Football betting preview: Saint-Étienne favourites when Valenciennes pay a visit

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 02.June
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard (42000 seats)

Stats, trends, results, form details, H2H stats, selected XIs and much more: Get all you should know on Saint-Étienne - Valenciennes!

Insights:
  • Saint-Étienne have the most scored goals (61) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Valenciennes have scored away.

Saint-Étienne can neither be promoted or relegated from Ligue 2. Valenciennes are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

Both contenders have had enough days rest since their previous match. Let's look for an energetic fixture!

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

9-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Saint-Étienne so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Saint-Étienne bring valid hopes of a third.

The home team returns to Stade Geoffroy-Guichard after drawing with Caen (placed 5th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. A disappointing finish for Saint-Étienne in their match versus Caen as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. The attacking player Krasso won the honour of being "man of the match" for Saint-Étienne with the rating of 8.34/10. Krasso signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Quevilly Rouen in a game that was won 4-2.

Observe: 10 of the latest 12 league matches from this club have seen goals scored by both teams.

A decent goal production from Saint-Étienne in their home games so far, with 32 goals from 18 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded.

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Valenciennes form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Valenciennes so far with only 16 points returning home. The records show 4-4-10 (win-draw-lose).

Valenciennes have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Lassana Sy. It's been 191 minutes since they last conceded in Ligue 2.

Kaba scored in Valenciennes's previous match, the home game against Grenoble Foot 38 that ended 1-0. Defender Poha was the best team player with a rating of 7.84. Poha served one assist, hit one key pass and won 3 of 4 duels.

Prior to that result Valenciennes won their away game at Le Havre. The scoreline was 2-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Valenciennes as they have only managed to score 15 times from 18 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Valenciennes have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Saint-Étienne have avoided a loss in the last 9 games (5-4-0) facing Valenciennes.

The participants have played each other previously this season, with the result Valenciennes - Saint-Étienne 2-2 logged in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Saint-ÉtienneJ. Krasso
J. Krasso
16 goals
Saint-ÉtienneI. Wadji
I. Wadji
12 goals
ValenciennesA. Grbic
A. Grbic
9 goals

Saint-Étienne missing players

Valenciennes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Saint-Étienne Valenciennes
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 5 18 37
14 9 2 Won W 2 4 10
11 4 2 Drew D 1 4 15
12 5 1 Lost L 2 10 12
61 32 10 Scored S 5 15 42
57 27 9 Conceded C 5 24 47
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 89%
92% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 61% 65%
57% 44% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 38%
41% 44% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 27%
22% 33% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 8%
65% 50% 80% BTTS BTTS 40% 39% 51%
24% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 30%
11% 17% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 39% 30%
 
5.4 6.1 8.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 3.4 3.2
4.7 4.7 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.3 5
2.3 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.6 1.5
9 4 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.3 14.1 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 8.3 8.7
5.1 5.3 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3.4 3.8
33% 33% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 25% 30%
 
9.8 8.8 10.6 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 12.3 12.4
4.3 3.6 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.4 4.3
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Saint-Étienne have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Valenciennes have scored away.
  • Saint-Étienne have the most scored goals (61) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 37 19 15 3 45 19 18 10 7 1 22 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 26 72
2 Metz 37 19 12 6 58 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 19 10 5 4 33 18 27 69
3 Bordeaux 37 20 9 8 51 27 18 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 37 17 9 11 50 42 19 11 4 4 26 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 60
5 Caen 37 16 11 10 52 42 19 11 6 2 33 17 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 59
6 Sochaux 37 15 7 15 53 38 19 9 4 6 31 18 18 6 3 9 22 20 15 52
7 Guingamp 37 14 10 13 49 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 3 52
8 Paris 37 14 10 13 44 43 18 7 3 8 23 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 1 52
9 Grenoble Foot 38 37 14 9 14 33 34 18 9 5 4 19 14 19 5 4 10 14 20 -1 51
10 Saint-Étienne 37 14 11 12 61 57 18 9 4 5 32 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 4 50
11 Quevilly Rouen 37 12 13 12 44 46 19 6 9 4 28 24 18 6 4 8 16 22 -2 49
12 Amiens SC 37 13 8 16 39 50 18 8 3 7 19 20 19 5 5 9 20 30 -11 47
13 Valenciennes 37 10 15 12 42 47 19 6 11 2 27 23 18 4 4 10 15 24 -5 45
14 Annecy 37 11 12 14 39 50 19 9 4 6 18 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -11 45
15 Pau 37 11 11 15 39 52 18 5 6 7 19 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -13 44
16 Rodez 37 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 18 6 6 6 20 17 -6 43
17 Laval 37 13 4 20 42 55 19 9 2 8 27 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -13 43
18 Dijon 37 10 12 15 38 42 19 7 7 5 21 17 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 42
19 Nîmes 37 9 6 22 41 61 18 8 2 8 24 22 19 1 4 14 17 39 -20 33
20 Niort 37 7 7 23 32 64 18 5 3 10 21 33 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 28

Saint-Étienne:
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 37 19 15 3 45 19 18 10 7 1 22 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 26 72
2 Metz 37 19 12 6 58 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 19 10 5 4 33 18 27 69
3 Bordeaux 37 20 9 8 51 27 18 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 37 17 9 11 50 42 19 11 4 4 26 15 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 60
5 Caen 37 16 11 10 52 42 19 11 6 2 33 17 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 59
6 Sochaux 37 15 7 15 53 38 19 9 4 6 31 18 18 6 3 9 22 20 15 52
7 Guingamp 37 14 10 13 49 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 3 52
8 Paris 37 14 10 13 44 43 18 7 3 8 23 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 1 52
9 Grenoble Foot 38 37 14 9 14 33 34 18 9 5 4 19 14 19 5 4 10 14 20 -1 51
10 Saint-Étienne 37 14 11 12 61 57 18 9 4 5 32 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 4 50
11 Quevilly Rouen 37 12 13 12 44 46 19 6 9 4 28 24 18 6 4 8 16 22 -2 49
12 Amiens SC 37 13 8 16 39 50 18 8 3 7 19 20 19 5 5 9 20 30 -11 47
13 Valenciennes 37 10 15 12 42 47 19 6 11 2 27 23 18 4 4 10 15 24 -5 45
14 Annecy 37 11 12 14 39 50 19 9 4 6 18 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -11 45
15 Pau 37 11 11 15 39 52 18 5 6 7 19 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -13 44
16 Rodez 37 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 18 6 6 6 20 17 -6 43
17 Laval 37 13 4 20 42 55 19 9 2 8 27 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -13 43
18 Dijon 37 10 12 15 38 42 19 7 7 5 21 17 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 42
19 Nîmes 37 9 6 22 41 61 18 8 2 8 24 22 19 1 4 14 17 39 -20 33
20 Niort 37 7 7 23 32 64 18 5 3 10 21 33 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 28

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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.