Another action-packed fixture in Ligue 2 as Troyes welcome Valenciennes

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 24.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade de l'Aube (20400 seats)

It's advantage Troyes so far with their 4th position in the Ligue 2 table, welcoming Valenciennes who are placed 8th.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Troyes form and stats

As mentioned below, Troyes are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Ligue 2 games.

Troyes are confident in defense, having played 301 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Troyes are returning here after visiting Rodez in a Ligue 2 game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Yoann Touzghar scored the goal(s). Before that, Troyes played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Toulouse.

Some amazing scenes last match, when Yoann Touzghar scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time.

Troyes have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade de l'Aube with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Troyes have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 0 goals.

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Valenciennes form and stats

No Ligue 2 points yet away for Valenciennes, from their first 3 matches. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Valenciennes's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Valenciennes are looking to quickly end their 260 minutes long goal drought in the Ligue 2.

Valenciennes's last game was the home draw against Sochaux (0-0). Prior to that match, the Valenciennes manager O. Guégan faced defeat when travelling to Grenoble Foot 38 and losing 0-2.

Valenciennes are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 0 goals from 3 away games. Valenciennes have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Troyes six wins, two draws and Valenciennes two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Troyes missing players

Valenciennes missing players

Troyes Valenciennes
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 2 3 7
4 3 1 Won W 0 0 3
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 2 3 3
8 5 2 Scored S 0 0 5
4 0 0 Conceded C 3 4 4
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
57% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 33% 29%
29% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
71% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 57%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 57%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3 2.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
88 47 20 Total Shots T S 16 21 61
36 21 9 Shots on Target S O 6 8 19
22% 24% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 26%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Troyes have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Valenciennes have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Valenciennes have lost all their away matches so far.

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

Read more about Ligue 2

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.