutaou by Andrew Jung on 83 minute.
85' Valenciennes FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
86' The whistle greets Aliou Badji as he departs to be replaced by Zan Vipotnik.
88' Alexi Pitu does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Girondins de Bordeaux surge ahead!
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Pedro Diaz	1
Zan Vipotnik	1
Emmanuel Biumla	1
Aymen Boutoutaou	1
Josh Maja	1
Yoann Barbet	1
Alexi Pitu	1
Alberth Elis	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.