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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Fri 09.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de La Pincenardière (2000 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the Ligue 2 so far, with Le Mans placed 20th and Valenciennes sitting in the 15th position.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Valenciennes's home stadium. The visitors last one game on artificial turf have ended in 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses.

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Le Mans form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first game of the season here at Stade de La Pincenardière. Last season these fans witnessed 9 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses from Le Mans's 17 home games.

Le Mans lost their last game at Auxerre after a 0-2 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Le Mans lost 1-2 at home to Lens.

Le Mans are traveling soon after this match as the Coupe de la Ligue match at Lorient awaits in four days.

Le Mans has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 2 goals from 1 home game.

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Valenciennes form and stats

Valenciennes have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats were 4 victories, 6 draws and 9 defeats from 19 fixtures.

Valenciennes delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Nancy in their previous match; a Ligue 2 game. A 0-1 defeat away at Chambly before that.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Valenciennes manager R. Ray as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Ajaccio.

As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Valenciennes has managed 0 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 8 - 1 - 1 (Le Mans wins - draws - Valenciennes wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 had two or less.

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Le Mans missing players

Valenciennes missing players

Le Mans Valenciennes
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost 0 1 1
1 1 0 Scored 0 0 1
4 2 0 Conceded 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 50%
 
4.5 5 0 Corners For (avg) 0 5 3.5
2 2 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 2 3.5
1.5 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Le Mans Last season Valenciennes
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
34 17   Played   19 38
16 9   Won   4 11
11 5   Drew   6 10
7 3   Lost   9 17
38 22   Scored   21 52
29 13   Conceded   29 61
91% 94%   Over 0.5   84% 87%
65% 71%   Over 1.5   58% 66%
29% 29%   Over 2.5   37% 47%
9% 6%   Over 3.5   32% 39%
3% 6%   Over 4.5   21% 24%
47% 53%   BTTS   47% 53%
38% 35%   Clean Sheets   32% 29%
24% 18%   Failed To Score   37% 32%
 
5.2 5.7   Corners For (avg)   3.4 4.2
4 3.9   Corners Against (avg)   6.1 4.6
1.8 1.8   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.8 1.7
4 2   Red Cards   4 9
Key stats last season:
  • Valenciennes have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Le Mans
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2 National CFA 2 Group B CFA Group D Club Friendlies
All Home Away
09-05-19 NA Marignane Gignac 0 - 1 Le Mans
17-05-19 NA Le Mans 2 - 1 Chambly
09-07-19 CF Le Mans 2 - 0 Paris
27-07-19 L2 Le Mans 1 - 2 Lens
02-08-19 L2 Auxerre 2 - 0 Le Mans
09-08-19 L2 Le Mans 18:00 Valenciennes
13-08-19 Co Lorient 16:45 Le Mans
16-08-19 L2 Nancy 18:00 Le Mans
23-08-19 L2 Le Mans - Lorient
30-08-19 L2 Le Mans - Sochaux
Valenciennes
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
10-05-19 L2 Valenciennes 1 - 0 Le Havre
17-05-19 L2 Auxerre 1 - 1 Valenciennes
19-07-19 CF Valenciennes 1 - 0 Amiens SC
26-07-19 L2 Chambly 1 - 0 Valenciennes
02-08-19 L2 Valenciennes 1 - 1 Nancy
09-08-19 L2 Le Mans 18:00 Valenciennes
13-08-19 Co Ajaccio 18:00 Valenciennes
16-08-19 L2 Valenciennes 18:00 Rodez
23-08-19 L2 Guingamp - Valenciennes
30-08-19 L2 Valenciennes - Clermont

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Clermont 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
2 Lorient 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
3 Lens 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
4 Chambly 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Rodez 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
6 Ajaccio 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
7 Troyes 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 3
8 Auxerre 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
9 Le Havre 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
10 Nancy 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
11 Sochaux 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
12 Caen 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
13 Grenoble Foot 38 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 -1 1
14 Orléans 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
15 Valenciennes 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
16 Guingamp 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
17 Niort 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
18 Châteauroux 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
19 Paris 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
20 Le Mans 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0

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