The guesting Toulouse team are thought to be odds-on favourites at Valenciennes, as the away team enjoy a 19 point lead from their 23 league games this season.
- Valenciennes have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Ligue 2
- Toulouse have the most scored goals (49) in Ligue 2
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
This could be an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Valenciennes form and stats
Valenciennes's results here at Stade du Hainaut in the Ligue 2 have been very modest with 3 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
The home team returns to Stade du Hainaut after drawing with Rodez (placed 10th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. The goalie Chevalier was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.8 out of ten. Chevalier topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Valenciennes won a home game hosting Nancy (6-1).The Valenciennes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 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. 21 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Valenciennes hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Nancy, Dunkerque, Amiens SC, Bastia, Caen and Grenoble Foot 38), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Toulouse form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligue 2 matches, Toulouse have produced an overall stat of 5-5-1 so far.
Toulouse go into this game after a win, the home game against Dijon that ended 4-1. Midfielder den Boomen was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.01. Boomen signed up for two assists and hit two key passes.
The travelling fans enjoy Toulouse's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Toulouse as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Toulouse - Valenciennes 1-0 was the score in these teams' previous h2h match, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Valenciennes victories, three draws and three Toulouse wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Healey 13 goals |  A. Onaiwu 7 goals |   B. Guillaume 6 goals |
Valenciennes missing players
Toulouse missing players
| Valenciennes | Toulouse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 49 |
| 31 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| 83% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 73% | 87% |
| 65% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 74% |
| 48% | 73% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 45% | 57% |
| 17% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 48% |
| 13% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 26% |
| 57% | 73% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 57% |
| 30% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 55% | 43% |
| 30% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 13% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6 | 6.4 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.2 | 10.5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 34% | 37% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | 43% |
| 8.7 | 9.3 | 11.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
| 4 | 4.9 | 6.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
- Toulouse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Toulouse have scored more than double the goals of Valenciennes.
- Toulouse have the most scored goals (49) in Ligue 2
- Toulouse have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Ligue 2
- Toulouse have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Ligue 2
- Toulouse have the the best goal difference (+29) in Ligue 2
- Toulouse have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most conceded goals (21) 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 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 45 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Paris | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 41 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Niort | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Nîmes | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Pau | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | Rodez | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Dijon | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 14 | Amiens SC | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 15 | Caen | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 26 |
| 17 | Bastia | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 25 |
| 18 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 21 |
| 20 | Nancy | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -27 | 16 |
