The Ligue 2 standings tell a story about these contenders so far, with Angers SCO leading Valenciennes by 14 points. Tipsway previews the game:
- Angers SCO have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals (9) in Ligue 2
Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's aim for an enthusiastic match!
Angers SCO form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 6 Ligue 2 games here at Stade Raymond Kopa for Angers SCO. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. After failing to beat Auxerre here at Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
In their previous game, the manager Dujeux led his Angers SCO to a defeat away at Saint-Étienne. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade Raymond Kopa. The first defeat after going undefeated in five league games. Fofana had a busy but productive day in the Saint-Étienne match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Bordeaux.It should be noted that a peek at the 12 latest league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Angers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade Raymond Kopa with 10 goals in 6 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Angers SCO have only let in {2 goals} at home.
Valenciennes form and stats
Valenciennes have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 1-3-2 (6 played). The last three matches for Valenciennes have all ended in a draw.
Valenciennes's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Caen that finished 2-2. Drawing 2-2 against Caen after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager Nascimento needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Midfielder Hamache was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Hamache scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Grenoble Foot 38.The attacking power of Valenciennes when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Valenciennes in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Angers SCO two wins, one draw and Valenciennes one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. The matches between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 2 red cards from the last four encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Diony 5 goals |  J. Bahoya 3 goals |
Angers SCO missing players
Valenciennes missing players
| Angers SCO | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 67% | 75% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 33% | 50% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 25% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 17% | 42% |
| 58% | 83% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 4.2 | 4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 |
| 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 11.2 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.8 | 10.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 19% | 20% |
| 12.6 | 10.5 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 14.7 | 12.8 |
| 5.2 | 4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
- Angers SCO have not yet lost a game at home.
- Angers SCO have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Angers SCO have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Valenciennes have scored away.
- Angers SCO have the most clean sheets (5) at home in Ligue 2
- Angers SCO have the the best goal difference (+8) at home in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals (9) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) 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 | Laval | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 | Saint-Étienne | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Angers SCO | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Rodez | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Pau | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 9 | Ajaccio | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Amiens SC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Caen | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| 12 | Annecy | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Concarneau | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 14 | Bastia | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Bordeaux | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | Paris | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Troyes | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Valenciennes | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| 20 | Quevilly Rouen | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
