Thursday , 2 July 2026

Valenciennes FC vs Le Havre AC, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2021-22
Valenciennes FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Le Havre AC
Sat 16 Apr 2022 · 17:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Lucas Chevalier 15' Y
Julien Masson 75' Y
Allan Linguet 81' Y
Y 81' Matthis Abline
Y 82' Matthis Abline
Y 89' Amir Richardson

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
2022-04-16 Valenciennes FC 0–1 Le Havre AC 2021-11-06 Le Havre AC 0–0 Valenciennes FC 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

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Le Havre AC H 0–1 L
09 Apr AJ Auxerre A 0–1 L
02 Apr Amiens SC H 0–2 L
19 Mar USL Dunkerque A 2–1 W
15 Mar SM Caen H 1–1 D
12 Mar Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 0–0 D
Le Havre AC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Valenciennes FC A 1–0 W
09 Apr USL Dunkerque H 2–1 W
02 Apr Pau FC A 1–2 L
19 Mar SM Caen H 2–4 L
15 Mar Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 0–2 L
12 Mar Nimes Olympique H 0–1 L

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' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Le Havre AC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 14' The Matthis Abline breaks the deadlock on 14 minutes. 0-1!
  • 15' Lucas Chevalier catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 15.
  • 15' Against the run of play, Matthis Abline has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 20' Sambou Yatabare has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Valenciennes FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Stade du Hainaut. Valenciennes FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Quentin Cornette is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Le Havre AC.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valenciennes FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' Laurent Dos Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' Ilyes Hamache has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aymen Boutoutaou on 60 minute.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Floyd Ayite is replaced by Aeron Zinga on 67 minute.
  • 68' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 68 minute. Sambou Yatabare leaves to be changed by Noah Diliberto.
  • 73' Le Havre AC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 75' The referee shows Valenciennes FC player a Yellow card on 75.
  • 78' Laurent Dos Santos gets the nod from Valenciennes FC. He replaces Julien Masson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Allan Linguet catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 82' It’s a booking for Le Havre AC player. Matthis Abline gets a Yellow card.
  • 82' The Le Havre AC bench stirs into life. Abdelwahed Wahib is withdrawn and Ayman Ben Mohamed gets his opportunity.
  • 87' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 89' Amir Richardson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Le Havre AC take all three points.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christophe Delmotte

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

2022-04-16 Valenciennes FC 0–1 Le Havre AC 2021-11-06 Le Havre AC 0–0 Valenciennes FC 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

Valenciennes FC Form

2022-04-16 Valenciennes FC 0–1 Le Havre AC L 2022-04-09 AJ Auxerre 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2022-04-02 Valenciennes FC 0–2 Amiens SC L 2022-03-19 USL Dunkerque 1–2 Valenciennes FC W 2022-03-15 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen D 2022-03-12 Valenciennes FC 0–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or D

Le Havre AC Form

2022-04-16 Valenciennes FC 0–1 Le Havre AC W 2022-04-09 Le Havre AC 2–1 USL Dunkerque W 2022-04-02 Pau FC 2–1 Le Havre AC L 2022-03-19 Le Havre AC 2–4 SM Caen L 2022-03-15 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–0 Le Havre AC L 2022-03-12 Le Havre AC 0–1 Nimes Olympique L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.06 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Le Havre AC xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or Le Havre AC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC34% Draw32% Le Havre AC34%
Actual: Le Havre AC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Le Havre AC
66%
Valenciennes FC or Le Havre AC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC23% Draw53% Le Havre AC24%
Actual: Le Havre AC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.4%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.9%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
2.5%
0 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push Le Havre AC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 20% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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