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

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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

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

Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Grenoble Foot 38 2 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Saint-Étienne	2	6
2	FC Annecy	2	6
3	USL Dunkerque	2	4
4	FC Metz	2	4
5	Montpellier HSC	2	4
6	Red Star FC	2	4
7	Rodez Aveyron Football	2	3
8	En Avant Guingamp	2	3
9	Pau FC	2	3
10	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	2	3
11	Stade de Reims	2	2
12	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	2	1
13	AS Nancy-Lorraine	2	1
14	US Boulogne Côte d'Opale	2	1
15	Grenoble Foot 38	2	1
16	Clermont Foot 63	2	1
17	FC Sochaux-Montbéliard	2	1
18	FC Nantes	2	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

50% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Valenciennes FC and Grenoble Foot 38 get this one started.
5' 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.
10' Eric Vandenabeele is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Grenoble Foot 38 so far.
11' Gaetan Arib catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 11.
16' Valenciennes FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
18' The referee shows Grenoble Foot 38 player a Yellow card on 18.
20' Brilliant from the ! Youssouf M'Changama makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 20.
25' Grenoble Foot 38 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Harouna Abou Demba on 32.
33' A stunning finish from Kevin Cabral — that came from absolutely nowhere!
38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
41' Kevin Cabral has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 41 minutes.
46' Grenoble Foot 38 ring the changes. Harouna Abou Demba has done his job and it is now time for Francis Dady Ngoye to step up.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Florian Sotoca made 433 appearances and scored 52 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' Jaba Jighauri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
59' What a moment for Jorris Romil! That strike on 59 puts his side firmly in control.
63' The crowd applauds Yohan Brun as he leaves the pitch. Jaba Jighauri steps in for Grenoble Foot 38.
67' The supporters are chanting for Steve Ambri. He replaces Nathael Julan on 67 minute.
72' Grenoble Foot 38 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
73' Kevin Cabral makes way for Gaetan Robail at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Valenciennes FC.
74' Eric Vandenabeele is having his name booked by the referee on 74.
75' Brilliant from the ! Florian Sotoca makes it 3-2 with a superb finish on 75.
77' Grenoble Foot 38 player sees a Red card in front of him.
82' It is a substitution in Grenoble Foot 38 team. Romain Grange is replaced by Lakdar Boussaha on 82 minute.
83' Gaetan Robail was booked on 83.
86' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Jorris Romil by Eden Massouema on 86 minute.
Grenoble Foot 38 will have plenty to reflect on. Valenciennes FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Réginald Ray

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

20
Romain Grange ↓ Lakdar Boussaha 82'
23
Jerome Mombris
10
Youssouf M'Changama
17
Maxime Spano C
4
Eric Vandenabeele
13
Harouna Abou Demba ↓ Francis Dady Ngoye 46'
7
Florian Sotoca
24
Ibrehima Coulibaly
22
Arsene Elogo
16
Papa Demba Camara
26
Yohan Brun ↓ Jaba Jighauri 63'

Bench

Coach Philippe Hinschberger

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Florian Sotoca	3
Baptiste Guillaume	3
Jordan Tell	2
Kevin Cabral	2
Jessy Benet	2
Florian Sotoca	2
Amine Sbai	1
Jorris Romil	1

Head to Head

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

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.