📊 Form Guide

ESTAC

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ESTAC prepare for this game following a 0-0 Ligue 2 stalemate vs Amiens SC.

In that match, ESTAC managed 53% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Amiens got 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

It’s not been often in recent games that ESTAC have shown defensive steel. The facts show that ESTAC have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 11 goals in the process.

Their past results show that ESTAC:

• have not been beaten in the league by Valenciennes FC in their last 6 matches.
• have not won against Valenciennes FC in their last 3 league matches.
• have not won at home in their last 3 league games.

Valenciennes FC

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Valenciennes FC go into this game following on from a 2-0 Ligue 2 win to beat Grenoble in their most recent outing.

In that match, Valenciennes FC managed 54% possession and 15 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Valenciennes FC, the goalscorers were Nick Venema (29') and Flamarion (56'). Grenoble Foot 38 got 15 shots at goal with 1 on target.

During their 6 latest matches, Ahmed Kantari's Valenciennes FC have converted 6 times thus yielding them the goals per game average of 1.

Pre-game facts show that Valenciennes FC:

• have not beaten ESTAC when having played them away from home in the previous 5 matches in the league. Not good at all.
• are without a win away from home in their last 15 matches in the league. They clearly need to do something about it.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head to head clashes dating back to 03/11/2018 tells us that ESTAC have won 3 of these & Valenciennes FC 0, with the tally of drawn games standing at 3.

16 goals were produced between them in these games, with 10 of them from Troyes and 6 being from Les Athéniens. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.

The previous league meeting between the two was Ligue 2 match day 10 on 07/10/2023 when it ended Valenciennes FC 1-1 ESTAC.

In that match, Valenciennes FC managed 56% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer was Aymen Boutoutaou (92').

For their opponents, ESTAC got 4 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Jaurès Assoumou (12') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Azzedine Souifi.

📋 Team News: ESTAC

Nicolas de Préville (Injury to the ankle), Thierno Baldé (Cruciate ligament tear) and Abdoulaye Kanté (Ankle injury) won’t be available for ESTAC manager David Guion.

ℹ️ Team News: Valenciennes FC

Valenciennes FC manager Ahmed Kantari has not got a full squad to pick from. David Kruse (unknown injury), Allan Linguet (Foot injury) and Jordan Poha (unknown injury) miss out here.

🧠 Prediction

It looks to us that ESTAC have it within them to see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.

At the same time, Valenciennes FC may well struggle finding the net themselves - but, we do see them hitting back at some stage here.

We can therefore see a 3-1 win for ESTAC when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 17:07 03/05/2024