Valenciennes FC vs Le Havre AC, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Valenciennes FC vs Le Havre AC — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Le Havre AC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Etienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Aug Le Havre AC H 1–0 W 30 Jul FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–0 D 14 May Chamois Niortais FC A 2–1 W 07 May FC Sochaux-Montbeliard H 1–0 W 30 Apr Paris FC A 1–1 D 22 Apr AC Ajaccio H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Aug Valenciennes FC A 0–1 L 30 Jul Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–0 D 14 May En Avant Guingamp A 1–2 L 07 May AJ Auxerre H 1–2 L 30 Apr AC Ajaccio A 1–2 L 22 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–1 L Key Stats
22% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)22% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stade du Hainaut that hosts another battle between Valenciennes FC and Le Havre AC.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Le Havre AC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 13' GOAL! Ilyes Hamache scores on 13.
- 14' GOAL! Ilyes Hamache scores on 14.
- 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 24' 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.
- 29' It looks surprising Le Havre AC does not make any changes. Eric Vandenabeele has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Quentin Lecoeuche by Nassim Innocenti on 30 minute.
- 31' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Quentin Lecoeuche is replaced by Nassim Innocenti on 31 minute.
- 33' Valenciennes FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
- 38' Le Havre AC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
- 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Valenciennes FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' The whistle greets Floyd Ayite as he departs to be replaced by Florian Martin.
- 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 56' Sael Kumbedi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 59' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Mohamed Kaba is replaced by Mathis Picouleau.
- 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
- 68' The whistle greets Amir Richardson as he departs to be replaced by Yassine Kechta.
- 73' 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 Nabil Alioui suffering a number of foals already.
- 78' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 80' Le Havre AC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yann Kitala is hanging Abdoullah Ba on the field on 80 minute.
- 84' Yacine El Amri is replacing Aymen Boutoutaou for the Valenciennes FC side.
- 85' Another change for Le Havre AC made on 85 minute. Oualid El Hajjam leaves to be changed by Sael Kumbedi.
- 89' It’s a booking for Valenciennes FC player. Gautier Larsonneur gets a Yellow card.
- The final score is 1-0.
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Lineups
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Floyd Ayite ↓ Florian Martin 46'
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- 28
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- 24
- 12
- 17
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21
Mohamed Kaba ↓ Mathis Picouleau 59'
Bench
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13
Florian Martin ↑ 46'
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27
Mathis Picouleau ↑ 59'
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Nassim Innocenti ↑ 30'
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- 30
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Yacine El Amri ↑ 84'
Coach Nicolas RabuelLe Havre AC Lineups
Starting XI
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17
Oualid El Hajjam ↓ Sael Kumbedi 85'
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- 22
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- 27
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- 30
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Josue Casimir ↓ Elies Mahmoud 68'
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Abdoullah Ba ↓ Yann Kitala 80'
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Bench
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Yann Kitala ↑ 80'
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Elies Mahmoud ↑ 68'
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Yassine Kechta ↑ 68'
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Sael Kumbedi ↑ 85'
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Coach Luka Elsner -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Romain Basque 3 Florian Raspentino 2 Jamal Thiare 2 Alimami Gory 2 Matthis Abline 2 Ilyes Hamache 2 Adrian Grbic 2 Malek Chergui 1 Head to Head
Valenciennes FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.26 Valenciennes FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.86 Le Havre AC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Valenciennes FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.12Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 63% 37% ± 2.5 35% 65% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Valenciennes FC or Draw 78%Draw or Le Havre AC 51%Valenciennes FC or Le Havre AC 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Valenciennes FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 14.3%1 – 0 Actual1 – 1 13.9%2 – 0 9.2%0 – 1 9%2 – 1 8%1 – 2 5.4%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 0 3.8%2 – 2 3.5%3 – 1 3.4%3 – 2 1.6%Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC
Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push Le Havre AC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 13% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 24% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 16% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.