Season ticket holders at Stade Gaston Petit haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Châteauroux languishing in the 20th position so far. The guesting Valenciennes will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Châteauroux has the most conceded goals (32) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Ligue 2
It's no vacation for neither Châteauroux nor Valenciennes as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Châteauroux form and stats
With {2 Ligue 2 wins}, 1 draw and 7 defeats from their home games, Châteauroux, who have the most conceded goals (32) in Ligue 2, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home stadium (Stade Gaston Petit) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Châteauroux it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around? It's trouble wherever Châteauroux are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
The Châteauroux fans got no joy from their last match, a Coupe de France game also here at Stade Gaston Petit: A 0-2 defeat against Ajaccio (placed 11th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Auxerre (1-4).
Châteauroux have scored 8 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. Châteauroux have conceded 16 from these games.
Valenciennes form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Valenciennes have produced an overall stat of 4-3-3 so far. Valenciennes are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-0 against Chambly in their previous game. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Le Havre.
A new game in only three days for Valenciennes, the Ligue 2 home match versus Paris. Busy days.
Valenciennes has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. Valenciennes have conceded 12 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Châteauroux and Valenciennes have met before this season: Valenciennes - Châteauroux 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Châteauroux, three draws and four wins for Valenciennes. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Guillaume 8 goals |  K. Cabral 5 goals |   R. Mulumba 4 goals |
Châteauroux missing players
Valenciennes missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 25 |
| 32 | 16 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| 95% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 75% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 74% |
| 45% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 30% | 32% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 50% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 15% | 20% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 32% |
| 40% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.9 | 9.7 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 23% | 23% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 44% | 37% |
- Châteauroux has the fewest points (7) at home in Ligue 2
- Châteauroux has the most conceded goals (32) in Ligue 2
- Châteauroux has the the worst goal difference (-17) in Ligue 2
- Châteauroux has the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Ligue 2
- Châteauroux have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Châteauroux have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes has the most matches under the total-line (12) in Ligue 2
- 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 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 41 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Clermont | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 37 |
| 4 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Paris | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Amiens SC | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Caen | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Valenciennes | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Ajaccio | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Niort | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Guingamp | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Dunkerque | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 16 | Nancy | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Chambly | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Rodez | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Pau | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 14 |
| 20 | Châteauroux | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 13 |