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Valenciennes FC vs FC Metz, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Valenciennes FC
0 – 2
Full Time
FC Metz
Mon 17 Dec 2018 · 19:45 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Sebastien Roudet 54' Y
Y 57' Victorien Angban

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs FC Metz — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Match Details

  • Referee Yohann Rouinsard
  • Referee Fredji Harchay
  • Referee Cedric Moreau
  • Referee Emmanuel Esneu

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
3
Valenciennes FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-17 Valenciennes FC 0–2 FC Metz

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec FC Metz H 0–2 L
04 Dec Chamois Niortais FC A 0–1 L
30 Nov Paris FC H 0–0 D
23 Nov AS Beziers A 1–1 D
10 Nov Racing Club de Lens H 4–2 W
03 Nov ES Troyes AC A 2–4 L
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Dec Valenciennes FC A 2–0 W
04 Dec Red Star FC H 2–0 W
01 Dec Grenoble Foot 38 A 1–1 D
26 Nov GFC Ajaccio H 1–0 W
09 Nov La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 2–1 W
05 Nov AJ Auxerre H 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Metz this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Metz
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stade du Hainaut. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Valenciennes FC and FC Metz.
  • 5' FC Metz seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Habib Diallo, a Senegal , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Laurent Dos Santos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Valenciennes FC tonight.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valenciennes FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Morocco international Ahmed Kantari has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' 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 Thomas Delaine suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' Gaetan Arib needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sebastien Roudet on 54 minutes.
  • 57' Poor challenge from Victorien Angban. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 61' Habib Diallo adds to his 0 season tally! FC Metz lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Marvin Gakpa as he leaves the pitch. Farid Boulaya steps in for FC Metz.
  • 67' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Sloan Privat is withdrawn and Florian Raspentino gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Opa Nguette has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 76' What composure from Farid Boulaya! The Algeria international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 78' Valenciennes FC make a change. Sebastien Roudet trudges off to be replaced by Jorris Romil on 78 minutes.
  • 83' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Ahmed Kantari is replaced by Mahame Siby on 84 minute.
  • 85' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Opa Nguette is replaced by Ibrahima Niane on 85 minute.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joffrey Cuffaut made 367 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • Full Time. FC Metz beats Valenciennes FC

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frederic Antonetti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.89 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC25% Draw30% FC Metz45%
Actual: FC Metz win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
55%
Draw or FC Metz
75%
Valenciennes FC or FC Metz
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC17% Draw50% FC Metz33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
13%
0 – 0
12.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 24% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 15% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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