VALENCIENNES. Valenciennes overcomes Laval 3-1. Valenciennes got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Adrian Grbic (11′) and N. Diliberto (18′). Laval tried to recover with a goal from Zakaria Naidji (82′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by Floyd Ayité for Valenciennes. Laval lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stade du Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue with the collaboration of Grégoire Valleteau and Gilles Lang. The 4th official was Anthony Ustaritz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Valenciennes

3 - 1

Laval

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 1 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 110 Attack 107
  • 44 Dangerous attack 67
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Laval was in firm control of the ball 56% while Valenciennes was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Laval had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Valenciennes succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Valenciennes shot 11 times, 8 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Laval shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Valenciennes didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Laval received 3 yellow cards (R. Duterte, D. Sylla and Jimmy Roye).

Match Timeline

11'
16'
18'
34'
60'
Zakaria Naidji- sub ->Geoffray Durbant
60'
70'
Anthony Gonçalves- sub ->K. Tapoko
70'
E. Seidou- sub ->R. Duterte
74'
75'
75'
82'
Zakaria Naidji(goal)
86'
Jimmy Roye - Yellow
86'
R. Ferhaoui- sub ->D. Sylla
87'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Le Havre
75
38
Metz
72
38
Bordeaux
69
37
Bastia
60
38
Caen
59
38
Guingamp
55
38
Paris
55
38
Saint-Étienne
53
38
Sochaux
52
38
Grenoble Foot 38
51
38
Quevilly Rouen
50
38
Pau
47
38
Amiens SC
47
38
Laval
46
38
Valenciennes
45
38
Annecy
45
38
Rodez
43
37
Dijon
42
38
Nîmes
36
38
Niort
29
38

After playing this encounter, Valenciennes will have 29 points to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Laval will stay with 27 points like Guingamp to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will host Dijon on the 25th of February with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Dijon (2 draws).

Laval will host Quevilly Rouen on the 25th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Laval (2 draws).

Valenciennes – Formation

Valenciennes
G
S. Bajić 1.France
6.6
D
Jonathan Buatu 39.Angola
6.6
D
A. Linguet 24.France
6.3
D
Nassim Innocenti 19.Burkina Faso
7.1
D
Mathis Picouleau 27.France
7.2
90'
M
Jason Berthomier 5.France
7.4
75'
M
A. Boutoutaou 17.Algeria
7.0
87'
M
Noah Diliberto 8.France
7.7
18'
M
Mohamed Kaba 21.France
7.4
M
Ilyes Hamache 20.France
6.4
74'
F
Adrian Grbic 77.Austria
7.5
75' 11'
Substitutes
G
Hillel Konaté 16.Burkina Faso
D
Matteo Rabuel 37.France
90'
M
Julien Masson 6.France
M
Salim Ben Seghir 29.France
6.7
87'
M
Florian Martin 10.France
6.2
75'
F
Ugo Bonnet 11.France
6.4
75'
F
Floyd Ayité 7.Togo
6.4
74' 90'

Valenciennes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Nicolas Rabuel decided to play with the following team: Stefan Bajić (6.6), Allan Linguet (6.3), Jonathan Buatu-Mananga (6.6), Nassim Innocenti (7.1), Mathis Picouleau (7.2), Noah Diliberto (7.7), Mohamed Kaba (7.4), Jason Berthomier (7.4), Aymen Boutoutaou (7.0), Ilyes Hamache (6.4) and Adrian Grbić (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Ugo Bonnet (6.4), Matteo Rabuel, Julien Masson, Yored Hillel Konaté, Salim Ben Seghir (6.7), Floyd Ayité (6.4) and Florian Martin (6.2).

Valenciennes could not rely on the presence of M. Rabuel (injured).

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 5 changes: Ilyes Hamache for Floyd Ayité (74′), Adrian Grbic for Ugo Bonnet (75′), Jason Berthomier for Florian Martin (75′), A. Boutoutaou for Salim Ben Seghir (87′) and M. Picouleau for Matteo Rabuel (90′).

Best player: Noah Diliberto​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Valenciennes was Noah Diliberto.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 34 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Laval – Formation

Laval
G
Alexis Sauvage 16.France
7.4
D
Yohan Tavares 23.Portugal
6.5
D
Marvin Baudry 3.Republic of the Congo
6.2
D
Rémy Duterte 18.France
6.3
70' 16'
D
Bryan Goncalves 7.France
7.6
D
Dembo Sylla 29.Guinea
6.6
86' 34'
M
Jimmy Roye 4.France
7.0
86'
M
Kevin Tapoko 8.France
5.9
70'
M
Sam Sanna 6.France
7.0
F
Geoffray Durbant 9.Guadeloupe
6.3
60'
F
Kader N'Chobi 11.France
6.6
60'
Substitutes
G
T. Chatelain 40.France
D
E. Seidou 25.France
6.9
70'
M
R. Ferhaoui 10.France
6.4
86'
M
Jordan Adéoti 27.Benin
M
Anthony Gonçalves 39.France
6.4
70'
F
Zakaria Naidji 24.Algeria
7.3
60' 82'
F
Simon Elisor 14.France
6.5
60'

Laval started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Olivier Frapolli played with: Alexis Sauvage (7.4), Dembo Sylla (6.6), Marvin Baudry (6.2), Yohan Tavares (6.5), Bryan Goncalves (7.6), Rémy Duterte (6.3), Kevin Tapoko (5.9), Sam Sanna (7.0), Jimmy Roye (7.0), Geoffray Durbant (6.3) and Kader N’Chobi (6.6).

They had on the bench: Ryan Ferhaoui (6.4), Jordan Adéoti, Théo Chatelain, Zakaria Naidji (7.3), Anthony Gonçalves (6.4), Edson Seidou (6.9) and Simon Elisor (6.5).

Substitutions

Laval made 5 changes: Geoffray Durbant for Zakaria Naidji (60′), Kader N’Chobi for Simon Elisor (60′), K. Tapoko for Anthony Gonçalves (70′), R. Duterte for Edson Seidou (70′) and D. Sylla for Ryan Ferhaoui (86′).

Best player: Bryan Goncalves​

The player that probably impressed the most for Laval was Bryan Goncalves.

His rating is (7.6) with 68 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​