Valenciennes are aiming to blank out the league table ahead of this fixture against Grenoble Foot 38. Here's everything you need to know pre-match!
- Valenciennes have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Ligue 2
- Grenoble Foot 38 have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Ligue 2
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Valenciennes form and stats
With {1 Ligue 2 wins}, 1 draw and 5 defeats from their home games, Valenciennes are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Valenciennes, their manager C. Delmotte and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Valenciennes are returning here after visiting Tourcoing USF in a Coupe de France game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
A 0-0 draw away in the Ligue 2 before that, with Le Havre the opponent.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 four, drawn two and lost four.
Valenciennes have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. Valenciennes have conceded 15 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Grenoble Foot 38 so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).
The Grenoble goalkeeper Brice Maubleu is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 195 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two travels in a row for Grenoble Foot 38, whose manager M. Jacobacci could celebrate last time after the Coupe de France win against Saint-Cyr Collonges.
Before that, Grenoble Foot 38 secured a home win against Dunkerque with the score 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Grenoble in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Grenoble Foot 38, six draws and four defeats.
Grenoble Foot 38 are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 7 away games. As opposed to that, Grenoble have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): Valenciennes won four games, two matches ended with a tie and Grenoble Foot 38 have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  G. Robail 4 goals |   Y. Ravet 4 goals |  B. Guillaume 2 goals |
Valenciennes missing players
Grenoble Foot 38 missing players
| Valenciennes | Grenoble Foot 38 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 22 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| 87% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 86% | 87% |
| 67% | 86% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 43% | 60% |
| 53% | 86% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 13% | 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 7% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 53% | 71% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 27% | 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 29% | 40% |
| 33% | 29% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 40% |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.6 | 3.9 |
| 6.1 | 5 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.6 | 10.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 6.6 | 7.2 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| 28% | 29% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 35% |
| 8.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13 | 11.6 |
| 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
- Grenoble Foot 38 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Grenoble Foot 38 have the fewest scored goals (3) away in Ligue 2
- Grenoble Foot 38 have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in Ligue 2
- Grenoble Foot 38 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Valenciennes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Valenciennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Valenciennes have the fewest points (4) at home in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most conceded goals (15) at home in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have won significantly more corners at 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 | Toulouse | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 30 |
| 2 | Auxerre | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 3 | Ajaccio | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Le Havre | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Paris | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Niort | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Pau | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Rodez | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Caen | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Nimes | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Quevilly Rouen | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Dunkerque | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 | Dijon | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -10 | 16 |
| 18 | Bastia | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 15 |
| 19 | Amiens SC | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 20 | Nancy | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 12 |