Valenciennes have some catching up to do from their 15th position, and the first chance is versus Le Havre. Read more!
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Valenciennes and Le Havre 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.
Valenciennes form and stats
Valenciennes's struggle is real here at Stade du Hainaut with only 16 points collected from 16 Ligue 2 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-4-8.
Boutoutaou was the last player to score a league goal for Valenciennes and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Valenciennes haven't scored in 186 minutes.
Valenciennes lost their last game at Auxerre (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline. Defender Debuchy got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.45/10. Debuchy won 7 of 13 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Amiens SC with the scoreline 0-2.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 14 matches with the results: Won seven, drawn four and lost three.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Valenciennes as they are travelling to their away game against Grenoble Foot 38 in the Ligue 2. That match is two days after this one.
Valenciennes has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Valenciennes defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Le Havre form and stats
5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Le Havre playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Le Havre are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Abdelli (2) scored in Havre's previous match, the home game against Dunkerque that ended 2-1. Goalkeeper Fofana was absolutely vital in the Le Havre victory against Dunkerque, making six saves. Abdelli got a match rating of 8.25 in that game, top player of the team. Abdelli scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 41 successful passes (of 48 total).
Prior to that match, the Havre manager Guen faced defeat when travelling to Pau and losing 1-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Le Havre playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were three Le Havre wins, four draws and six defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Havre manager Guen as the team has another away game coming up in only two days, this time against Amiens SC.
Le Havre have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 16 goals have been scored. 17 goals have been conceded by Le Havre in these games.
Head 2 Head
Le Havre - Valenciennes 0-0 was the product when this pair of squads formerly did battle, earlier this season. Valenciennes-Le Havre H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Valenciennes two wins, Le Havre three wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Guillaume 6 goals |  G. Robail 4 goals |
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| Valenciennes | Le Havre | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 30 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 41 | 27 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| 84% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 81% |
| 66% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 56% |
| 41% | 56% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 40% | 34% |
| 16% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 19% |
| 9% | 19% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 9% |
| 56% | 62% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 41% |
| 28% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 41% |
| 31% | 25% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8.3 | 10.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
| 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 28% | 28% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | 28% |
| 8.5 | 8.8 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.1 | 7.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
- Le Havre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Le Havre have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Valenciennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most conceded goals (27) at home in Ligue 2
| 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 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 75 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 46 | 69 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 61 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 58 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 57 |
| 5 | Paris | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 56 |
| 6 | Caen | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 44 |
| 8 | Pau | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -3 | 42 |
| 9 | Guingamp | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 42 |
| 10 | Amiens SC | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 41 |
| 11 | Niort | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| 12 | Dijon | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 41 |
| 13 | Nîmes | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 40 |
| 14 | Bastia | 32 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 39 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -11 | 36 |
| 16 | Quevilly Rouen | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -16 | 34 |
| 17 | Rodez | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -12 | 33 |
| 18 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 21 | -17 | 33 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 26 | -16 | 30 |
| 20 | Nancy | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -30 | 23 |
