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Valenciennes FC vs Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
Valenciennes FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Grenoble Foot 38
Fri 5 Feb 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 3' David Henen
Y 31' Loris Nery
Y 49' Manuel Perez
Emmanuel Ntim 62' Y
Jaba Kankava 69' Y
Joffrey Cuffaut 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Sylvain Palhies
  • Referee Paul Cravo
  • Referee Laurent Coniglio
  • Referee

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
2021-02-05 Valenciennes FC 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 2020-10-03 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2020-03-06 Grenoble Foot 38 1–3 Valenciennes FC 2019-10-04 Valenciennes FC 0–2 Grenoble Foot 38 2019-02-15 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Grenoble Foot 38

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–1 L
02 Feb SM Caen A 1–1 D
30 Jan USL Dunkerque H 1–0 W
26 Jan Paris FC H 2–0 W
23 Jan La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 3–3 D
08 Jan Le Havre AC A 2–0 W
Grenoble Foot 38
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Valenciennes FC A 1–0 W
02 Feb En Avant Guingamp H 2–1 W
30 Jan AC Ajaccio A 1–2 L
23 Jan FC Chambly Oise H 2–0 W
16 Jan Toulouse FC A 0–2 L
09 Jan AJ Auxerre H 2–2 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Valenciennes FC to score. At the same time, Grenoble Foot 38 does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 3' Controversy at the stadium! David Henen argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 8' Mathis Picouleau has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 9 cards already picked up this season.
  • 13' 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.
  • 18' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 23' Valenciennes FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 28' Grenoble Foot 38 have won 310 goals from 433 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 31' Loris Nery was booked on 31.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Baptiste Guillaume suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 49' Manuel Perez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' It’s high time Philippe Hinschberger made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' Valenciennes FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Grenoble Foot 38's shape.
  • 62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Emmanuel Ntim.
  • 66' Yoric Ravet has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Henen on 66 minute.
  • 68' Valenciennes FC make a change. Noah Diliberto trudges off to be replaced by Moussa Guel on 68 minutes.
  • 69' Jaba Kankava has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
  • 74' Emmanuel Ntim puts Valenciennes FC on the lead.
  • 75' Grenoble Foot 38 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Florian Michel is hanging Jessy Benet on the field on 75 minute.
  • 78' Valenciennes FC make a change. Mathis Picouleau trudges off to be replaced by Issouf Macalou on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Jessy Benet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Grenoble Foot 38 so far.
  • 84' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Joffrey Cuffaut will be fuming at that decision.
  • 86' Grenoble Foot 38 make a change. Willy Semedo trudges off to be replaced by Kevin Tapoko on 86 minutes.
  • Another three points for Grenoble Foot 38.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Hinschberger

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Florian Sotoca 3
Baptiste Guillaume 3
Jessy Benet 2
Florian Sotoca 2
Jordan Tell 2
Kevin Cabral 2
Marcellin Achille Anani 1
Allan Tchaptchet 1

Head to Head

2021-02-05 Valenciennes FC 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 2020-10-03 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 Valenciennes FC 2020-03-06 Grenoble Foot 38 1–3 Valenciennes FC 2019-10-04 Valenciennes FC 0–2 Grenoble Foot 38 2019-02-15 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Grenoble Foot 38

Valenciennes FC Form

2021-02-05 Valenciennes FC 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2021-02-02 SM Caen 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2021-01-30 Valenciennes FC 1–0 USL Dunkerque W 2021-01-26 Valenciennes FC 2–0 Paris FC W 2021-01-23 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 3–3 Valenciennes FC D 2021-01-08 Le Havre AC 0–2 Valenciennes FC W

Grenoble Foot 38 Form

2021-02-05 Valenciennes FC 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2021-02-02 Grenoble Foot 38 2–1 En Avant Guingamp W 2021-01-30 AC Ajaccio 2–1 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2021-01-23 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 FC Chambly Oise W 2021-01-16 Toulouse FC 2–0 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2021-01-09 Grenoble Foot 38 2–2 AJ Auxerre D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Grenoble Foot 38 xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC38% Draw31% Grenoble Foot 3831%
Actual: Grenoble Foot 38 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Grenoble Foot 38
62%
Valenciennes FC or Grenoble Foot 38
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC27% Draw52% Grenoble Foot 3821%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push Grenoble Foot 38 covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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