6th place in the Ligue 2 table for Valenciennes at present, a tip-top showing. The home team ticketholders hope for more points as 7th-placed Caen visit Stade du Hainaut.
- Valenciennes have not yet lost a game at home.
- Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This promises to be an interesting match with lots of action and excitement as both sides are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Valenciennes form and stats
Valenciennes have performed here at Stade du Hainaut this season with 4 wins from 6 Ligue 2 matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stade du Hainaut after three straight home wins.
The home club members saw a 1-1 draw versus Red Star in the Coupe de France last time out and are hoping for a win here. The first defeat after going undefeated through three league games.
Prior to that, an away loss at Grenoble Foot 38 in the Ligue 2.Trouble hitting the net? In this club's last 13 league games, 10 have contained two goals or less.
Valenciennes have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stade du Hainaut with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Valenciennes have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Caen form and stats
There's been little loot from Caen's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Ligue 2. Caen only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Moulin, the Caen manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Saint-Malo in their previous outing. The Coupe de France battle ended 2-2.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Rodez in the Ligue 2.Something to take note of for sports gamblers looking to bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this fixture: This club have played 5 consecutive league games with just one or no team finding the net.
The attacking power of Caen when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Caen struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Valenciennes have won or drawn the last 6 games (3-3-0) facing Caen.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendy 4 goals |   J. Cuffaut 3 goals |  G. Kyeremeh 3 goals |
Valenciennes missing players
Caen missing players
| Valenciennes | Caen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 85% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 62% |
| 23% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 15% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 46% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 38% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 3 | 3 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 4.8 | 5.8 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.8 | 6.5 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.8 | 11 |
| 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 29% | 39% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 28% | 33% |
| 12.2 | 12.3 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.7 | 7.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 3.4 |
- Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Caen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Valenciennes have not yet lost a game at home.
- Valenciennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bordeaux | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | Le Havre | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 26 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Amiens SC | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Valenciennes | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Caen | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Bastia | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Paris | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Pau | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Metz | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Quevilly Rouen | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Laval | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Dijon | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 13 |
| 16 | Annecy | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 17 | Rodez | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -7 | 12 |
| 18 | Saint-Etienne | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 11 |
| 20 | Niort | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
