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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 06.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Hainaut (24926 seats)

Match week two of the Ligue 2 season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first fixture. Here's the ultimate Valenciennes - Le Havre pre-match guide:

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Valenciennes form and stats

The previous season, Valenciennes's league results were 10 wins, 14 draws and 14 losses, providing 16th position in the Ligue 2. During these 38 matches they scored 34 goals and let in 47. Appearing as the host team in the previous season Valenciennes generated 5-5-9 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 28 conceded.

The Valenciennes coach Rabuel and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Bordeaux (placed 7th). Cuffaut, defender, was given a rating of 7.42/10 in that game, top of the team. Cuffaut won 3 of 7 duels.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Niort.

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Le Havre form and stats

Let's have a look at how Le Havre performed last season in the Ligue 2: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 11 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded 41 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 6 and lost 6 with 21/21 goals scored/conceded.

Le Havre's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Grenoble Foot 38 that finished 0-0. Desmas (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.84. Desmas topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 1-2 defeat away at Guingamp before that.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Valenciennes won two, Le Havre were winners in four and we saw four draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals.

Valenciennes missing players

Le Havre missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Valenciennes Le Havre
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
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% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 6
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
7 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 6
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
Valenciennes Last season Le Havre
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
10 5   Won W   7 13
14 5   Drew D   6 11
14 9   Lost L   6 14
34 19   Scored S   21 38
47 28   Conceded C   21 41
84% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 84%
63% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 58%
39% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 37%
13% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 16%
8% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 8%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   42% 42%
29% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 39%
34% 32%   Failed to Score F T   32% 34%
 
4.3 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3 4
4.8 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.3
2.2 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.6
3 2   Red cards R C   2 5
 
8.3 9.6   Shots (avg) S (   8.7 9.3
3.3 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.7
27% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 27%
 
8.5 8.8   Shots against (avg) S A   10.2 8.7
3.8 4.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Guingamp 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Metz 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Laval 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Dijon 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Niort 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Caen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Bordeaux 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Le Havre 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Quevilly Rouen 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Rodez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Valenciennes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Paris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Annecy 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Saint-Étienne 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Nîmes 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Bastia 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Amiens SC 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Pau 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 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 Toulouse 38 23 10 5 82 33 19 14 4 1 52 14 19 9 6 4 30 19 49 79
2 Ajaccio 38 22 9 7 39 19 19 13 3 3 21 8 19 9 6 4 18 11 20 75
3 Auxerre 38 21 11 6 61 39 19 11 4 4 33 19 19 10 7 2 28 20 22 74
4 Paris 38 20 10 8 54 35 19 11 7 1 30 13 19 9 3 7 24 22 19 70
5 Sochaux 38 19 11 8 47 34 19 10 6 3 22 14 19 9 5 5 25 20 13 68
6 Guingamp 38 15 13 10 52 48 19 9 6 4 31 24 19 6 7 6 21 24 4 58
7 Caen 38 13 11 14 51 42 19 9 3 7 30 18 19 4 8 7 21 24 9 50
8 Le Havre 38 13 11 14 38 41 19 6 5 8 17 20 19 7 6 6 21 21 -3 50
9 Nîmes 38 14 7 17 44 51 19 6 4 9 22 28 19 8 3 8 22 23 -7 49
10 Pau 38 14 7 17 41 49 19 10 2 7 25 20 19 4 5 10 16 29 -8 49
11 Dijon 38 13 8 17 48 53 19 8 3 8 25 26 19 5 5 9 23 27 -5 47
12 Bastia 38 10 16 12 38 36 19 5 12 2 19 12 19 5 4 10 19 24 2 46
13 Niort 38 12 10 16 39 42 19 7 5 7 21 17 19 5 5 9 18 25 -3 46
14 Amiens SC 38 9 17 12 43 41 19 7 6 6 26 16 19 2 11 6 17 25 2 44
15 Grenoble Foot 38 38 12 8 18 32 44 19 7 5 7 21 21 19 5 3 11 11 23 -12 44
16 Valenciennes 38 10 14 14 34 47 19 5 5 9 19 28 19 5 9 5 15 19 -13 44
17 Rodez 38 10 13 15 32 42 19 5 9 5 16 16 19 5 4 10 16 26 -10 43
18 Quevilly Rouen 38 10 10 18 33 50 19 5 7 7 18 22 19 5 3 11 15 28 -17 40
19 Dunkerque 38 8 7 23 28 53 19 5 6 8 14 21 19 3 1 15 14 32 -25 31
20 Nancy 38 6 9 23 32 69 19 4 4 11 16 33 19 2 5 12 16 36 -37 27

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 Guingamp 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Metz 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Laval 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Dijon 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Niort 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Caen 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Bordeaux 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Grenoble Foot 38 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
9 Le Havre 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Quevilly Rouen 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Rodez 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Valenciennes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Paris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Sochaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Annecy 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Saint-Étienne 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
17 Nîmes 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
18 Bastia 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Amiens SC 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 Pau 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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