Ligue 2: Guingamp - Valenciennes preview and statistics

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 12.December
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Roudourou (18378 seats)

Season ticket holders at Stade du Roudourou haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Guingamp languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Valenciennes will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Guingamp has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 2
  • Valenciennes has the most matches under the total-line (9) in Ligue 2

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Guingamp form and stats

Overall Ligue 2 stats at home this season for Guingamp are 2-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Guingamp shared the glory with Toulouse in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Ahead of that match, Guingamp lost 1-2 at home to Troyes.

Guingamp's goalie Enzo Basilio played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Toulouse with a stunning seven saves. The hometeam coach M. Baždarević made a successful contribution in the game against Toulouse, bringing on Yeni N'Gbakoto who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.

The Guingamp fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 7 matches. Guingamp have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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Valenciennes form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Valenciennes play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Chambly (placed 20th). A draw for Valenciennes before that, at their own venue hosting Ajaccio (1-1).

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Valenciennes have scored 9 goals in 7 league games away. Valenciennes struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Last six meetings between the teams: Guingamp won one, Valenciennes won three and two draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GuingampA. Gomis
A. Gomis
4 goals
ValenciennesJ. Cuffaut
J. Cuffaut
4 goals
ValenciennesK. Cabral
K. Cabral
4 goals

Guingamp missing players

Valenciennes missing players

Guingamp Valenciennes
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 3 Played P 1 7 14
3 2 0 Won W 1 2 5
6 2 1 Drew D 0 2 5
5 3 2 Lost L 0 3 4
13 7 1 Scored S 2 9 17
15 8 4 Conceded C 1 11 16
86% 86% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
50% 57% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 64%
36% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 29% 29%
29% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 7%
43% 43% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 50%
36% 43% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 29%
36% 29% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.1 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 11.3 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 8.6 9.1
3.7 4.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 3.3
25% 23% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 39% 37%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Guingamp has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 2
  • Guingamp have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Valenciennes has the most matches under the total-line (9) in Ligue 2
  • 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 Troyes 13 8 3 2 21 10 7 5 2 0 12 5 6 3 1 2 9 5 11 27
2 Paris 14 8 3 3 19 12 7 4 1 2 8 6 7 4 2 1 11 6 7 27
3 Grenoble Foot 38 13 8 2 3 18 9 6 5 1 0 12 4 7 3 1 3 6 5 9 26
4 Auxerre 14 7 3 4 29 16 8 5 1 2 20 7 6 2 2 2 9 9 13 24
5 Clermont 14 6 5 3 18 8 7 3 3 1 9 3 7 3 2 2 9 5 10 23
6 Toulouse 14 6 5 3 24 18 8 3 3 2 14 10 6 3 2 1 10 8 6 23
7 Caen 14 6 4 4 13 12 7 4 3 0 7 3 7 2 1 4 6 9 1 22
8 Valenciennes 14 5 5 4 17 16 7 3 3 1 8 5 7 2 2 3 9 11 1 20
9 Dunkerque 14 6 2 6 13 12 7 3 2 2 7 5 7 3 0 4 6 7 1 20
10 Niort 13 6 2 5 17 22 6 3 2 1 9 5 7 3 0 4 8 17 -5 20
11 Sochaux 14 4 7 3 19 15 7 3 2 2 15 12 7 1 5 1 4 3 4 19
12 Amiens SC 14 5 3 6 11 11 7 3 2 2 5 4 7 2 1 4 6 7 0 18
13 Le Havre 13 5 2 6 11 17 6 2 2 2 5 5 7 3 0 4 6 12 -6 17
14 Guingamp 14 3 6 5 13 15 7 2 2 3 7 8 7 1 4 2 6 7 -2 15
15 Pau 14 3 4 7 12 18 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 1 2 5 5 12 -6 13
16 Ajaccio 13 3 4 6 9 18 6 1 2 3 2 7 7 2 2 3 7 11 -9 13
17 Nancy 13 3 3 7 12 17 5 2 1 2 7 8 8 1 2 5 5 9 -5 12
18 Châteauroux 14 3 3 8 11 18 7 2 1 4 6 9 7 1 2 4 5 9 -7 12
19 Rodez 14 2 5 7 11 22 8 2 2 4 7 11 6 0 3 3 4 11 -11 11
20 Chambly 14 2 5 7 11 23 8 2 1 5 6 13 6 0 4 2 5 10 -12 11

Read more about Ligue 2

Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.