Valenciennes will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 16 points behind Troyes.
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Ligue 2
- Troyes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Valenciennes form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Valenciennes have to build on here at Stade du Hainaut in the Ligue 2.
Stress levels are on the rise for Valenciennes's attacking players as they have now played 265 minutes without scoring in a league game. M. Guel was their last goal scorer.
Valenciennes faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sochaux (0-2). In the preceding match a 4-3 victory visiting Reims.
Valenciennes's goalkeeper Jérôme Prior was extremely busy against Sochaux, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
Valenciennes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. Valenciennes are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade du Hainaut in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 12 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Troyes form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 2 travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Troyes had fun at their own home (Stade du Hainaut) last time out, beating Rodez 2-1. Lenny Pintor and Yoann Touzghar scored. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Toulouse.
Troyes have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Troyes are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Troyes - Valenciennes 1-1 earlier this season. Valenciennes-Troyes H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Valenciennes one win, Troyes six wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
Y. Touzghar 9 goals | B. Guillaume 8 goals | J. Cuffaut 7 goals |
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Valenciennes | Troyes | ||||||
Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 15 |
8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
32 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 37 |
29 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 20 |
96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 88% |
72% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 72% |
28% | 25% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 48% |
16% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 16% |
12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
44% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 52% |
32% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 44% |
28% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 16% |
0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | 8.7 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.1 | 11.4 |
3.2 | 3.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
37% | 30% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 27% | 32% |
- Troyes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Valenciennes has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes has the most matches under the total-line (17) 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 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 51 |
2 | Toulouse | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 49 |
3 | Clermont | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 46 |
4 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 45 |
5 | Auxerre | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
6 | Paris | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 38 |
7 | Sochaux | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 35 |
8 | Valenciennes | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 35 |
9 | Amiens SC | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
10 | Caen | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 33 |
11 | Le Havre | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 33 |
12 | Ajaccio | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -8 | 32 |
13 | Niort | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -10 | 30 |
14 | Nancy | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
15 | Rodez | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
16 | Dunkerque | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -11 | 26 |
17 | Guingamp | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 24 |
18 | Chambly | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -16 | 23 |
19 | Pau | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 21 |
20 | Chateauroux | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 18 |