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

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Valenciennes FC
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
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-Montbeliard — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Match Details

  • Referee Aurelien Petit
  • Referee Pascal Poupeau
  • Referee Cedric Favre
  • Referee Edgar Barenton
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

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

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jan FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard
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
33% Clean Sheets
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
0-15
2/3
16-30
–/5
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
Benjamin Gomel 3 G
Boubacar Fofana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Valenciennes FC welcome FC Sochaux-Montbéliard for this crunch clash at Stade du Hainaut.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Stade du Hainaut. Valenciennes FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard is showing some good football. However, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Laurent Dos Santos made 367 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Réginald Ray will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' The whistle greets Mehdy Guezoui as he departs to be replaced by Sebastien Roudet.
  • 51' It looks surprising FC Sochaux-Montbéliard does not make any changes. Olivier Verdon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 54' What a strike from Tony Mauricio! The score is 1-0.
  • 57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rafa Paez.
  • 59' Anderson Cruz makes way for Nando Garcia Puchades at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Sochaux-Montbeliard.
  • 64' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Elisha Owusu has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
  • 71' Eden Massouema is ready to make an impact after coming on for Johann Ramare at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Valenciennes FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 79' Rafa Navarro makes way for Temitope Obadeyi at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Sochaux-Montbeliard.
  • 84' Lucien Agoume has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 340 appearances.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Jorris Romil. He replaces Tony Mauricio on 86 minute.
  • With this win, Valenciennes FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Noah Diliberto 2
Tony Mauricio 1
Kevin Cabral 1
Moussa Doumbia 1
Malek Chergui 1
Ibrahim Sissoko 1
Jodel Dossou 1
Sofiane Diop 1

Head to Head

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

Valenciennes FC Form

2019-01-11 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard Form

2019-01-11 Valenciennes FC 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L 2018-12-22 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–0 FC Lorient W 2018-12-14 Red Star FC 3–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L 2018-12-04 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2–0 GFC Ajaccio W 2018-11-30 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 1–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L 2018-11-23 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC47% Draw29% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard24%
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-Montbeliard
53%
Valenciennes FC or FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC29% Draw52% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard19%
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-Montbeliard 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-Montbeliard keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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