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Valenciennes FC vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2020-21
Valenciennes FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Pau FC
Sat 22 Aug 2020 · 17:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45+6' · FT 45+2'
Sessi D'Almeida 25' Y
Aly Abeid 50' Y
Y 55' Paul Meliande
R 64' Abdourahmane Ndiaye
Y 70' Damon Bansais

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Match Details

  • Referee Alexandre Perreau Niel
  • Referee Regis Gaillard
  • Referee Anthony Ustaritz
  • Referee

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

2
2
4
Valenciennes FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Pau FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-22 Valenciennes FC 3–0 Pau FC

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Pau FC H 3–0 W
06 Mar Grenoble Foot 38 A 3–1 W
28 Feb AC Ajaccio H 0–0 D
21 Feb Chamois Niortais FC A 0–1 L
14 Feb FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 3–2 W
07 Feb Clermont Foot 63 A 1–3 L
Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Valenciennes FC A 0–3 L

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Pau FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Pau FC
Babacar Leye 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Valenciennes FC welcome Pau FC for this crunch clash at Stade du Hainaut.
  • 4' The deadlock is broken! Baptiste Guillaume gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
  • 9' The travelling Pau FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 13' GOAL! Teddy Chevalier scores on 13.
  • 18' The crowd applauds Quentin Daubin as he leaves the pitch. Abdourahmane Ndiaye steps in for Pau FC.
  • 23' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sessi D'Almeida on 25 minutes.
  • 30' Pau FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 31' Malek Chergui makes way for Moussa Guel at the 31 minute mark. A tactical switch from Valenciennes FC.
  • 36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Valenciennes FC and Pau FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valenciennes FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 42' Baptiste Guillaume makes way for Noah Diliberto at the 42 minute mark. A tactical switch from Valenciennes FC.
  • 46' Erwin Koffi makes way for Paul Meliande at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Pau FC.
  • 50' Aly Abeid catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' Paul Meliande is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 57' GOAL! Kevin Cabral scores on 57. Assisted by Teddy Chevalier
  • 62' Romain Armand is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Valenciennes FC so far.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Red card for Abdourahmane Ndiaye.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at Stade du Hainaut. Pau FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' Damon Bansais picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' Pau FC ring the changes. Romain Armand has done his job and it is now time for Scotty Sadzoute to step up.
  • 75' 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.
  • 79' The Valenciennes FC manager makes a substitution. Teddy Chevalier departs to be replaced by Aymen Boutoutaou.
  • 84' Pau FC is showing some good football. However, Pau FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 89' Julien Masson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 36 cards already picked up this season.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.05 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.6 Pau FC xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC66% Draw21% Pau FC13%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Pau FC
34%
Valenciennes FC or Pau FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC49% Draw43% Pau FC8%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.5%
1 – 0
13.9%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
6%
4 – 0
5%
0 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
2.6%
1 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push Pau FC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 22% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 25% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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