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Valenciennes FC vs FC Sochaux-Montbeliard, Ligue 2 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2019-20
Valenciennes FC
3 – 2
Full Time
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
Fri 14 Feb 2020 · 19:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Laurent Dos Santos 15' Y
Y 43' Salem M'bakata
Sessi D'Almeida 61' Y
Kevin Cabral 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Lepaysant
  • Referee Tugdual Philippe
  • Referee Gaetan Korbas
  • Referee

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
2020-02-14 Valenciennes FC 3–2 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2019-09-13 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–0 Valenciennes FC 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

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Feb FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 3–2 W
07 Feb Clermont Foot 63 A 1–3 L
04 Feb En Avant Guingamp H 0–0 D
31 Jan Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–1 D
24 Jan Le Mans FC H 1–0 W
10 Jan AS Nancy-Lorraine A 0–1 L
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Feb Valenciennes FC A 2–3 L
07 Feb Le Mans FC H 1–0 W
04 Feb AS Nancy-Lorraine A 1–1 D
01 Feb FC Lorient H 0–4 L
24 Jan AJ Auxerre A 1–2 L
10 Jan Paris FC H 1–1 D

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' The wait is over. Valenciennes FC get us underway at Stade du Hainaut.
  • 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' Sofiane Diop puts FC Sochaux-Montbeliard on the lead.
  • 11' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Abdoulaye Sane makes it 0-2.
  • 15' Laurent Dos Santos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 20' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' It looks surprising Valenciennes FC does not make any changes. Noah Diliberto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Melvin Sitti has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valenciennes FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' Salem M'bakata was booked on 43.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' FC Sochaux-Montbéliard fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' Valenciennes FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Sochaux-Montbéliard backline.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Valenciennes FC! Kevin Cabral comes on to replace Gauthier Hein.
  • 60' Another change for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard made on 60 minute. Thomas Toure leaves to be changed by Fabien Ourega.
  • 61' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Sessi D'Almeida will be fuming at that decision.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jerome Prior, as he is very good at scoring at Stade du Hainaut with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' Gaetan Weissbeck has so much to prove this time. He replaces Melvin Sitti on 68 minute.
  • 69' Noah Diliberto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 70' Kevin Cabral does the damage! The net is bulging and Valenciennes FC surge ahead!
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' What a moment for Malek Chergui! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 81' Fresh legs for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard! Amadou Dia Ndiaye comes on to replace Bryan Lasme.
  • 82' Mahame Siby is replacing Baptiste Guillaume for the Valenciennes FC side.
  • 87' Bryan Lasme needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kevin Cabral on 90.
  • The points are shared — Valenciennes FC 3-2 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Honours even.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Noah Diliberto 2
Jodel Dossou 1
Sofiane Diop 1
Allan Linguet 1
Abdoulaye Sane 1
Adama Niane 1
Gaetan Weissbeck 1
Ugo Bonnet 1

Head to Head

2020-02-14 Valenciennes FC 3–2 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2019-09-13 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–0 Valenciennes FC 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

Valenciennes FC Form

2020-02-14 Valenciennes FC 3–2 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard W 2020-02-07 Clermont Foot 63 3–1 Valenciennes FC L 2020-02-04 Valenciennes FC 0–0 En Avant Guingamp D 2020-01-31 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2020-01-24 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Le Mans FC W 2020-01-10 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–0 Valenciennes FC L

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Form

2020-02-14 Valenciennes FC 3–2 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L 2020-02-07 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–0 Le Mans FC W 2020-02-04 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2020-02-01 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–4 FC Lorient L 2020-01-24 AJ Auxerre 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard L 2020-01-10 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 1–1 Paris FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.43 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC48% Draw27% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard25%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
52%
Valenciennes FC or FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC31% Draw48% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard21%
Actual: FC Sochaux-Montbeliard win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push FC Sochaux-Montbeliard covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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