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Valenciennes FC vs FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Valenciennes FC
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Fri 11 Jan 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Rafa Paez
Y 70' Elisha Owusu

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs FC Sochaux-Montbéliard — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Match Details

  • Referee Aurelien Petit
  • Referee Pascal Poupeau
  • Referee Cedric Favre
  • Referee Edgar Barenton
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 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 Cote d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

8
3
6
Valenciennes FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-11 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2018-08-03 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–1 Valenciennes FC 2018-01-13 Valenciennes FC 0–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2017-09-10 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–3 Valenciennes FC 2017-02-18 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–0 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 1–0 W
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
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan Valenciennes FC A 0–1 L
22 Dec FC Lorient H 1–0 W
14 Dec Red Star FC A 0–3 L
04 Dec GFC Ajaccio H 2–0 W
30 Nov La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 0–1 L
23 Nov AJ Auxerre H 1–4 L

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
57% Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/4
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Boubacar Fofana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Valenciennes FC to score. At the same time, FC Sochaux-Montbeliard does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Valenciennes FC 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' The energy levels are beginning to show. Réginald Ray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Salem M'bakata has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It looks surprising FC Sochaux-Montbeliard does not make any changes. Rafa Navarro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Florian Raspentino has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Tony Mauricio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 367 appearances.
  • 40' Valenciennes FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Sochaux-Montbeliard backline.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Mehdy Guezoui is withdrawn and Sebastien Roudet gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Valenciennes FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 54' What composure from Tony Mauricio! The France international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 57' Rafa Paez is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 59' Nando Garcia Puchades has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anderson Cruz on 59 minute.
  • 64' 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 Loic Nestor suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' The referee shows FC Sochaux-Montbeliard player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Eden Massouema. He replaces Johann Ramare on 71 minute.
  • 76' It is a cagey affair so far. Valenciennes FC in their trying to find a way past FC Sochaux-Montbeliard's compact .
  • 79' Temitope Obadeyi is replacing Rafa Navarro for the FC Sochaux-Montbeliard side.
  • 84' 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.
  • 86' The whistle greets Tony Mauricio as he departs to be replaced by Jorris Romil.
  • Another three points for Valenciennes FC.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Noah Diliberto 2
Allan Linguet 1
Abdoulaye Sane 1
Adama Niane 1
Gaetan Weissbeck 1
Ugo Bonnet 1
Johann Ramare 1
Joffrey Cuffaut 1

Head to Head

2019-01-11 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2018-08-03 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 0–1 Valenciennes FC 2018-01-13 Valenciennes FC 0–3 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2017-09-10 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–3 Valenciennes FC 2017-02-18 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–0 Valenciennes FC

Valenciennes FC Form

2019-01-11 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard W 2018-12-17 Valenciennes FC 0–2 FC Metz L 2018-12-04 Chamois Niortais FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2018-11-30 Valenciennes FC 0–0 Paris FC D 2018-11-23 AS Beziers 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2018-11-10 Valenciennes FC 4–2 Racing Club de Lens W

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Form

2019-01-11 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2018-12-22 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–0 FC Lorient W 2018-12-14 Red Star FC 3–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2018-12-04 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2–0 GFC Ajaccio W 2018-11-30 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard L 2018-11-23 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 1–4 AJ Auxerre L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.27 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC47% Draw29% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard24%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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
76%
Draw or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
53%
Valenciennes FC or FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC29% Draw52% FC Sochaux-Montbéliard19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push FC Sochaux-Montbéliard covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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