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Valenciennes FC vs FC Sochaux-Montbeliard, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
Valenciennes FC
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 13:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45+4' · FT 45+20'
Julien Masson 5' Y
Y 19' Florentin Pogba
Emmanuel Ntim 40' Y
Y 45' Gaetan Weissbeck
Y 72' Adama Niane
Maxime Spano 83' Y
Arsene Elogo 90' Y
Y 90' Fabien Ourega

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
  • Referee Bertrand Corcuff
  • Referee Cedric Favre
  • Referee Anthony Ustaritz
6 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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
2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 0–0 D
03 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–2 L
26 Sep SM Caen H 1–0 W
19 Sep USL Dunkerque A 0–1 L
12 Sep La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 1–0 W
29 Aug Paris FC A 0–1 L
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Valenciennes FC A 0–0 D
03 Oct FC Chambly Oise H 3–2 W
26 Sep AC Ajaccio A 1–1 D
19 Sep Rodez Aveyron Football H 2–2 D
14 Sep Toulouse FC A 0–0 D
29 Aug ES Troyes AC H 2–1 W

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' KICK OFF: Valenciennes FC gets underway.
  • 5' Julien Masson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 5.
  • 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Matteo Fedele is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Sochaux-Montbeliard so far.
  • 19' Florentin Pogba picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 24' Emmanuel Ntim is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Valenciennes FC tonight.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 34' Guinea-Bissau international Steve Ambri has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 39' Valenciennes FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Sochaux-Montbeliard's shape.
  • 40' Emmanuel Ntim has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' Gaetan Weissbeck catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Valenciennes FC in their trying to find a way past FC Sochaux-Montbeliard's compact .
  • 60' FC Sochaux-Montbeliard are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 61' A tactical swap from FC Sochaux-Montbeliard — Fabien Ourega on, Steve Ambri off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' A quiet spell here at Stade du Hainaut. FC Sochaux-Montbeliard seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 69' Adama Niane is ready to make an impact after coming on for Chris Bedia at the 69 minute mark.
  • 72' Adama Niane has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Matteo Fedele is replaced by Arsene Elogo on 75 minute.
  • 80' 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.
  • 81' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 81 minute. Noah Diliberto leaves to be changed by Metehan Guclu.
  • 83' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Maxime Spano will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' Bryan Lasme is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bryan Soumare at the 84 minute mark.
  • 85' A change in the FC Sochaux-Montbeliard ranks — Ousseynou Thioune exits the field as Younes Kaabouni enters on 85.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Valenciennes FC! Moussa Guel comes on to replace Kevin Cabral.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Arsene Elogo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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

2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 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

Valenciennes FC Form

2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2020-10-03 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 Valenciennes FC L 2020-09-26 Valenciennes FC 1–0 SM Caen W 2020-09-19 USL Dunkerque 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2020-09-12 Valenciennes FC 1–0 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux W 2020-08-29 Paris FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC L

FC Sochaux-Montbeliard Form

2020-10-17 Valenciennes FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2020-10-03 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 3–2 FC Chambly Oise W 2020-09-26 AC Ajaccio 1–1 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2020-09-19 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2–2 Rodez Aveyron Football D 2020-09-14 Toulouse FC 0–0 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard D 2020-08-29 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2–1 ES Troyes AC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.99 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Valenciennes FC or Draw 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC43% Draw34% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
77%
Draw or FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
57%
Valenciennes FC or FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC26% Draw60% FC Sochaux-Montbeliard14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.6%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
2.9%
2 – 2
2.2%
3 – 1
2.1%
1 – 3
0.9%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push FC Sochaux-Montbeliard covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 25% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 16% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
FC Sochaux-Montbeliard keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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