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Valenciennes FC vs Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2018-19
Valenciennes FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Grenoble Foot 38
Fri 15 Feb 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Gaetan Arib 11' Y
Y 18' Ibrehima Coulibaly
Y 32' Harouna Abou Demba
Y 74' Eric Vandenabeele
R 77' Maxime Spano
Gaetan Robail 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs Grenoble Foot 38 — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Lepaysant
  • Referee Pascal Poupeau
  • Referee Tugdual Philippe
  • Referee Romain Zamo

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

7
5
8
Valenciennes FC 20 games · Avg 2.7 goals Grenoble Foot 38
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-15 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Grenoble Foot 38 2018-09-14 Grenoble Foot 38 4–2 Valenciennes FC 2018-03-17 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 Valenciennes FC 2017-11-04 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 2017-02-04 Grenoble Foot 38 1–1 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Grenoble Foot 38 H 3–2 W
08 Feb Clermont Foot 63 A 1–0 W
04 Feb GFC Ajaccio A 0–0 D
25 Jan FC Lorient H 1–2 L
18 Jan La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 1–1 D
15 Jan Le Havre AC A 3–4 L
Grenoble Foot 38
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Feb Valenciennes FC A 2–3 L
08 Feb FC Lorient H 0–1 L
01 Feb La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 2–2 D
25 Jan GFC Ajaccio H 1–1 D
19 Jan Chamois Niortais FC A 1–1 D
12 Jan Le Havre AC H 0–0 D

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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' Valenciennes FC is showing some good football. However, Valenciennes FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 11' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gaetan Arib on 11.
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valenciennes FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 18' Grenoble Foot 38 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 18.
  • 20' A stunning finish from Youssouf M'Changama — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Réginald Ray will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 32' Harouna Abou Demba is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
  • 33' What an equalizer from Kevin Cabral!
  • 38' Loic Nestor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Valenciennes FC so far.
  • 41' Kevin Cabral does the damage! The net is bulging and Valenciennes FC surge ahead!
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Francis Dady Ngoye. He replaces Harouna Abou Demba on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' A stunning finish from Jorris Romil — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' The whistle greets Yohan Brun as he departs to be replaced by Jaba Jighauri.
  • 67' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Nathael Julan is withdrawn and Steve Ambri gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Papa Demba Camara, as he is very good at scoring at Stade du Hainaut with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 73' Valenciennes FC make a change. Kevin Cabral trudges off to be replaced by Gaetan Robail on 73 minutes.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eric Vandenabeele.
  • 75' Brilliant from the ! Florian Sotoca makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 75.
  • 77' Maxime Spano is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 82' Grenoble Foot 38 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lakdar Boussaha is hanging Romain Grange on the field on 82 minute.
  • 83' Gaetan Robail picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Valenciennes FC! Eden Massouema comes on to replace Jorris Romil.
  • 3-2 the final result. Grenoble Foot 38 will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Hinschberger

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Sotoca 3
Baptiste Guillaume 3
Jordan Tell 2
Kevin Cabral 2
Jessy Benet 2
Florian Sotoca 2
Mamadou Diallo 1
Lenny Joseph 1

Head to Head

2019-02-15 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Grenoble Foot 38 2018-09-14 Grenoble Foot 38 4–2 Valenciennes FC 2018-03-17 Grenoble Foot 38 0–2 Valenciennes FC 2017-11-04 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 2017-02-04 Grenoble Foot 38 1–1 Valenciennes FC

Valenciennes FC Form

2019-02-15 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2019-02-08 Clermont Foot 63 0–1 Valenciennes FC W 2019-02-04 GFC Ajaccio 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2019-01-25 Valenciennes FC 1–2 FC Lorient L 2019-01-18 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2019-01-15 Le Havre AC 4–3 Valenciennes FC L

Grenoble Foot 38 Form

2019-02-15 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2019-02-08 Grenoble Foot 38 0–1 FC Lorient L 2019-02-01 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 2–2 Grenoble Foot 38 D 2019-01-25 Grenoble Foot 38 1–1 GFC Ajaccio D 2019-01-19 Chamois Niortais FC 1–1 Grenoble Foot 38 D 2019-01-12 Grenoble Foot 38 0–0 Le Havre AC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.71 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Grenoble Foot 38 xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC49% Draw24% Grenoble Foot 3827%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Grenoble Foot 38
51%
Valenciennes FC or Grenoble Foot 38
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC33% Draw43% Grenoble Foot 3824%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push Grenoble Foot 38 covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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