Valenciennes FC vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Valenciennes FC vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Pau FC 34 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Pignard Jeremie
18 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 13 Apr Pau FC H 1–4 L 06 Apr FC Annecy A 1–2 L 30 Mar AS Saint-Etienne H 0–2 L 16 Mar En Avant Guingamp A 0–3 L 09 Mar Angers SCO H 0–0 D 02 Mar AJ Auxerre A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Apr Valenciennes FC A 4–1 W 06 Apr AC Ajaccio H 1–1 D 30 Mar Amiens SC A 3–2 W 16 Mar US Concarneau H 2–0 W 09 Mar USL Dunkerque A 0–1 L 02 Mar SM Caen H 2–3 L Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Pau FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Pau FC0-153/–16-302/331-45–/446-601/361-75–/376+3/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Valenciennes FC is hosting Pau FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Pau FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 7' GOAL! Khalid Boutaib scores on 7. Assisted by Moussa Sylla
- 12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 17' 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.
- 22' 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.
- 26' The Valenciennes FC manager makes a substitution. Flamarion departs to be replaced by Ilyes Hamache.
- 27' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrew Jung is hanging Sirine Doucoure on the field on 27 minute.
- 32' That looks like a foul for a card for Allan Linguet.
- 34' Pau FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 43' Pau FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 47' What a strike from Jean Ruiz! The score is 0-2.
- 52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 57' Xavier Kouassi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 32 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 60' Another substitution for Pau FC to replace Iyad Mohamed by Yanis Begraoui on 60 minute.
- 64' Goal! Moussa Sylla scores his 44 goal in 411 matches.
- 65' The whistle greets Allan Linguet as he departs to be replaced by Joachim Kayi Sanda.
- 69' The Pau FC manager makes a substitution. Sessi D'Almeida departs to be replaced by Johann Obiang.
- 71' Sacha Banse is replacing Julien Masson for the Valenciennes FC side.
- 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
- 80' GOAL! Manga Foe Ondoa scores on 80. Assisted by Sacha Banse
- 82' What a strike from Yanis Begraoui! The score is 1-4.
- 83' It is a substitution in Pau FC team. Jordy Gaspar is replaced by Thomas Colleaux on 83 minute.
- 88' 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 Anthony Knockaert suffering a number of foals already.
- With this win, Pau FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 15
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6
Julien Masson ↓ Sacha Banse 71'
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- 24
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96
Flamarion ↓ Ilyes Hamache 26'
- 16
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9
Sirine Doucoure ↓ Andrew Jung 27'
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- 34
- 13
Bench
- 10
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18
Andrew Jung ↑ 27'
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20
Ilyes Hamache ↑ 26'
- 30
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8
Sacha Banse ↑ 71'
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44
Joachim Kayi Sanda ↑ 65'
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59
Manga Foe Ondoa ↑ 26'
Coach Ahmed KantariPau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
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6
Sessi D'Almeida ↓ Johann Obiang 69'
- 7
- 1
- 25
- 10
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70
Charles Boli ↓ Mons Bassouamina 69'
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12
Jordy Gaspar ↓ Thomas Colleaux 83'
- 4
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27
Iyad Mohamed ↓ Yanis Begraoui 60'
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5
Noe Sow ↓ Oumar Ngom 60'
Bench
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23
Johann Obiang ↑ 69'
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11
Mons Bassouamina ↑ 69'
- 40
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9
Yanis Begraoui ↑ 60'
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18
Oumar Ngom ↑ 60'
- 30
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33
Thomas Colleaux ↑ 83'
Coach Nicolas Usai -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom 3 Moussa Sylla 3 Mayron George 2 Sambou Yatabare 2 Mons Bassouamina 2 Laurent Dos Santos 2 Yanis Begraoui 1 Khalid Boutaib 1 Head to Head
Valenciennes FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.09 Valenciennes FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.71 Pau FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Pau FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.8Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Valenciennes FC or Draw 52%Draw or Pau FC 75%Valenciennes FC or Pau FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Pau FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–4 not predicted1 – 4Actual1 – 1 12.2%0 – 1 9.6%1 – 2 9.3%0 – 2 8.7%0 – 0 8%2 – 1 5.9%1 – 0 5.7%1 – 3 5.3%2 – 2 5.1%0 – 3 4.9%2 – 0 3.6%2 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC
Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push Pau FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 14% 77% -0.5 23% — 77% +0.5 50% — 50% +1 50% 22% 28% +1.5 72% — 28% +2 72% 16% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Pau FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.