GUINGAMP. Guingamp defeats Valenciennes 3-1. Guingamp got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Donatien Gomis (41′) and Baptiste Guillaume (60′). Valenciennes tried to recover with a goal from Mathieu Debuchy (66′). However, the contest was closed by a goal (90′) scored by Amine El Ouazzani for Guingamp.

The match was played at the Stade du Roudourou stadium in Guingamp on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Remi Landry with the assistance of Yannick Boutry and Frédéric Hebrard. The 4th official was Pierre Retail. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Valenciennes was in firm control of the ball 55% while Guingamp was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Guingamp was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Guingamp won the match​.

Guingamp shot 14 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Valenciennes shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Guingamp received 1 yellow card (J. Gaudin). Talking about the opposition, Valenciennes didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this encounter, Guingamp will have 30 points to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Valenciennes will stay with 29 points like Annecy to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Guingamp will host Dijon on the 11th of March with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Guingamp (8 draws).

Valenciennes will host Bastia on the 11th of March with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Bastia (1 draw).

Guingamp – Formation

Guingamp started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Stéphane Dumont decided to play with the following team: Enzo Basilio (7.1), Loïc Mbe Soh (6.6), Donatien Gomis (7.1), Baptiste Roux (6.1), Maxime Sivis (7.4), Tristan Muyumba (6.4), Hugo Picard (8.1), Jules Gaudin (6.8), Amine El Ouazzani (6.4), Jérémy Livolant (7.2) and Baptiste Guillaume (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jacques Siwe, Dominique Youfeigane, Gaëtan Courtet, Maxime Barthelmé, Mathis Riou, Stephen Quemper and Warren Tchimbembé.

Substitutions

Guingamp made 4 changes: H. Picard for Maxime Barthelmé (79′), Jérémy Livolant for Gaëtan Courtet (88′), Amine El Ouazzani for Jacques-Julien Siwe (90′) and Tristan Muyumba for Warren Tchimbembé (90′).

Best player: Hugo Picard​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Guingamp was Hugo Picard even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 22 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Valenciennes – Formation

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

Nicolas Rabuel played with: Stefan Bajić (7.0), Allan Linguet (6.4), Mathieu Debuchy (7.7), Jonathan Buatu-Mananga (7.7), Nassim Innocenti (6.2), Noah Diliberto (7.2), Mohamed Kaba (6.8), Aymen Boutoutaou (6.1), Jason Berthomier (6.9), Ilyes Hamache (6.6) and Adrian Grbić (7.1).

They had on the bench: Julien Masson, Matteo Rabuel, Salim Ben Seghir, Floyd Ayité (6.7), Ugo Bonnet (6.2), Hillel Konaté and Mathis Picouleau (6.4).

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 4 changes: Ilyes Hamache for Floyd Ayité (46′), N. Innocenti for Mathis Picouleau (46′), Jason Berthomier for Ugo Bonnet (68′) and Floyd Ayité for Salim Ben Seghir (82′).

Best player: Mathieu Debuchy​

The most impressive player for Valenciennes was Mathieu Debuchy.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 45 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 21.

Results of the day

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

• Saint-Étienne – Dijon – 2-0
• Niort – Bordeaux – 3-1
• Grenoble Foot 38 – Pau – 1-1
• Laval – Annecy – 1-1
• Guingamp – Valenciennes – 3-1
• Bastia – Quevilly Rouen – 0-1
• Sochaux – Le Havre – 1-1
• Rodez – Nîmes – 1-1