Amiens SC manager Hinschberger looking for three points in Valenciennes showdown

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne (12097 seats)

Amiens SC have won 40 points playing as the host team. Valenciennes have got 34 points playing away. Are we looking at a home win?

Insights:
  • Amiens SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Ligue 2

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.

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Amiens SC form and stats

Amiens SC have collected 24 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 7-3-5.

Amiens lost their last game at Guingamp (placed 9th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Gomis (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.31/10. Gomis scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match, Amiens SC won a home game hosting Nîmes (1-0).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Amiens SC have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Amiens SC has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches.

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Valenciennes form and stats

Valenciennes have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 2-3-10 (15 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Valenciennes have lost on their last two travels.

Valenciennes played 0-0 against Niort in their previous match. Defender Lecoeuche was the best team player with a rating of 7.44. Lecoeuche hit two key passes and won 7 of 9 duels.

Prior to that match, the Valenciennes manager Rabuel faced defeat when travelling to Annecy and losing 1-2.

We have checked recent matches where Valenciennes have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 18 games were 4 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats.

Observe! Both sides have scored goal(s) in 8 of this club's last 10 league games.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Valenciennes have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Amiens SC have put together a streak of 8 consecutive matches without losing (5-3-0) when playing Valenciennes.

The sides have played each other already this season, with the final score Valenciennes - Amiens 1-1 registered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Amiens SCP. Cissé
P. Cissé
7 goals
ValenciennesA. Grbic
A. Grbic
7 goals
Amiens SCG. Kakuta
G. Kakuta
4 goals

Amiens SC missing players

Valenciennes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Amiens SC Valenciennes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
11 7 5 Won W 1 2 7
7 3 0 Drew D 2 3 13
13 5 0 Lost L 2 10 11
33 17 8 Scored S 4 8 33
40 15 1 Conceded C 6 21 41
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 87%
77% 67% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 53% 61%
42% 33% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 42%
16% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 13% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
52% 47% 20% BTTS BTTS 60% 40% 55%
26% 33% 80% Clean Sheets C S 20% 20% 26%
23% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 47% 32%
 
5.2 5.1 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.9 3.2
4.9 3.7 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.8 4.9
1.5 1.3 0.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.5 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.8 11.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 8.3 8.2
3.8 4 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.2 3.7
28% 28% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 17% 28%
 
10.1 8.7 7.4 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 11.7 12.1
3.7 3.1 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.5 4.4
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Amiens SC have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Valenciennes have scored away.
  • Amiens SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valenciennes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 31 17 13 1 41 14 15 9 6 0 21 7 16 8 7 1 20 7 27 64
2 Bordeaux 31 16 8 7 42 26 15 9 4 2 21 9 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 56
3 Metz 31 15 10 6 48 27 16 8 6 2 23 12 15 7 4 4 25 15 21 55
4 Sochaux 31 15 7 9 51 29 16 9 4 3 31 14 15 6 3 6 20 15 22 52
5 Bastia 31 15 6 10 38 34 16 10 2 4 22 12 15 5 4 6 16 22 4 51
6 Caen 31 13 10 8 40 33 16 10 5 1 26 11 15 3 5 7 14 22 7 49
7 Grenoble Foot 38 30 13 8 9 30 25 15 8 4 3 16 11 15 5 4 6 14 14 5 47
8 Quevilly Rouen 31 11 10 10 35 34 16 6 7 3 25 19 15 5 3 7 10 15 1 43
9 Guingamp 31 11 9 11 39 39 16 5 3 8 20 22 15 6 6 3 19 17 0 42
10 Paris 31 11 7 13 36 40 15 4 3 8 17 21 16 7 4 5 19 19 -4 40
11 Amiens SC 31 11 7 13 33 40 15 7 3 5 17 15 16 4 4 8 16 25 -7 40
12 Saint-Etienne 30 11 9 10 47 45 15 7 4 4 24 20 15 4 5 6 23 25 2 39
13 Rodez 31 9 10 12 31 38 16 4 5 7 15 23 15 5 5 5 16 15 -7 37
14 Pau 31 9 10 12 26 35 15 4 6 5 12 16 16 5 4 7 14 19 -9 37
15 Annecy 31 9 9 13 32 42 15 7 3 5 15 14 16 2 6 8 17 28 -10 36
16 Valenciennes 31 7 13 11 33 41 16 5 10 1 25 20 15 2 3 10 8 21 -8 34
17 Laval 31 9 4 18 33 46 15 5 2 8 19 21 16 4 2 10 14 25 -13 31
18 Dijon 31 7 9 15 28 38 16 6 5 5 16 15 15 1 4 10 12 23 -10 30
19 Nîmes 31 8 5 18 32 45 15 7 1 7 17 15 16 1 4 11 15 30 -13 29
20 Niort 31 7 6 18 27 51 15 5 2 8 17 26 16 2 4 10 10 25 -24 27

Amiens SC:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 31 17 13 1 41 14 15 9 6 0 21 7 16 8 7 1 20 7 27 64
2 Bordeaux 31 16 8 7 42 26 15 9 4 2 21 9 16 7 4 5 21 17 16 56
3 Metz 31 15 10 6 48 27 16 8 6 2 23 12 15 7 4 4 25 15 21 55
4 Sochaux 31 15 7 9 51 29 16 9 4 3 31 14 15 6 3 6 20 15 22 52
5 Bastia 31 15 6 10 38 34 16 10 2 4 22 12 15 5 4 6 16 22 4 51
6 Caen 31 13 10 8 40 33 16 10 5 1 26 11 15 3 5 7 14 22 7 49
7 Grenoble Foot 38 30 13 8 9 30 25 15 8 4 3 16 11 15 5 4 6 14 14 5 47
8 Quevilly Rouen 31 11 10 10 35 34 16 6 7 3 25 19 15 5 3 7 10 15 1 43
9 Guingamp 31 11 9 11 39 39 16 5 3 8 20 22 15 6 6 3 19 17 0 42
10 Paris 31 11 7 13 36 40 15 4 3 8 17 21 16 7 4 5 19 19 -4 40
11 Amiens SC 31 11 7 13 33 40 15 7 3 5 17 15 16 4 4 8 16 25 -7 40
12 Saint-Etienne 30 11 9 10 47 45 15 7 4 4 24 20 15 4 5 6 23 25 2 39
13 Rodez 31 9 10 12 31 38 16 4 5 7 15 23 15 5 5 5 16 15 -7 37
14 Pau 31 9 10 12 26 35 15 4 6 5 12 16 16 5 4 7 14 19 -9 37
15 Annecy 31 9 9 13 32 42 15 7 3 5 15 14 16 2 6 8 17 28 -10 36
16 Valenciennes 31 7 13 11 33 41 16 5 10 1 25 20 15 2 3 10 8 21 -8 34
17 Laval 31 9 4 18 33 46 15 5 2 8 19 21 16 4 2 10 14 25 -13 31
18 Dijon 31 7 9 15 28 38 16 6 5 5 16 15 15 1 4 10 12 23 -10 30
19 Nîmes 31 8 5 18 32 45 15 7 1 7 17 15 16 1 4 11 15 30 -13 29
20 Niort 31 7 6 18 27 51 15 5 2 8 17 26 16 2 4 10 10 25 -24 27

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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.