Valenciennes FC vs USL Dunkerque, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Valenciennes FC vs USL Dunkerque — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- USL Dunkerque 34 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Romain Delpech
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Étienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Nov USL Dunkerque H 0–1 L 04 Nov Angers SCO A 0–2 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Nov Valenciennes FC A 1–0 W 04 Nov Amiens SC H 0–1 L 28 Oct AJ Auxerre A 1–0 W 21 Oct Paris FC H 1–3 L 07 Oct US Concarneau A 3–4 L 04 Oct AS Saint-Étienne A 0–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stade du Hainaut will turn into a battlefield for Valenciennes FC and USL Dunkerque.
- 5' Billy Koumetio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Valenciennes FC that had 367 games and scored 259 goals.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 24' The referee shows USL Dunkerque player a card on 24.
- 29' It looks surprising Valenciennes FC does not make any changes. Tidiane Keita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' 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.
- 39' 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.
- 40' David Kjaer Kruse is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
- 45' Hugo Gambor was booked on 45.
- 50' USL Dunkerque 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.
- 55' Julien Anziani has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 57' The referee calls foul for Enzo Bardeli. He receives a card.
- 58' It’s gonna be a card for Allan Linguet.
- 63' Rayan Ghrieb has so much to prove this time. He replaces Julien Anziani on 63 minute.
- 67' The referee shows Valenciennes FC player a card on 67.
- 71' The whistle greets David Kjaer Kruse as he departs to be replaced by Ilyes Hamache.
- 72' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Nick Venema is replaced by Andrew Jung.
- 73' It is a substitution in USL Dunkerque team. Hugo Gambor is replaced by Remy Boissier on 73 minute.
- 76' Another change for Valenciennes FC made on 76 minute. Bruno Costa leaves to be changed by Julien Masson.
- 81' Julien Masson was booked on 81.
- 86' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 88' What a strike from Enzo Bardeli! The score is 0-1.
- 90' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Sacha Banse is replaced by Ugo Bonnet on 90 minute.
- With this win, USL Dunkerque is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Nick Venema ↓ Andrew Jung 72'
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Bruno Costa ↓ Julien Masson 76'
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Sacha Banse ↓ Ugo Bonnet 90'
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Bench
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Julien Masson ↑ 76'
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Andrew Jung ↑ 72'
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Ugo Bonnet ↑ 90'
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Ilyes Hamache ↑ 71'
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Coach Jorge MacielUSL Dunkerque Lineups
Starting XI
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Julien Anziani ↓ Rayan Ghrieb 63'
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- 26
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Hugo Gambor ↓ Remy Boissier 73'
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Enzo Bardeli ↓ Driss Trichard 90'
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Bench
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Armand Gnanduillet ↑ 63'
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Angel Orelien ↑ 90'
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Driss Trichard ↑ 90'
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Remy Boissier ↑ 73'
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Rayan Ghrieb ↑ 63'
Coach Luís Castro -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kevin Rocheteau 2 Gaetan Courtet 1 Adon Gomis 1 Benjaloud Youssouf 1 Kevin Cabral 1 Ilyes Hamache 1 Desire Segbe Azankpo 1 Allan Linguet 1 Head to Head
Valenciennes FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.13 Valenciennes FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.18 USL Dunkerque xGI would bet for: Valenciennes FC or USL Dunkerque 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: USL Dunkerque winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.31Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 67% 33% ± 2.5 40% 60% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Valenciennes FC or Draw 65%Draw or USL Dunkerque 66%Valenciennes FC or USL Dunkerque 69%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.2%0 – 0 12.2%0 – 1 Actual1 – 0 10.1%1 – 2 7.5%2 – 1 7.2%0 – 2 6.6%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 4.4%1 – 3 3%3 – 1 2.8%0 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC
Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push USL Dunkerque covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 19% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 65% — 35% +1 65% 20% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓USL Dunkerque keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.