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

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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

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

Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Le Havre AC 0 games · 0 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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Valenciennes FC and Le Havre AC is underway.
5' What a strike from Romain Basque! The score is 0-1.
5' Eric Vandenabeele was booked on 5.
6' Romain Basque doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
9' Jamal Thiare adds to his 1 season tally! Le Havre AC lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
10' GOAL! Jamal Thiare scores on 10.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' Pierre Gibaud is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Le Havre AC tonight.
25' Noah Diliberto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Valenciennes FC so far.
30' It’s high time Olivier Guegan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' Aymen Boutoutaou has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 31 minutes.
36' Le Havre AC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
41' Le Havre AC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
42' Khalid Boutaib has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 42 minutes.
44' The referee calls foul for Ismael Doukoure. He receives a Yellow card.
46' The whistle greets Ismael Doukoure as he departs to be replaced by Arsene Elogo.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
52' Malek Chergui adds to his 0 season tally! Valenciennes FC lead 2-5 — and this changes everything.
57' The travelling Le Havre AC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' Valenciennes FC make a change. Malek Chergui trudges off to be replaced by Moussa Guel on 62 minutes.
65' Romain Basque makes a hat-trick on 65.
70' The whistle greets Quentin Cornette as he departs to be replaced by Mamadou Fofana.
74' GOAL! Mamadou Fofana fires home to make it 2-7!
79' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Mathis Picouleau is replaced by Elhadji Dabo.
84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Valenciennes FC and Le Havre AC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
88' Le Havre AC make a change. Khalid Boutaib trudges off to be replaced by Elies Mahmoud on 88 minutes.
89' What a strike from Issouf Macalou! The score is 3-7.
Another three points for Le Havre AC.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

28
Laurent Dos Santos ↓ Maxime Spano 79'
16
Hillel Konate
25
Emmanuel Ntim
15
Eric Vandenabeele ↓ Joffrey Cuffaut 46'
11
Malek Chergui ↓ Moussa Guel 62'
24
Allan Linguet
21
Noah Diliberto
17
Aymen Boutoutaou
27
Mathis Picouleau ↓ Elhadji Dabo 79'
20
Ismael Doukoure ↓ Arsene Elogo 46'
29
Issouf Macalou

Bench

23
Theo Pellenard
19
Elhadji Dabo ↑ 79'
14
Joffrey Cuffaut ↑ 46'
7
Moussa Guel ↑ 62'
5
Maxime Spano ↑ 79'
10
Arsene Elogo ↑ 46'
30
Nicolas Kocik

Coach Olivier Guegan

Le Havre AC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Cengiz Umut Meras
11
Quentin Cornette ↓ Mamadou Fofana 70'
1
Mathieu Gorgelin
22
Victor Lekhal
6
Romain Basque
5
Fernand Mayembo
14
Jamal Thiare
13
Khalid Boutaib ↓ Elies Mahmoud 88'
27
Pierre Gibaud
26
Woyo Coulibaly
34
Abdoullah Ba

Bench

Coach Paul Le Guen

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
Issouf Macalou	1

Head to Head

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

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

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.