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 17th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Valenciennes form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Valenciennes at their home stadium (Stade du Hainaut) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
In their previous game, the manager O. Guégan led his Valenciennes to a defeat in the Ligue 2 match away at Troyes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stade du Hainaut. In the match before that, Valenciennes hosted Le Havre and drew the game 0-0.
Valenciennes's goalkeeper Jérôme Prior was extremely busy against Troyes, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 7 saves.
Valenciennes aren't scoring a lot here at Stade du Hainaut in the league, with only 4 goals from 6 games. From these home matches, Valenciennes have conceded only 4 goals.
Châteauroux form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Châteauroux, who have the fewest scored goals (5) in Ligue 2, so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose). Châteauroux has drawn their two previous away games.
Châteauroux won their last game, 1-0 versus Auxerre played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Orléans that ended 1-1.
Châteauroux are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 7 away games. 9 goals have been conceded by Châteauroux in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 3 Valenciennes victories, 3 draws and 2 Châteauroux wins. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Chevalier 3 goals |   Y. M'Bone 2 goals |  R. Grange 2 goals |
Valenciennes missing players
Châteauroux missing players
| Valenciennes | Châteauroux | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 85% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 38% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 23% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 23% |
| 46% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 31% |
| 54% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 62% |
| 4 | 3.3 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 5.8 | 4.5 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 5 |
- Châteauroux have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Châteauroux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Châteauroux have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lens | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Troyes | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Lorient | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 6 | Guingamp | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Le Havre | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Rodez | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Clermont | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Nancy | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | Valenciennes | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 17 |
| 13 | Auxerre | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 14 | Niort | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Caen | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | Chambly | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -9 | 13 |
| 17 | Le Mans | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 12 |
| 18 | Châteauroux | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 19 | Orléans | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 9 |
| 20 | Paris | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 9 |