Football tips: Valenciennes vs Béziers - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Fri 19.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Hainaut (24926 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Valenciennes are in the 12th position while the guests worry at 19th.

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!

Béziers have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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Valenciennes form and stats

When playing at home, Valenciennes have managed 6 wins, 4 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 16 games. Valenciennes are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stade du Hainaut, having lost their two previous games here.

The home team returns to Stade du Hainaut after sharing the points with Lens on their last time out; the Ligue 2 game ended 0-0. Before that game, the home loss against Troyes with the scoreline 0-1.

The manager R. Ray will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Paris in only three days.

Valenciennes have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade du Hainaut with 24 goals in 16 matches. Valenciennes have conceded 24 from these games.

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Béziers form and stats

There's been little loot from Béziers's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 16 away games. Béziers, who have the fewest scored goals (20) in Ligue 2, only has 5 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 1 draw.

Béziers failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Red Star that ended with defeat 1-3. Prior to that match, the Béziers manager M. Chabert faced defeat when travelling to Lorient and losing 1-3.

A new game in only four days for Béziers, the Ligue 2 home match versus Clermont. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Béziers as they have only managed to score 12 times from 16 away games. Béziers have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Béziers - Valenciennes 1-1. Head-2-head stats last one meeting: 0 - 1 - 0 (Valenciennes wins - draws - Béziers wins).

Top Goalscorers

G. Robail
9 goals / 4 assists
F. Raspentino
9 goals / 2 assists
T. Mauricio
7 goals / 8 assists

Valenciennes missing players

Béziers missing players

Valenciennes Béziers
Total Home Statistic Away Total
32 16 Played 16 32
44 24 Scored 12 20
49 24 Conceded 22 40
88% 88% Over 0.5 94% 84%
66% 75% Over 1.5 62% 56%
47% 56% Over 2.5 38% 31%
44% 50% Over 3.5 12% 12%
25% 25% Over 4.5 6% 3%
53% 56% Both teams to score 19% 31%
28% 25% Clean Sheet 31% 31%
31% 31% Failed To Score 56% 53%
 
0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0
0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0
0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0
0 0 Red Cards (avg) 0 0
Key stats this season:
  • Béziers is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • Valenciennes is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  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 Metz 32 20 8 4 51 20 16 11 2 3 29 10 16 9 6 1 22 10 31 68
2 Brest 32 17 11 4 54 32 16 10 4 2 30 15 16 7 7 2 24 17 22 62
3 Troyes 32 16 7 9 39 25 16 10 0 6 21 14 16 6 7 3 18 11 14 55
4 Paris 31 14 11 6 29 17 15 8 6 1 18 4 16 6 5 5 11 13 12 53
5 Lorient 31 15 8 8 41 30 16 8 6 2 23 14 15 7 2 6 18 16 11 53
6 Lens 32 14 9 9 39 23 16 9 5 2 24 6 16 5 4 7 15 17 16 51
7 Orléans 32 15 6 11 48 42 17 7 4 6 21 20 15 8 2 5 27 22 6 51
8 Le Havre 32 11 14 7 38 32 16 7 7 2 26 20 16 4 7 5 12 12 6 47
9 Grenoble Foot 38 32 12 9 11 37 38 16 7 4 5 15 14 16 5 5 6 22 24 -1 45
10 Clermont 32 11 11 10 38 28 16 5 7 4 19 14 16 6 4 6 19 14 10 44
11 Niort 32 9 12 11 27 32 16 5 7 4 15 14 16 4 5 7 12 18 -5 39
12 Valenciennes 32 10 8 14 44 49 16 6 4 6 24 24 16 4 4 8 20 25 -5 38
13 Gazélec Ajaccio 32 9 10 13 26 44 16 5 4 7 12 20 16 4 6 6 14 24 -18 37
14 Auxerre 32 9 8 15 29 30 15 5 5 5 14 11 17 4 3 10 15 19 -1 35
15 Ajaccio 32 8 11 13 28 40 16 5 7 4 17 15 16 3 4 9 11 25 -12 35
16 Châteauroux 32 7 13 12 28 37 16 3 7 6 15 19 16 4 6 6 13 18 -9 34
17 Sochaux 32 9 6 17 21 39 16 6 2 8 12 20 16 3 4 9 9 19 -18 33
18 Nancy 32 9 5 18 31 44 16 4 2 10 13 22 16 5 3 8 18 22 -13 32
19 Béziers 32 6 9 17 20 40 16 1 8 7 8 18 16 5 1 10 12 22 -20 27
20 Red Star 32 6 8 18 24 50 16 5 1 10 13 29 16 1 7 8 11 21 -26 26

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