Open game expected at Stade du Hainaut: Valenciennes vs Saint-Étienne preview

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Hainaut (24926 seats)

Valenciennes contest Saint-Étienne for honour and victory.

Insights:
  • Valenciennes have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals (11) in Ligue 2

This looks to be an interesting fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well revitalized since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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Valenciennes form and stats

Only two Ligue 2 home games for Valenciennes so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Stress levels are on the rise for Valenciennes's attacking players as they have now played 257 minutes without scoring in a league game. Hamache was their last goal scorer.

The spoils were shared in Valenciennes's previous game, also at home. Visiting Quevilly Rouen (placed 16th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. The goalie Larsonneur was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.35 out of ten. Larsonneur topped it up with a clean sheet.

Heartbreak before that as Valenciennes lost 0-2 at Metz's place.

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 13 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 5 and lost 3.

Valenciennes are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Niort awaits in three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Valenciennes's 2 home games: 1 goal, 0 conceded.

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Saint-Étienne form and stats

The Ligue 2 season is young and Saint-Étienne have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

Home advantage was not enough for Saint-Étienne in their previous game as they lost hosting Le Havre, 0-6. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Le Havre was particularly ugly (0-6). The humiliation is still top of mind. Defender Silva was the best team player with a rating of 6.8. Silva won 1 of 2 duels.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Quevilly Rouen that ended 2-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Saint-Étienne playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 4 Saint-Étienne wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

After this away game Saint-Étienne return home for a Ligue 2 game against Bastia. That game is only three sleeps after this.

3 goals so far away for Saint-Étienne, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Saint-Étienne have avoided defeat in the last 8 matches (5-3-0) facing Valenciennes.

Top Goalscorers

ValenciennesI. Hamache
I. Hamache
1 goals
Saint-ÉtienneM. Cafaro
M. Cafaro
1 goals

Valenciennes missing players

Saint-Étienne missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Valenciennes Saint-Étienne
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
1 1 0 Scored S 0 3 4
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 4 11
50% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
25% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 75%
75% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
75% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
3.2 2.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 7.2
6.5 7.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.5 4.5
1.8 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
4 4 2 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.5 9.8
1.2 1.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6 5
20% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 20%
 
10 10 4 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7.5 8.5
3 2.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.5 4.5
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals (11) in Ligue 2
  • Saint-Étienne have the most conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 2
  • Valenciennes have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Ligue 2
  • Valenciennes have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Ligue 2
Valenciennes Last season Saint-Étienne
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
10 5   Won W   3 7
14 5   Drew D   5 11
14 9   Lost L   11 20
34 19   Scored S   18 42
47 28   Conceded C   39 77
84% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 97%
63% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 82%
39% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 58%
13% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 42%
8% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 18%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   58% 68%
29% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 11%
34% 32%   Failed to Score F T   32% 24%
 
4.3 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4.7
4.8 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.3
2.2 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.1
3 2   Red cards R C   4 5
 
8.3 9.6   Shots (avg) S (   9.9 11.4
3.3 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.9
27% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 28%
 
8.5 8.8   Shots against (avg) S A   13.7 12.3
3.8 4.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.5 5.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Caen 4 3 1 0 8 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
2 Amiens SC 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 9
3 Dijon 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 2 1 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8
4 Metz 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 4 7
5 Bordeaux 3 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 7
6 Guingamp 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 7
7 Laval 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 0 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 7
8 Bastia 4 2 0 2 8 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 6
9 Niort 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 6
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 7 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 6 1 5 5
11 Paris 4 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 5
12 Valenciennes 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 -1 5
13 Sochaux 4 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 4
14 Nîmes 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
15 Grenoble Foot 38 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -2 4
16 Quevilly Rouen 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3
17 Rodez 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 -4 2
18 Pau 4 0 2 2 1 8 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 5 -7 2
19 Annecy 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -3 1
20 Saint-Étienne 4 0 2 2 4 11 2 0 1 1 1 7 2 0 1 1 3 4 -7 -1
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
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 PSG 38 26 8 4 90 36 19 16 3 0 49 12 19 10 5 4 41 24 54 86
2 Olympique Marseille 38 21 8 9 63 38 19 9 5 5 33 22 19 12 3 4 30 16 25 71
3 Monaco 38 20 9 9 65 40 19 12 4 3 38 16 19 8 5 6 27 24 25 69
4 Rennes 38 20 6 12 82 40 19 14 1 4 50 13 19 6 5 8 32 27 42 66
5 Nice 38 20 7 11 52 36 19 10 4 5 27 21 19 10 3 6 25 15 16 66
6 Strasbourg 38 17 12 9 60 43 19 11 5 3 36 18 19 6 7 6 24 25 17 63
7 Lens 38 17 11 10 62 48 19 9 7 3 35 20 19 8 4 7 27 28 14 62
8 Olympique Lyonnais 38 17 11 10 66 51 19 11 5 3 42 25 19 6 6 7 24 26 15 61
9 Nantes 38 15 10 13 55 48 19 11 4 4 33 20 19 4 6 9 22 28 7 55
10 Lille 38 14 13 11 48 48 19 7 8 4 24 22 19 7 5 7 24 26 0 55
11 Brest 38 13 9 16 49 57 19 7 4 8 28 29 19 6 5 8 21 28 -8 48
12 Reims 38 11 13 14 43 44 19 5 6 8 25 23 19 6 7 6 18 21 -1 46
13 Montpellier 38 12 7 19 49 61 19 7 5 7 27 26 19 5 2 12 22 35 -12 43
14 Angers SCO 38 10 11 17 44 55 19 8 2 9 23 23 19 2 9 8 21 32 -11 41
15 Troyes 38 9 11 18 37 53 19 5 7 7 19 19 19 4 4 11 18 34 -16 38
16 Lorient 38 8 12 18 35 63 19 6 6 7 20 22 19 2 6 11 15 41 -28 36
17 Clermont 38 9 9 20 38 69 19 4 6 9 22 33 19 5 3 11 16 36 -31 36
18 Saint-Étienne 38 7 11 20 42 77 19 4 6 9 24 38 19 3 5 11 18 39 -35 32
19 Metz 38 6 13 19 35 69 19 3 7 9 21 31 19 3 6 10 14 38 -34 31
20 Bordeaux 38 6 13 19 52 91 19 3 7 9 25 33 19 3 6 10 27 58 -39 31

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

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