Valenciennes are welcoming Nancy for another crucial match following their 1-2 result vs 8th-placed Nimes.
- Valenciennes have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Ligue 2
- Nancy have the most conceded goals (38) in Ligue 2
It's no vacation for neither Valenciennes nor Nancy as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Valenciennes form and stats
Valenciennes's results here at Stade du Hainaut in the Ligue 2 have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats. When Valenciennes hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Dunkerque, Valenciennes, Bastia, Caen, Grenoble Foot 38 and Quevilly Rouen), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
The regulars are hoping that Valenciennes will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Nimes (placed 8th). Midfielder Kaba was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.15 (out of ten) in that game. Kaba hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Guingamp.This is expected to be a close game, with Valenciennes perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Valenciennes as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Valenciennes has won five of these, drawn three and lost four.
Valenciennes are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Rodez awaits in four days.
Valenciennes have scored 9 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot.
Nancy form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nancy so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-7 (win-draw-lose).
The attacker Jung got a match rating of 7.15 in that game. Jung hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Toulouse's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nancy playing away and similar expectations, we found 20 relevant matches. Results were three Nancy wins, ten draws and seven defeats.
After this away game Nancy return home for a Ligue 2 game against Caen. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Nancy are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 9 goals from 11 away games. Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nancy as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nancy have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met previously this season: Nancy - Valenciennes 0-1. Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Valenciennes won four games, two matches ended in a draw and Nancy managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  G. Robail 4 goals |  B. Guillaume 4 goals |   M. Biron 3 goals |
Valenciennes missing players
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| Valenciennes | Nancy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 30 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | 38 |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 91% | 90% |
| 67% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 82% | 81% |
| 48% | 70% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 55% | 52% |
| 14% | 30% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 27% | 24% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | 10% |
| 57% | 70% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 64% | 57% |
| 29% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 9% | 10% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 36% | 43% |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 10.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 8.5 | 9.9 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 29% | 28% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 26% | 21% |
| 8.6 | 9.6 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 4 | 5.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
- Nancy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Nancy have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nancy have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligue 2
- Nancy have the most conceded goals (20) away in Ligue 2
- Nancy have the most conceded goals (38) in Ligue 2
- Nancy have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Ligue 2
- Nancy have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Ligue 2
- Nancy 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 (8) at home in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most conceded goals (20) at home in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most dropped points from leading position (15) 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 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 40 |
| 4 | Paris | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 34 |
| 7 | Niort | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Nimes | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Dijon | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Pau | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Rodez | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 28 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Amiens SC | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 14 | Caen | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Quevilly Rouen | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Bastia | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 24 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Valenciennes | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -13 | 22 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 18 |
| 20 | Nancy | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -22 | 15 |
