Valenciennes fights Le Havre in Ligue 2 battle

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Date: Fri 10.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Hainaut (24926 seats)

Valenciennes hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 39 points and a 14th position in the Ligue 2 table. Visiting Le Havre holds 7th place with 54 pts.

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!

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Valenciennes form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Valenciennes are 6-4-8 (wins-draw-losses). It's been an uphill battle for Valenciennes in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Ajaccio game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

The fans are hoping that Valenciennes will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Ligue 2 game against Metz. Ahead of that match, Valenciennes lost 1-2 at home to Niort.

The Valenciennes fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 30 goals in 18 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 32 goals have been conceded.

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Le Havre form and stats

Playing away, Le Havre have won 5 games, drawn 7 and suffered 6 defeats so far this season.

Le Havre's last game was the home draw against Gazélec Ajaccio (2-2). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Châteauroux's place.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 18 away games, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Le Havre as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Valenciennes and Le Havre have met before this season: Le Havre - Valenciennes 4-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 1 Valenciennes victory, 3 draws and 6 Le Havre wins.

Top Goalscorers

F. Raspentino
11 goals / 2 assists
G. Robail
10 goals / 5 assists
A. Gory
8 goals / 3 assists

Valenciennes missing players

Le Havre missing players

Valenciennes Le Havre
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played 6 18 36
10 6 2 Won 3 5 13
9 4 1 Drew 2 7 15
17 8 3 Lost 1 6 8
50 30 9 Scored 9 13 43
60 32 14 Conceded 6 13 36
86% 89% 100% Over 0.5 100% 78% 83%
67% 78% 100% Over 1.5 67% 33% 58%
50% 61% 83% Over 2.5 33% 17% 36%
42% 50% 67% Over 3.5 33% 11% 25%
25% 28% 33% Over 4.5 17% 6% 11%
53% 61% 83% BTTS 67% 33% 56%
28% 22% 0% Clean Sheets 33% 44% 31%
33% 28% 17% Failed To Score 0% 44% 31%
 
3.9 4.5 4 Corners For (avg) 3.3 4.6 5.1
4.6 3.2 3.7 Corners Against (avg) 7.7 5.8 5.4
1.7 1.5 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.3 1.6 1.8
9 5 0 Red Cards 0 3 5
Key stats this season:
  • Valenciennes is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

Valenciennes
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
15-03-19 L2 Valenciennes 1 - 4 Orléans
29-03-19 L2 Nancy 0 - 2 Valenciennes
05-04-19 L2 Valenciennes 0 - 1 Troyes
12-04-19 L2 Lens 0 - 0 Valenciennes
19-04-19 L2 Valenciennes 5 - 6 Béziers
22-04-19 L2 Paris 0 - 0 Valenciennes
26-04-19 L2 Valenciennes 1 - 2 Niort
03-05-19 L2 Metz 3 - 0 Valenciennes
10-05-19 L2 Valenciennes 18:45 Le Havre
17-05-19 L2 Auxerre - Valenciennes
Le Havre
All Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de France Ligue 2 Club Friendlies
All Home Away
15-03-19 L2 Le Havre 3 - 1 Ajaccio
01-04-19 L2 Lens 0 - 0 Le Havre
05-04-19 L2 Le Havre 0 - 0 Niort
12-04-19 L2 Sochaux 1 - 3 Le Havre
19-04-19 L2 Le Havre 2 - 1 Paris
23-04-19 L2 Auxerre 0 - 1 Le Havre
26-04-19 L2 Châteauroux 1 - 0 Le Havre
03-05-19 L2 Le Havre 2 - 2 Gazélec Ajaccio
10-05-19 L2 Valenciennes 18:45 Le Havre
17-05-19 L2 Le Havre - Lorient

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Metz 36 23 9 4 59 22 18 12 3 3 33 11 18 11 6 1 26 11 37 78
2 Brest 36 20 11 5 61 34 18 12 4 2 35 16 18 8 7 3 26 18 27 71
3 Troyes 36 20 7 9 47 26 18 12 0 6 25 15 18 8 7 3 22 11 21 67
4 Paris 36 15 14 7 34 22 18 9 8 1 21 6 18 6 6 6 13 16 12 59
5 Lorient 36 16 11 9 48 39 18 8 7 3 25 19 18 8 4 6 23 20 9 59
6 Lens 36 16 9 11 42 26 18 10 5 3 25 7 18 6 4 8 17 19 16 57
7 Le Havre 36 13 15 8 43 36 18 8 8 2 30 23 18 5 7 6 13 13 7 54
8 Orléans 36 15 6 15 49 48 18 7 4 7 21 21 18 8 2 8 28 27 1 51
9 Grenoble Foot 38 36 13 10 13 42 44 18 8 4 6 19 18 18 5 6 7 23 26 -2 49
10 Clermont 36 11 14 11 40 31 18 5 9 4 20 15 18 6 5 7 20 16 9 47
11 Niort 36 10 14 12 33 38 18 5 9 4 18 17 18 5 5 8 15 21 -5 44
12 Châteauroux 36 10 14 12 33 39 18 5 7 6 18 20 18 5 7 6 15 19 -6 44
13 Auxerre 36 10 9 17 33 35 18 6 5 7 16 14 18 4 4 10 17 21 -2 39
14 Valenciennes 36 10 9 17 50 60 18 6 4 8 30 32 18 4 5 9 20 28 -10 39
15 Nancy 36 11 6 19 35 47 18 6 2 10 15 22 18 5 4 9 20 25 -12 39
16 Ajaccio 36 9 12 15 29 43 18 6 7 5 18 17 18 3 5 10 11 26 -14 39
17 Gazélec Ajaccio 36 9 12 15 29 51 18 5 4 9 12 24 18 4 8 6 17 27 -22 39
18 Sochaux 36 10 7 19 24 42 18 6 3 9 13 22 18 4 4 10 11 20 -18 37
19 Béziers 36 8 10 18 30 50 18 2 9 7 10 19 18 6 1 11 20 31 -20 34
20 Red Star 36 7 9 20 28 56 18 5 2 11 15 32 18 2 7 9 13 24 -28 30

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