Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Valenciennes FC vs SM Caen, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
Valenciennes FC
1 – 1
Full Time
SM Caen
Sat 5 Nov 2022 · 18:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 6' Emmanuel Ntim
Y 7' Emmanuel Ntim
Y 38' Anthony Mandrea
Y 41' Romain Thomas
Joffrey Cuffaut 57' Y
Marius Noubissi 88' Y
Y 90' Ali El Abdi

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
8
4
Valenciennes FC 17 games · Avg 1.9 goals SM Caen
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-05 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen 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

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov SM Caen H 1–1 D
22 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–1 L
15 Oct En Avant Guingamp H 1–0 W
08 Oct Paris FC A 1–0 W
01 Oct FC Sochaux-Montbéliard H 2–1 W
17 Sep Pau FC A 0–1 L
SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Valenciennes FC A 1–1 D
22 Oct Rodez Aveyron Football H 2–0 W
15 Oct Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 0–4 L
08 Oct Chamois Niortais FC H 1–0 W
01 Oct US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 0–1 L
17 Sep Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–1 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Stade du Hainaut as Valenciennes FC face off against SM Caen in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' 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.
  • 6' Emmanuel Ntim was booked on 6.
  • 7' Emmanuel Ntim was booked on 7.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' SM Caen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 22' It looks like no one’s ball. Valenciennes FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 23' Alex Mendy does the damage! The net is bulging and SM Caen surge ahead!
  • 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Joffrey Cuffaut doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 38' Anthony Mandrea is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 39' The deadlock is broken! Joffrey Cuffaut gets on the scoresheet on 39 minutes.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Romain Thomas.
  • 46' With 0 assists to his name this season, Noah Diliberto is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Valenciennes FC.
  • 51' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' The referee has no hesitation. Joffrey Cuffaut is booked for Valenciennes FC — Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' The 26-year-old Godson Kyeremeh has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 63' Marius Noubissi is replacing Aeron Zinga for the Valenciennes FC side.
  • 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 73' SM Caen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 77' Aymen Boutoutaou is replacing Ilyes Hamache for the Valenciennes FC side.
  • 80' Fresh legs for SM Caen! Benjamin Jeannot comes on to replace Alex Mendy.
  • 85' The SM Caen manager makes a substitution. Hugo Vandermersch departs to be replaced by Johann Obiang.
  • 88' Marius Noubissi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ali El Abdi.
  • 90' Florian Martin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ugo Bonnet on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolas Rabuel

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
Ali El Abdi 1
Nuno Da Costa 1
Bilal Brahimi 1
Ugo Bonnet 1

Head to Head

2022-11-05 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen 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

Valenciennes FC Form

2022-11-05 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen D 2022-10-22 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2022-10-15 Valenciennes FC 1–0 En Avant Guingamp W 2022-10-08 Paris FC 0–1 Valenciennes FC W 2022-10-01 Valenciennes FC 2–1 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard W 2022-09-17 Pau FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC L

SM Caen Form

2022-11-05 Valenciennes FC 1–1 SM Caen D 2022-10-22 SM Caen 2–0 Rodez Aveyron Football W 2022-10-15 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 4–0 SM Caen L 2022-10-08 SM Caen 1–0 Chamois Niortais FC W 2022-10-01 SM Caen 0–1 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole L 2022-09-17 Grenoble Foot 38 1–0 SM Caen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.41 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 SM Caen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC49% Draw28% SM Caen23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
78%
Draw or SM Caen
51%
Valenciennes FC or SM Caen
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC33% Draw51% SM Caen16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13.4%
0 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push SM Caen covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
SM Caen keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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