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Valenciennes FC vs Le Havre AC, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
Valenciennes FC
3 – 5
Full Time
Le Havre AC
Sat 8 May 2021 · 18:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Eric Vandenabeele 5' Y
Ismael Doukoure 44' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs Le Havre AC — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

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

4
2
3
Valenciennes FC 9 games · Avg 2.4 goals Le Havre AC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-08 Valenciennes FC 3–5 Le Havre AC 2021-01-08 Le Havre AC 0–2 Valenciennes FC 2019-10-28 Valenciennes FC 0–0 Le Havre AC 2019-05-10 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Le Havre AC 2019-01-15 Le Havre AC 4–3 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Le Havre AC H 3–5 L
01 May AS Nancy-Lorraine A 3–1 W
24 Apr Chamois Niortais FC H 1–1 D
20 Apr Amiens SC A 1–3 L
17 Apr En Avant Guingamp H 0–1 L
10 Apr FC Chambly Oise H 2–1 W
Le Havre AC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Valenciennes FC A 5–3 W
04 May Toulouse FC H 0–1 L
01 May FC Chambly Oise H 2–4 L
24 Apr Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–1 D
17 Apr Clermont Foot 63 A 1–1 D
10 Apr AC Ajaccio H 1–1 D

Key Stats

22% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Valenciennes FC welcome Le Havre AC for this crunch clash at Stade du Hainaut.
  • 5' The France Romain Basque breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 0-1!
  • 5' Eric Vandenabeele is having his name booked by the referee on 5.
  • 6' Romain Basque does the damage! The net is bulging and Le Havre AC surge ahead!
  • 9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamal Thiare makes it 0-3.
  • 10' What a strike from Jamal Thiare! The score is 0-4.
  • 15' 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 Fernand Mayembo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Malek Chergui has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 433 appearances.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Le Havre AC is showing some good football. However, Le Havre AC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' GOAL! Aymen Boutoutaou fires home to make it 1-4!
  • 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 41' Emmanuel Ntim is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Le Havre AC so far.
  • 42' What a moment for Khalid Boutaib! That strike on 42 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Ismael Doukoure is booked for Valenciennes FC — Yellow card on 44.
  • 46' Valenciennes FC make a change. Ismael Doukoure trudges off to be replaced by Arsene Elogo on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Valenciennes FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' A stunning finish from Malek Chergui — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 57' Valenciennes FC have won 259 goals from 367 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 62' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 62 minute. Malek Chergui leaves to be changed by Moussa Guel.
  • 65' Romain Basque makes no mistake. The score reads 2-6 and Le Havre AC are in front.
  • 70' Le Havre AC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mamadou Fofana is hanging Quentin Cornette on the field on 70 minute.
  • 74' The Mali Mamadou Fofana breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 2-7!
  • 79' The crowd applauds Mathis Picouleau as he leaves the pitch. Elhadji Dabo steps in for Valenciennes FC.
  • 84' Le Havre AC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 88' Le Havre AC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elies Mahmoud is hanging Khalid Boutaib on the field on 88 minute.
  • 89' Goal! Issouf Macalou scores his 1 goal in 367 matches.
  • It finishes all square. Valenciennes FC and Le Havre AC share the spoils 3-5.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

Le Havre AC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Le Guen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Romain Basque 3
Adrian Grbic 2
Florian Raspentino 2
Jamal Thiare 2
Alimami Gory 2
Matthis Abline 2
Ilyes Hamache 2
Mathis Picouleau 1

Head to Head

2021-05-08 Valenciennes FC 3–5 Le Havre AC 2021-01-08 Le Havre AC 0–2 Valenciennes FC 2019-10-28 Valenciennes FC 0–0 Le Havre AC 2019-05-10 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Le Havre AC 2019-01-15 Le Havre AC 4–3 Valenciennes FC

Valenciennes FC Form

2021-05-08 Valenciennes FC 3–5 Le Havre AC L 2021-05-01 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–3 Valenciennes FC W 2021-04-24 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Chamois Niortais FC D 2021-04-20 Amiens SC 3–1 Valenciennes FC L 2021-04-17 Valenciennes FC 0–1 En Avant Guingamp L 2021-04-10 Valenciennes FC 2–1 FC Chambly Oise W

Le Havre AC Form

2021-05-08 Valenciennes FC 3–5 Le Havre AC W 2021-05-04 Le Havre AC 0–1 Toulouse FC L 2021-05-01 Le Havre AC 2–4 FC Chambly Oise L 2021-04-24 Rodez Aveyron Football 1–1 Le Havre AC D 2021-04-17 Clermont Foot 63 1–1 Le Havre AC D 2021-04-10 Le Havre AC 1–1 AC Ajaccio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.59 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Le Havre AC xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or Le Havre AC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC36% Draw26% Le Havre AC38%
Actual: Le Havre AC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Le Havre AC
64%
Valenciennes FC or Le Havre AC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC27% Draw42% Le Havre AC31%
Actual: Le Havre AC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–5 not predicted
3 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 2
5.4%
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push Le Havre AC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 17% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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