Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Valenciennes FC vs SM Caen, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
Valenciennes FC
2 – 2
Full Time
SM Caen
Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 17:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Quentin Daubin
Y 61' Emmanuel Ntim

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Karim Abed
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-10-28 Valenciennes FC 2–2 SM Caen 2023-03-18 SM Caen 2–1 Valenciennes FC 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

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct SM Caen H 2–2 D
21 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 A 3–3 D
07 Oct ES Troyes AC H 1–1 D
30 Sep Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC A 0–1 L
26 Sep US Concarneau H 0–1 L
23 Sep Amiens SC A 0–0 D
SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Valenciennes FC A 2–2 D
21 Oct AJ Auxerre H 1–1 D
07 Oct Rodez Aveyron Football A 3–5 L
03 Oct FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 1–1 D
30 Sep En Avant Guingamp H 0–1 L
26 Sep Grenoble Foot 38 H 1–2 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Valenciennes FC host SM Caen — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Stade du Hainaut. Valenciennes FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 8' A stunning finish from Makabi Lilepo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 13' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 18' Valenciennes FC is showing some good football. However, Valenciennes FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Valenciennes FC and SM Caen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' Allan Linguet needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
  • 29' Ilyes Hamache adds to his 3 season tally! Valenciennes FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 34' Valenciennes FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' The SM Caen manager makes a substitution. Godson Kyeremeh departs to be replaced by Caleb Zady Sery.
  • 51' SM Caen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' Quentin Daubin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 53.
  • 58' Mohamed Hafid has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 61' SM Caen player sees a card in front of him.
  • 62' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Quentin Daubin is replaced by Mohamed Hafid on 62 minute.
  • 67' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 72' Both keepers have barely been tested. Valenciennes FC and SM Caen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 74' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Nick Venema is withdrawn and Andrew Jung gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 79 minute. Ilyes Hamache leaves to be changed by Ibrahima Diallo.
  • 82' The SM Caen bench stirs into life. Yoann Court is withdrawn and Noe Lebreton gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Mickael Le Bihan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 90' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taylor Moore is hanging Bruno Costa on the field on 90 minute.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Maciel

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Marc Furlan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Mendy 4
Emmanuel Ntim 3
Joffrey Cuffaut 2
Tidiam Gomis 2
Nuno Da Costa 1
Bilal Brahimi 1
Ugo Bonnet 1
Mickael Le Bihan 1

Head to Head

2023-10-28 Valenciennes FC 2–2 SM Caen 2023-03-18 SM Caen 2–1 Valenciennes FC 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

Valenciennes FC Form

2023-10-28 Valenciennes FC 2–2 SM Caen D 2023-10-21 Grenoble Foot 38 3–3 Valenciennes FC D 2023-10-07 Valenciennes FC 1–1 ES Troyes AC D 2023-09-30 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 1–0 Valenciennes FC L 2023-09-26 Valenciennes FC 0–1 US Concarneau L 2023-09-23 Amiens SC 0–0 Valenciennes FC D

SM Caen Form

2023-10-28 Valenciennes FC 2–2 SM Caen D 2023-10-21 SM Caen 1–1 AJ Auxerre D 2023-10-07 Rodez Aveyron Football 5–3 SM Caen L 2023-10-03 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–1 SM Caen D 2023-09-30 SM Caen 0–1 En Avant Guingamp L 2023-09-26 SM Caen 1–2 Grenoble Foot 38 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 SM Caen xG
I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or SM Caen 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC42% Draw27% SM Caen31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
69%
Draw or SM Caen
58%
Valenciennes FC or SM Caen
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC30% Draw45% SM Caen25%
Actual: Valenciennes FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
7.3%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push SM Caen covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
SM Caen keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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