This could be an interesting match as Valenciennes have their presumed home advantage while Paris are ahead 7 points in the Ligue 2 table.
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Ligue 2
- Paris has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligue 2
It's no vacation for neither Valenciennes nor Paris 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 have collected 12 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 3-3-3. Valenciennes are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stade du Hainaut, having lost their two previous games here.
An away draw last time out for Valenciennes, facing Châteauroux in a game that ended 3-3. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Chambly.
A goal frenzy last time out for Valenciennes, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Châteauroux. Fun stuff to watch!
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Valenciennes, as the Ligue 2 home game vs Dunkerque is only four days away.
Valenciennes has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Valenciennes have conceded 10 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Paris form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Paris are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Paris won their last game, 4-2 versus Amiens SC played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Le Havre at their stadium, the result 1-0.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Amiens SC was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
The schedule is very tough for Paris now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Ligue 2 game at Nancy is waiting in only four days.
The visiting Paris have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 9 games. 10 goals have been conceded by Paris in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Paris - Valenciennes 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - three - three (Valenciennes wins - draws - Paris wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Guillaume 8 goals |  J. Cuffaut 6 goals |  K. Cabral 5 goals |
Valenciennes missing players
Paris missing players
| Valenciennes | Paris | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 30 |
| 25 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 90% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 70% |
| 35% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 55% |
| 20% | 22% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 25% |
| 15% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 15% |
| 50% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 30% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 25% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 8.5 | 9.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 39% | 31% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 33% | 38% |
- Paris has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligue 2
- Paris has the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Ligue 2
- Paris have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) 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 | Troyes | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 44 |
| 2 | Clermont | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 40 |
| 3 | Toulouse | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 36 |
| 6 | Paris | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Sochaux | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Valenciennes | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | Caen | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Niort | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Ajaccio | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Le Havre | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 25 |
| 14 | Dunkerque | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Guingamp | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -5 | 22 |
| 16 | Rodez | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Nancy | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 18 | Chambly | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
| 19 | Châteauroux | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 14 |
| 20 | Pau | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -17 | 14 |