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

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Ligue 2 · 2020-21

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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

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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 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sylvain Palhies
Referee Paul Cravo
Referee Laurent Coniglio
Referee

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

43% Clean Sheets
Grenoble Foot 38 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Grenoble Foot 38

Yadaly Diaby	2 G
Samba Diba	2 G
Baptiste Mouazan	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Stade du Hainaut as Valenciennes FC face off against Grenoble Foot 38 in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
3' David Henen is having his name booked by the referee on 3.
8' Kevin Cabral needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
13' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
18' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Grenoble Foot 38 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
23' Grenoble Foot 38 have won 315 goals from 437 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
28' Jerome Prior is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Valenciennes FC so far.
31' Controversy at the stadium! Loris Nery argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valenciennes FC and Grenoble Foot 38 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
41' Valenciennes FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' Jessy Benet has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
49' Manuel Perez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 49.
54' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Olivier Guegan will be considering his options from the bench.
59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valenciennes FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Emmanuel Ntim on 62.
66' The Grenoble Foot 38 bench stirs into life. David Henen is withdrawn and Yoric Ravet gets his opportunity.
68' Moussa Guel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Noah Diliberto on 68 minute.
69' The referee shows Valenciennes FC player a Yellow card on 69.
74' What a moment for Emmanuel Ntim! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
75' Time for substitution for Grenoble Foot 38. Jessy Benet is replaced by Florian Michel.
78' Issouf Macalou has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mathis Picouleau on 78 minute.
83' Grenoble Foot 38 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
84' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Joffrey Cuffaut will be fuming at that decision.
86' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Tapoko. He replaces Willy Semedo on 86 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jerome Prior
9
Gaetan Robail ↓ Arsene Elogo 68'
14
Joffrey Cuffaut C
25
Emmanuel Ntim
26
Kevin Cabral
18
Baptiste Guillaume
3
Aly Abeid
5
Maxime Spano
6
Jaba Kankava
21
Noah Diliberto ↓ Moussa Guel 68'
27
Mathis Picouleau ↓ Issouf Macalou 78'

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

14
Loic Nestor
29
Abdel Hakim Abdallah
5
Adrien Monfray C
17
Loris Nery
4
Manuel Perez
9
David Henen ↓ Yoric Ravet 66'
21
Jessy Benet ↓ Florian Michel 75'
30
Esteban Salles
6
Charles Pickel
7
Willy Semedo ↓ Kevin Tapoko 86'
2
Moussa Djitte ↓ Marcellin Achille Anani 75'

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

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.