3rd position in the Ligue 2 table for Auxerre so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 11th-placed Valenciennes visits Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Auxerre form and stats
Auxerre, who have the most scored goals (21) in Ligue 2, are steadily winning Ligue 2 games and points here at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps. 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 6 games. Ever since the Clermont game Auxerre has been unbeatable here at Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps producing four straight wins.
Happy days for Auxerre in their previous game, a Ligue 2 match away at Paris (placed 1st) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Before that, Auxerre had a home game versus Amiens SC which ended with a victory 2-1.
Auxerre decided the match against Paris in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
There will be little rest for Auxerre after this match as they are travelling to Le Havre for a Ligue 2 game in only two days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (13 in 6 games), Auxerre's attacking play is working. Auxerre have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Valenciennes form and stats
1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Valenciennes in their Ligue 2 matches away.
Valenciennes delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Rodez (placed 17th) in their previous match; a Ligue 2 game. Preceding that game was the away victory against Toulouse with the score of 5-4.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ajaccio in just two days.
The visiting Valenciennes have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. In the opposite end, Valenciennes have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Auxerre won three, Valenciennes won one and six draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Le Bihan 10 goals |  R. Dugimont 5 goals |   J. Cuffaut 4 goals |
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| Auxerre | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 91% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 55% |
| 73% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 36% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 27% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 60% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | 47 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 39 | 100 |
| 43 | 26 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| 49% | 50% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 38% | 35% |
- Auxerre has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Ligue 2
- Auxerre has the most matches over the total-line (9) in Ligue 2
- Auxerre has the most scored goals (13) at home in Ligue 2
- Auxerre has the most scored goals (21) in Ligue 2
- Auxerre has the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Ligue 2
- Auxerre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Auxerre have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Valenciennes have scored away.
- Auxerre haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Valenciennes have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Valenciennes haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paris | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | Caen | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Troyes | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | Clermont | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Niort | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 8 | Toulouse | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | Dunkerque | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Le Havre | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 11 | Valenciennes | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Sochaux | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Amiens SC | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 15 | Nancy | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | Châteauroux | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Rodez | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 18 | Ajaccio | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 10 |
| 19 | Pau | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 20 | Chambly | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 7 |