Football tips: Valenciennes vs Châteauroux - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 12.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Hainaut (24926 seats)

The Ligue 2 league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Valenciennes and Châteauroux are placed 7th and 10th respectively.

Valenciennes and Châteauroux should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Valenciennes form and stats

The hosts won their first Ligue 2 game here at Stade du Hainaut, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Valenciennes last season were 7 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses from 14 games.

No payout for Valenciennes in their previous match, an away game at Paris that ended in defeat 0-1. Ahead of that match, Valenciennes won a home game hosting Pau (3-0).

At Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Châteauroux form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Ligue 2, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 6 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats from 14 matches.

Châteauroux's previous game was their home loss versus Auxerre (1-2). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ajaccio at their stadium, the result 1-0.

1 goal so far away for Châteauroux, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Valenciennes, three draws and three wins for Châteauroux. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

ValenciennesK. Cabral
K. Cabral
1 goals
ValenciennesT. Chevalier
T. Chevalier
1 goals
ValenciennesB. Guillaume
B. Guillaume
1 goals

Valenciennes missing players

Châteauroux missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Valenciennes Châteauroux
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
3 3 0 Scored S 0 1 2
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 50%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 2.5
3.5 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 4.5
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16 10 0 Total Shots T S 0 4 16
6 4 0 Shots on Target S O 0 1 4
50% 75% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 50%
Valenciennes Last season Châteauroux
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
11 7   Won W   6 9
9 5   Drew D   3 7
8 2   Lost L   5 12
24 14   Scored S   11 22
20 7   Conceded C   15 38
82% 79%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 93%
43% 43%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 61%
18% 14%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   36% 39%
11% 7%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 11%
4% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 7%
29% 21%   BTTS BTTS   36% 43%
46% 64%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 25%
43% 36%   Failed to Score F T   36% 39%
 
4.5 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   3 4.5
5.2 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.8 5
2.3 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.2
5 5   Red cards R C   5 7
 
258 159   Total Shots T S   145 313
86 51   Shots on Target S O   52 116
28% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   21% 19%

  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 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
2 Sochaux 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Dunkerque 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
4 Niort 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
5 Rodez 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
6 Caen 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Valenciennes 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
8 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
9 Troyes 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
10 Châteauroux 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
11 Amiens SC 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Auxerre 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 3
13 Le Havre 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Clermont 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
15 Guingamp 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
16 Nancy 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
17 Chambly 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
18 Pau 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
19 Ajaccio 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
20 Toulouse 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 5 -3 0
Last season 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 Orleans 28 4 7 17 21 43 14 2 2 10 8 23 14 2 5 7 13 20 -22 19

Table
  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 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 6
2 Sochaux 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
3 Dunkerque 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
4 Niort 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
5 Rodez 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
6 Caen 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Valenciennes 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
8 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
9 Troyes 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
10 Châteauroux 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
11 Amiens SC 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
12 Auxerre 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 -1 3
13 Le Havre 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
14 Clermont 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
15 Guingamp 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
16 Nancy 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
17 Chambly 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
18 Pau 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
19 Ajaccio 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
20 Toulouse 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 5 -3 0

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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.