Valenciennes FC vs USL Dunkerque, Ligue 2 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2023-24

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USL Dunkerque

Sat 11 Nov 2023 · 18:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Billy Koumetio

David Kjaer Kruse 40' Y

Y 45' Hugo Gambor

Y 57' Enzo Bardeli

Allan Linguet 58' Y

Sacha Banse 67' Y

Julien Masson 81' Y

Overview

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Valenciennes FC vs USL Dunkerque — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
USL Dunkerque 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Romain Delpech

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

Valenciennes FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals USL Dunkerque

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-11 Valenciennes FC 0–1 USL Dunkerque 2022-03-19 USL Dunkerque 1–2 Valenciennes FC 2021-10-16 Valenciennes FC 1–3 USL Dunkerque 2021-01-30 Valenciennes FC 1–0 USL Dunkerque 2020-09-19 USL Dunkerque 1–0 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC

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

USL Dunkerque

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

8% Clean Sheets
USL Dunkerque this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

USL Dunkerque

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/6

46-60

5/4

61-75

5/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

USL Dunkerque

Egor Prutsev	3 G	2 A
Souleymane Keita	3 G	1 A
Gaetan Robail	2 G
Opa Sangante	2 G
Marco Decherf	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Stade du Hainaut that hosts another battle between Valenciennes FC and USL Dunkerque.
5' The travelling USL Dunkerque supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' USL Dunkerque fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Allan Linguet has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jorge Maciel will be considering his options from the bench.
24' Billy Koumetio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 24.
29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valenciennes FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
34' USL Dunkerque have won 173 goals from 188 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Angel Orelien is clearly more than just a goal scorer for USL Dunkerque.
40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for David Kjaer Kruse.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Hugo Gambor argues furiously but the card stands.
50' Jean Louchet has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
57' It’s a booking for USL Dunkerque player. Enzo Bardeli gets a card.
58' That is a card for Valenciennes FC. Allan Linguet will be fuming at that decision.
63' Another change for USL Dunkerque made on 63 minute. Julien Anziani leaves to be changed by Rayan Ghrieb.
67' The referee calls foul for Sacha Banse. He receives a card.
71' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace David Kjaer Kruse by Ilyes Hamache on 71 minute.
72' Fresh legs for Valenciennes FC! Andrew Jung comes on to replace Nick Venema.
73' USL Dunkerque make a change. Hugo Gambor trudges off to be replaced by Remy Boissier on 73 minutes.
76' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Bruno Costa by Julien Masson on 76 minute.
81' Julien Masson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 81.
86' Valenciennes FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Enzo Bardeli makes it 0-1.
90' Ugo Bonnet is replacing Sacha Banse for the Valenciennes FC side.
The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Nick Venema ↓ Andrew Jung 72'
15
Lucas Woudenberg
39
Jonathan Buatu
24
Allan Linguet
28
Bruno Costa ↓ Julien Masson 76'
17
Aymen Boutoutaou
16
Jean Louchet
5
Jordan Poha
8
Sacha Banse ↓ Ugo Bonnet 90'
23
David Kjaer Kruse ↓ Ilyes Hamache 71'
34
Makabi Lilepo

Bench

4
Taylor Moore
6
Julien Masson ↑ 76'
18
Andrew Jung ↑ 72'
11
Ugo Bonnet ↑ 90'
29
Jawed Kalai
20
Ilyes Hamache ↑ 71'
30
Lassana Sy

Coach Jorge Maciel

USL Dunkerque Lineups

Starting XI

7
Yohan Bilingi
10
Julien Anziani ↓ Rayan Ghrieb 63'
16
Arnaud Balijon
26
Opa Sangante
19
Benjaloud Youssouf ↓ Angel Orelien 90'
8
Tidiane Keita
89
Billy Koumetio
23
Hugo Gambor ↓ Remy Boissier 73'
9
Samy Baghdadi ↓ Armand Gnanduillet 63'
20
Enzo Bardeli ↓ Driss Trichard 90'
4
Nehemiah Fernandez

Bench

21
Armand Gnanduillet ↑ 63'
29
Angel Orelien ↑ 90'
22
Driss Trichard ↑ 90'
5
Remy Boissier ↑ 73'
28
Demba Thiam
1
Lucas Lavallee
27
Rayan Ghrieb ↑ 63'

Coach Luís Castro

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

2023-11-11 Valenciennes FC 0–1 USL Dunkerque L 2023-11-04 Angers SCO 2–0 Valenciennes FC L 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

USL Dunkerque Form

2023-11-11 Valenciennes FC 0–1 USL Dunkerque W 2023-11-04 USL Dunkerque 0–1 Amiens SC L 2023-10-28 AJ Auxerre 0–1 USL Dunkerque W 2023-10-21 USL Dunkerque 1–3 Paris FC L 2023-10-07 US Concarneau 4–3 USL Dunkerque L 2023-10-04 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 USL Dunkerque L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.13 Valenciennes FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 USL Dunkerque xG

I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or USL Dunkerque 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Valenciennes FC34% Draw31% USL Dunkerque35%

Actual: USL Dunkerque win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Valenciennes FC24% Draw51% USL Dunkerque25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 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 – 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.