Saturday , 14 November 2026

Valenciennes FC vs SM Caen, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2021-22
Valenciennes FC
1 – 1
Full Time
SM Caen
Tue 15 Mar 2022 · 18:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Joffrey Cuffaut 42' Y
Mohamed Kaba 43' Y
Sambou Yatabare 59' Y
Y 59' Ali El Abdi
Y 88' Ibrahim Cisse
Julien Masson 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs SM Caen — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 12 28
2 AS Nancy-Lorraine 12 25
3 Montpellier HSC 12 24
4 Stade de Reims 12 21
5 Pau FC 12 20
6 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 12 18
7 FC Metz 12 17
8 Red Star FC 12 17
9 FC Annecy 12 16
10 USL Dunkerque 12 15
11 En Avant Guingamp 12 14
12 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 12 13
13 Rodez Aveyron Football 12 13
14 FC Nantes 12 12
15 Clermont Foot 63 12 11
16 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 12 11
17 Grenoble Foot 38 12 11
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 12 9

Head-to-Head

5
8
4
Valenciennes FC 17 games · Avg 1.9 goals SM Caen
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-15 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen 2021-10-02 SM Caen 1–2 Valenciennes FC 2021-02-02 SM Caen 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2020-09-26 Valenciennes FC 1–0 SM Caen 2019-10-18 SM Caen 0–0 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar SM Caen H 1–1 D
12 Mar Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 0–0 D
05 Mar SC Bastia A 1–1 D
26 Feb Pau FC H 1–0 W
19 Feb US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 1–1 D
12 Feb Toulouse FC H 1–3 L
SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Mar Valenciennes FC A 1–1 D
12 Mar Toulouse FC H 4–1 W
05 Mar Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 0–1 L
26 Feb SC Bastia H 2–1 W
19 Feb Pau FC A 0–1 L
12 Feb Nimes Olympique H 4–0 W

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Valenciennes FC and SM Caen has kicked off!
  • 5' SM Caen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Ugo Bonnet has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 13' Against the run of play, Alex Mendy has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 18' Quentin Lecoeuche has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Valenciennes FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 24' What composure from Emmanuel Ntim! The Ghana international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 25' Emmanuel Ntim has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
  • 30' Valenciennes FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SM Caen's shape.
  • 35' Remy Riou has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' Franklin Wadja, a Cameroon , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 42' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Joffrey Cuffaut will be fuming at that decision.
  • 43' Valenciennes FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 48' With 1 assists to his name this season, Gaetan Robail is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SM Caen.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 58' It’s high time Christophe Delmotte made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' Sambou Yatabare picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Sambou Yatabare as he leaves the pitch. Baptiste Guillaume steps in for Valenciennes FC.
  • 66' 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 Djibril Diani suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' Another change for SM Caen made on 70 minute. Yoann Court leaves to be changed by Franklin Wadja.
  • 75' Valenciennes FC have won 259 goals from 367 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' A change in the SM Caen ranks — Alex Mendy exits the field as Benjamin Jeannot enters on 76.
  • 81' Cheick Timite gets the nod from Valenciennes FC. He replaces Ugo Bonnet and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' It looks surprising SM Caen does not make any changes. Yoann Court has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' SM Caen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Julien Masson.
  • It finishes all square. Valenciennes FC and SM Caen share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christophe Delmotte

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephane Moulin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Mendy 4
Emmanuel Ntim 3
Tidiam Gomis 2
Joffrey Cuffaut 2
Ugo Bonnet 1
Mickael Le Bihan 1
Yacine Bammou 1
Ali El Abdi 1

Head to Head

2022-03-15 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen 2021-10-02 SM Caen 1–2 Valenciennes FC 2021-02-02 SM Caen 1–1 Valenciennes FC 2020-09-26 Valenciennes FC 1–0 SM Caen 2019-10-18 SM Caen 0–0 Valenciennes FC

Valenciennes FC Form

2022-03-15 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen D 2022-03-12 Valenciennes FC 0–0 Dijon Football Cote d'Or D 2022-03-05 SC Bastia 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2022-02-26 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Pau FC W 2022-02-19 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2022-02-12 Valenciennes FC 1–3 Toulouse FC L

SM Caen Form

2022-03-15 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen D 2022-03-12 SM Caen 4–1 Toulouse FC W 2022-03-05 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 1–0 SM Caen L 2022-02-26 SM Caen 2–1 SC Bastia W 2022-02-19 Pau FC 1–0 SM Caen L 2022-02-12 SM Caen 4–0 Nimes Olympique W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 SM Caen xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC43% Draw31% SM Caen26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
74%
Draw or SM Caen
57%
Valenciennes FC or SM Caen
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC27% Draw55% SM Caen18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.4%
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push SM Caen covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 23% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
SM Caen keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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