VALENCIENNES. Auxerre found a way to turn the table against Valenciennes to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Valenciennes to strike first with a goal of I. Hamache at the 48′. Then it was a goal in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Perrin gave the win to Auxerre in the 64′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Stade du Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes on Monday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Aurélien Petit who was helped by François Boudikian and Jean-Paul Neves Gouveia. The 4th official was Clément Visbecq. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.1 degrees Celsius or 44.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Valenciennes was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Auxerre that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Valenciennes was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Auxerre found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Valenciennes shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Auxerre shot 13 times, 9 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Valenciennes didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Auxerre didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Valenciennes will stay with 15 points to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Auxerre will have 26 points to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will play away with Le Havre on the 6th of November with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Le Havre (4 draws).

Auxerre will host Pau on the 6th of November with a 1-1 head to head.

Valenciennes – Formation

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

The manager Olivier Guégan decided to play with the following team: Lucas Chevalier (7.2), Mathieu Debuchy (7.0), Emmanuel Ntim (7.3), Joffrey Cuffaut (6.8), Aly Abeid (6.4), Ilyes Hamache (7.3), Mohamed Kaba (6.4), Julien Masson (6.9), Gaëtan Robail (6.9), Abou Ouattara (7.1) and Floyd Ayité (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Noah Diliberto (7.0), Mathis Picouleau (6.6), Laurent Dos Santos (6.5), Hillel Konate, Quentin Lecoeuche (6.8), Ismael Doukoure and Sessi D’Almeida.

Valenciennes could not rely on the presence of I. Doukoure (injured).

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 5 changes: M. Debuchy for L. Dos Santos (46′), A. Abeid for Q. Lecoeuche (70′), M. Kaba for M. Picouleau (78′), J. Masson for N. Diliberto (78′) and E. Ntim for I. Doukoure (90′).

Best player: Ilyes Hamache​

The player that probably impressed the most for Valenciennes was Ilyes Hamache.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Auxerre – Formation

Auxerre started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Regarding the opposition, Jean-Marc Furlan played with: Donovan Leon (7.1), Carlens Arcus (7.3), Jubal (7.1), Théo Pellenard (6.9), Quentin Bernard (7.1), Gauthier Hein (7.2), Birama Toure (7.4), Alexis Trouillet (7.5), Lassine Sinayoko (7.8), Gaëtan Perrin (7.8) and Remy Dugimont (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Iyad Mohamed (6.2), Alec Georgen (6.8), Nicolas Mercier, Sonny Laiton, Mohamed Ben Fredj, Ousoumane Camara and Paul Joly.

Auxerre could not rely on the presence of I. Mohamed (injured).

Substitutions

Auxerre made 2 changes: G. Hein for I. Mohamed (76′) and A. Trouillet for A. Georgen (84′).

Best player: Gaëtan Perrin​

The player that probably impressed the most for Auxerre was Gaëtan Perrin.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Valenciennes – Auxerre – 1-2