Ligue 2: Guingamp - Valenciennes preview and statistics

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 31.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Roudourou (18378 seats)

With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second Ligue 2 game of the season. Guingamp look forward to welcoming Valenciennes in front of their home support.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Guingamp form and stats

Last season, Guingamp's league statistics were 10 wins, 17 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Ligue 2. Over these 38 matches they scored 41 goals and conceded 43. Playing at home last season Guingamp managed 4-10-5 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 23 conceded.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Enzo Basilio not having conceded a league goal in 683 minutes.

Guingamp shared the glory with Le Havre in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Enzo Basilio, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.81 out of 10 in that game. Basilio stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Niort with a 2-0 scoreline.

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Valenciennes form and stats

Let's have a look at how Valenciennes performed last season in the Ligue 2: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 11 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 50 and conceded 59 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 5 and lost 9 with 26/36 goals scored/conceded.

Valenciennes delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Niort (placed 13th) in their previous match; a Ligue 2 game. Sessi D'Almeida got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. D'Almeida hit one key pass.

A 3-4 defeat away at Pau before that.

Head 2 Head

Guingamp-Valenciennes H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Guingamp two wins, Valenciennes three wins, three draws. zero of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Guingamp missing players

Valenciennes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Guingamp Valenciennes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 6
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Guingamp Last season Valenciennes
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
10 4   Won W   5 12
17 10   Drew D   5 11
11 5   Lost L   9 15
41 19   Scored S   26 50
43 23   Conceded C   36 59
84% 79%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
63% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 76%
37% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 45%
26% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 29%
11% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 13%
45% 47%   BTTS BTTS   53% 50%
39% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 24%
32% 32%   Failed to Score F T   37% 29%
 
4.1 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 3.6
4.7 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.4
1.7 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.1
1 1   Red cards R C   3 5
 
8.6 9.3   Shots (avg) S (   7.2 7.7
3.5 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 3.5
31% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 37%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Caen 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Paris 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Auxerre 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Pau 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Ajaccio 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Toulouse 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Bastia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Dunkerque 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Nimes 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Quevilly Rouen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Guingamp 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Le Havre 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Niort 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Valenciennes 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Dijon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Amiens SC 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Nancy 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
20 Rodez 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season 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 38 23 8 7 60 36 19 15 3 1 32 15 19 8 5 6 28 21 24 77
2 Clermont 38 21 9 8 61 25 19 13 5 1 37 9 19 8 4 7 24 16 36 72
3 Toulouse 38 20 10 8 71 42 19 13 4 2 44 18 19 7 6 6 27 24 29 70
4 Grenoble Foot 38 38 18 11 9 51 35 19 12 6 1 35 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 16 65
5 Paris 38 17 13 8 53 37 19 11 5 3 31 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 16 64
6 Auxerre 38 16 14 8 64 43 19 10 6 3 38 18 19 6 8 5 26 25 21 62
7 Sochaux 38 12 15 11 45 37 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 6 8 5 21 15 8 51
8 Nancy 38 11 14 13 53 53 19 6 8 5 28 28 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 47
9 Guingamp 38 10 17 11 41 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 19 6 7 6 22 20 -2 47
10 Amiens SC 38 11 14 13 34 40 19 7 8 4 15 12 19 4 6 9 19 28 -6 47
11 Valenciennes 38 12 11 15 50 59 19 7 6 6 24 23 19 5 5 9 26 36 -9 47
12 Le Havre 38 11 14 13 38 48 19 4 8 7 16 23 19 7 6 6 22 25 -10 47
13 Ajaccio 38 11 13 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 19 3 7 9 13 26 -9 46
14 Pau 38 11 11 16 42 49 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 2 6 11 16 30 -7 44
15 Rodez 38 8 19 11 38 44 19 6 9 4 23 20 19 2 10 7 15 24 -6 43
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 19 6 8 5 22 18 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 19 6 9 4 17 19 19 3 5 11 17 30 -15 41
18 Niort 38 9 14 15 34 58 19 6 6 7 17 25 19 3 8 8 17 33 -24 41
19 Chambly 38 9 11 18 41 64 19 7 3 9 21 27 19 2 8 9 20 37 -23 38
20 Chateauroux 38 4 11 23 32 58 19 3 5 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 23

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 Caen 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Paris 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Auxerre 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
4 Pau 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Ajaccio 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Toulouse 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Bastia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Dunkerque 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Nimes 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Quevilly Rouen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Guingamp 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Le Havre 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Niort 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Valenciennes 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Dijon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Amiens SC 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Nancy 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
19 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
20 Rodez 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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