Valenciennes FC vs Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Valenciennes FC vs Grenoble Foot 38 — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Grenoble Foot 38 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Azzedine Souifi
8 games this season
🟨 3.9/game
⚽ 7.5 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr | Grenoble Foot 38 | H | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Apr | AC Ajaccio | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Apr | Paris FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 13 Apr | Pau FC | H | 1–4 | L |
| 06 Apr | FC Annecy | A | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Mar | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr | Valenciennes FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Apr | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 0–2 | L |
| 20 Apr | FC Annecy | A | 1–0 | W |
| 15 Apr | Angers SCO | H | 0–0 | D |
| 06 Apr | Paris FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Mar | En Avant Guingamp | H | 0–0 | D |
Key Stats
45%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season
Grenoble Foot 38 this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Grenoble Foot 38
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Grenoble Foot 38
| Ugo Bonnet | 3 G | 2 A |
| Yadaly Diaby | 2 G | |
| Samba Diba | 2 G | |
| Baptiste Mouazan | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stade du Hainaut will turn into a battlefield for valenciennes fc and grenoble foot 38.
- 5' grenoble foot 38 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 10' France international Allan Linguet has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 15' Controversy at the stadium! Allan Tchaptchet argues furiously but the card stands.
- 17' Mamadou Diarra catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 17.
- 22' Nick Venema has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
- 27' grenoble foot 38 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.
- 29' GOAL! Nick Venema fires home to make it 0-1!
- 34' Both keepers have barely been tested. valenciennes fc and grenoble foot 38 are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 39' 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.
- 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 45' Joachim Kayi Sanda picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 50' Jessy Benet has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 56' The deadlock is broken! Flamarion gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
- 58' Grenoble Foot 38 ring the changes. Amine Sbai has done his job and it is now time for Natanael Ntolla to step up.
- 59' Theo Valls is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nolan Mbemba at the 59 minute mark.
- 64' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 67' The Grenoble Foot 38 bench stirs into life. Saikou Touray is withdrawn and Dante Rigo gets his opportunity.
- 70' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Flamarion is withdrawn and Aymen Boutoutaou gets his opportunity.
- 75' Sirine Doucoure gets the nod from Valenciennes FC. He replaces Nick Venema and will look to change the dynamic.
- 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nolan Mbemba made 430 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' Virgiliu Postolachi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for valenciennes fc tonight.
- 88' It’s gonna be a card for Souleymane Basse.
- 90' Tanguy Lienard is replacing Allan Linguet for the Valenciennes FC side.
- The points are shared — valenciennes fc 2-0 grenoble foot 38. Honours even.
Lineups
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Nick Venema ↓ Sirine Doucoure 75'
- 15
- 14
-
24
Allan Linguet ↓ Tanguy Lienard 90'
-
96
Flamarion ↓ Aymen Boutoutaou 70'
- 16
-
90
Mathias Oyewusi ↓ Makabi Lilepo 70'
-
8
Sacha Banse ↓ Julien Masson 70'
- 44
- 3
- 59
Bench
-
6
Julien Masson ↑ 70'
-
17
Aymen Boutoutaou ↑ 70'
- 30
-
9
Sirine Doucoure ↑ 75'
-
34
Makabi Lilepo ↑ 70'
-
–
Tanguy Lienard ↑ 90'
- 13
Coach
Ahmed Kantari
Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups
Starting XI
- 29
-
31
Nolan Mbemba ↓ Theo Valls 59'
- 8
- 1
-
17
Virgiliu Postolachi ↓ Pape Ba 67'
-
70
Saikou Touray ↓ Dante Rigo 67'
- 21
- 27
-
19
Lenny Joseph ↓ Abdoulie Sanyang 58'
-
11
Amine Sbai ↓ Natanael Ntolla 58'
- 4
Bench
-
6
Dante Rigo ↑ 67'
-
25
Theo Valls ↑ 59'
-
7
Pape Ba ↑ 67'
-
2
Abdoulie Sanyang ↑ 58'
- 13
- 39
-
22
Natanael Ntolla ↑ 58'
Coach
Laurent Peyrelade
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Florian Sotoca | 3 |
| Baptiste Guillaume | 3 |
| Florian Sotoca | 2 |
| Jordan Tell | 2 |
| Kevin Cabral | 2 |
| Jessy Benet | 2 |
| Yoric Ravet | 1 |
| Pape Ba | 1 |
Head to Head
Valenciennes FC Form
Grenoble Foot 38 Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.29
Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09
Grenoble Foot 38 xG
I would bet for:
Valenciennes FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Valenciennes FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
Valenciennes FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Grenoble Foot 38
56%
Valenciennes FC or Grenoble Foot 38
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Valenciennes FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.5%
Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC
| Handicap | Valenciennes FC covers | Push | Grenoble Foot 38 covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 12% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 21% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 18% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

