There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Ligue 2 table so far. Here's the Valenciennes - Caen latest:
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!
Valenciennes form and stats
7 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Valenciennes have to build on here at Stade du Hainaut in the Ligue 2.
A strong away win for Valenciennes against Grenoble Foot 38 the last match, as Baptiste Guillaume, Sessi D'Almeida and Malek Chergui were on target. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Ajaccio.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Valenciennes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost three.
Valenciennes has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Valenciennes have only let in 7 goals at home.
Caen form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Caen have produced an overall stat of 4-5-5 so far.
Two away games in a row for Caen, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Châteauroux in the Ligue 2. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Grenoble Foot 38.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Caen playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Caen wins, three draws and three defeats.
The visiting Caen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 14 games. 17 goals have been conceded by Caen in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Caen - Valenciennes 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Valenciennes, two draws and three wins for Caen. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Chevalier 12 goals |   P. Oniangué 5 goals |  J. Deminguet 5 goals |
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| Valenciennes | Caen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 24 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 19 | 33 |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| 82% | 79% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 86% |
| 43% | 43% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 79% | 68% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 29% | 21% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 79% | 57% |
| 46% | 64% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 25% |
| 43% | 36% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 14% | 32% |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 258 | 159 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 107 | 245 |
| 86 | 51 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 51 | 94 |
| 28% | 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 37% | 35% |
- Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Caen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Valenciennes has the fewest conceded goals (20)
- Valenciennes has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home
- Valenciennes has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9)
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Valenciennes has the most matches under the total-line (21)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lorient | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 54 |
| 2 | Lens | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 53 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 52 |
| 4 | Troyes | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 51 |
| 5 | Clermont | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 44 |
| 7 | Valenciennes | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Guingamp | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 39 |
| 9 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 | Chambly | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | -6 | 35 |
| 11 | Auxerre | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | Nancy | 28 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | Caen | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 14 | Sochaux | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 15 | Châteauroux | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -16 | 34 |
| 16 | Rodez | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 32 |
| 17 | Paris | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Niort | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 26 |
| 19 | Le Mans | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 28 | -15 | 26 |
| 20 | Orléans | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -22 | 19 |