Valenciennes FC vs Grenoble Foot 38, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2021-22

Valenciennes FC

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Grenoble Foot 38

Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 18:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'

R 32' Brice Maubleu

Mohamed Kaba 55' Y

Sessi D'Almeida 76' Y

Y 82' Yoric Ravet

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)

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

2021-11-20 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 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

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Nov	Grenoble Foot 38	H	1–0	W
06 Nov	Le Havre AC	A	0–0	D
01 Nov	AJ Auxerre	H	1–2	L
23 Oct	Amiens SC	A	0–3	L
16 Oct	USL Dunkerque	H	1–3	L
02 Oct	SM Caen	A	2–1	W

Grenoble Foot 38

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Nov	Valenciennes FC	A	0–1	L
06 Nov	USL Dunkerque	H	1–0	W
30 Oct	SM Caen	A	1–0	W
23 Oct	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	H	1–2	L
16 Oct	SC Bastia	A	0–0	D
02 Oct	Pau FC	H	2–0	W

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stade du Hainaut!
5' Valenciennes FC 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' Australia international Alex Gersbach has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maurizio Jacobacci might look to freshen things up shortly.
21' GOAL! Baptiste Guillaume scores on 21.
26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
31' Valenciennes FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Grenoble Foot 38 backline.
32' That is a Red card for Grenoble Foot 38. Brice Maubleu will be fuming at that decision.
34' Another change for Grenoble Foot 38 made on 34 minute. Florian Michel leaves to be changed by Esteban Salles.
39' Souleymane Cisse needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ilyes Hamache made 367 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
49' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Valenciennes FC and Grenoble Foot 38 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' Sambou Yatabare has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' Mohamed Kaba has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
60' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
63' Grenoble Foot 38 ring the changes. Mamadou Diallo has done his job and it is now time for David Henen to step up.
64' Anthony Belmonte is ready to make an impact after coming on for Souleymane Cisse at the 64 minute mark.
69' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
74' The crowd applauds Sambou Yatabare as he leaves the pitch. Sessi D'Almeida steps in for Valenciennes FC.
75' Valenciennes FC make a change. Gaetan Robail trudges off to be replaced by Mathis Picouleau on 75 minutes.
76' Sessi D'Almeida was booked on 76.
81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valenciennes FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
82' The referee shows Grenoble Foot 38 player a Yellow card on 82.
84' The Grenoble Foot 38 manager makes a substitution. Alex Gersbach departs to be replaced by Abdel Hakim Abdallah.
86' Valenciennes FC make a change. Julien Masson trudges off to be replaced by Noah Diliberto on 86 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Valenciennes FC players.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

26
Mathieu Debuchy
6
Julien Masson ↓ Noah Diliberto 86'
9
Gaetan Robail ↓ Mathis Picouleau 75'
14
Joffrey Cuffaut
28
Quentin Lecoeuche ↓ Laurent Dos Santos 74'
18
Baptiste Guillaume
22
Sambou Yatabare ↓ Sessi D'Almeida 74'
30
Lucas Chevalier
20
Ismael Doukoure
33
Ilyes Hamache
21
Mohamed Kaba

Bench

Grenoble Foot 38 Lineups

Starting XI

14
Loic Nestor
5
Adrien Monfray
6
Franck-Yves Bambock
20
Alex Gersbach ↓ Abdel Hakim Abdallah 84'
1
Brice Maubleu
22
Yoric Ravet
10
Florian Michel ↓ Esteban Salles 34'
28
Jules Sylvestre Brac ↓ Marcellin Achille Anani 64'
19
Mamadou Diallo ↓ David Henen 63'
12
Jordy Gaspar
33
Souleymane Cisse ↓ Anthony Belmonte 64'

Bench

Coach Maurizio Jacobacci

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Florian Sotoca	3
Baptiste Guillaume	3
Florian Sotoca	2
Jordan Tell	2
Kevin Cabral	2
Jessy Benet	2
Aymen Boutoutaou	1
Joffrey Cuffaut	1

Head to Head

Valenciennes FC Form

2021-11-20 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2021-11-06 Le Havre AC 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2021-11-01 Valenciennes FC 1–2 AJ Auxerre L 2021-10-23 Amiens SC 3–0 Valenciennes FC L 2021-10-16 Valenciennes FC 1–3 USL Dunkerque L 2021-10-02 SM Caen 1–2 Valenciennes FC W

Grenoble Foot 38 Form

2021-11-20 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 L 2021-11-06 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 USL Dunkerque W 2021-10-30 SM Caen 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2021-10-23 Grenoble Foot 38 1–2 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L 2021-10-16 SC Bastia 0–0 Grenoble Foot 38 D 2021-10-02 Grenoble Foot 38 2–0 Pau FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.04 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 Grenoble Foot 38 69% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Valenciennes FC37% Draw31% Grenoble Foot 3832%

Actual: Valenciennes FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Grenoble Foot 38

63%

Valenciennes FC or Grenoble Foot 38

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Valenciennes FC23% Draw54% Grenoble Foot 3823%

Actual: Valenciennes FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.9%

1 – 1

14.5%

0 – 1

11.7%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.8%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

2.4%

3 – 1

2.4%

0 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap	Valenciennes FC covers	Push	Grenoble Foot 38 covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	20%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	20%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Grenoble Foot 38 keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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