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Valenciennes FC vs US Concarneau, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2023-24
Valenciennes FC
0 – 1
Full Time
US Concarneau
Tue 26 Sep 2023 · 18:45 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Andrew Jung 26' Y
Taylor Moore 29' Y
Sacha Banse 51' Y
Y 59' Maxime Etuin
Jonathan Buatu 59' Y
Y 61' Julien Celestine
Y 70' Esteban Salles
Y 79' Gabriel Bares

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs US Concarneau — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Match Details

  • Referee Abdelatif Kherradji

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Etienne 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 Cote 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

2
Valenciennes FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals US Concarneau
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-26 Valenciennes FC 0–1 US Concarneau

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep US Concarneau H 0–1 L
23 Sep Amiens SC A 0–0 D
16 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–2 L
02 Sep AS Saint-Etienne A 0–0 D
26 Aug Rodez Aveyron Football A 1–0 W
19 Aug En Avant Guingamp H 0–0 D
US Concarneau
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Valenciennes FC A 1–0 W
23 Sep AS Saint-Etienne H 0–1 L
16 Sep US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole A 3–2 W
02 Sep FC Annecy H 1–1 D
26 Aug Paris FC A 0–3 L
19 Aug SM Caen H 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Valenciennes FC welcome US Concarneau for this crunch clash at Stade du Hainaut.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gabriel Bares is clearly more than just a goal scorer for US Concarneau.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' 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 Andrew Jung suffering a number of foals already.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Andrew Jung. He receives a card.
  • 29' Taylor Moore picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 31' Against the run of play, Maxime Etuin has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 36' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stephane Le Mignan might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' Yanis Merdji is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Valenciennes FC tonight.
  • 51' Valenciennes FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 56' Bruno Costa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 59' Maxime Etuin picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Valenciennes FC — Sofiane Boudraa on, Sacha Banse off on 60 minutes.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Julien Celestine. He receives a card.
  • 66' US Concarneau come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Esteban Salles. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 70' The crowd applauds Anthony Knockaert as he leaves the pitch. Ilyes Hamache steps in for Valenciennes FC.
  • 75' US Concarneau make a change. Noha Ndombasi trudges off to be replaced by Yanis Merdji on 75 minutes.
  • 79' US Concarneau receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 84' US Concarneau have won 40 goals from 38 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Valenciennes FC and US Concarneau are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' Joffrey Cuffaut has so much to prove this time. He replaces Allan Linguet on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for US Concarneau.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Maciel

US Concarneau Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephane Le Mignan

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.92 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 US Concarneau xG
I would bet for: US Concarneau or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC30% Draw32% US Concarneau38%
Actual: US Concarneau win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
63%
Draw or US Concarneau
70%
Valenciennes FC or US Concarneau
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Valenciennes FC20% Draw54% US Concarneau26%
Actual: US Concarneau win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 3
2.9%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push US Concarneau covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 22% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
US Concarneau keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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