VALENCIENNES. Valenciennes prevails over Grenoble Foot 38 1-0 after B. Guillaume scored just 1 goal (21′). Grenoble Foot 38 lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

B. Maubleu received a red card (32′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Grenoble Foot 38 lost the match.

The match was played at the Stade du Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Gaël Angoula with the support of Bastien Courbet and Ludovic Reyes. The 4th official was Lakhdar El Bedoui. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Grenoble Foot 38 had a superior ball possession 56% while Valenciennes was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Valenciennes was was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Valenciennes won the match​.

Valenciennes shot 13 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Grenoble Foot 38 shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Valenciennes received 2 yellow cards (M. Kaba and S. D’Almeida). Regarding the opposition, Grenoble Foot 38 received 1 yellow card (Y. Ravet).

Also, Grenoble Foot 38 didn’t end the match with 11 players after B. Maubleu (Grenoble Foot 38) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (32′).

Standings

After this contest, Valenciennes will have 19 points to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Grenoble Foot 38 will stay with 21 points like Niort to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will play away with Ajaccio on the 3rd of December with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of Ajaccio (7 draws).

Grenoble Foot 38 will host Le Havre on the 3rd of December with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Grenoble Foot 38 (7 draws).

Valenciennes – Formation

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

The manager Christophe Delmotte decided to play with the following team: Lucas Chevalier (7.4), Mathieu Debuchy (7.9), Ismael Doukoure (6.6), Joffrey Cuffaut (8.0), Quentin Lecoeuche (7.0), Mohamed Kaba (7.3), Julien Masson (7.1), Ilyes Hamache (7.0), Gaëtan Robail (6.8), Baptiste Guillaume (7.5) and Sambou Yatabare (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Hillel Konate, Maxime Spano, Oumar Sidibe (6.3), Laurent Dos Santos (6.1), Noah Diliberto (6.6), Sessi D’Almeida (6.8) and Mathis Picouleau (7.0).

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 5 changes: S. Yatabare for S. D’Almeida (74′), Q. Lecoeuche for L. Dos Santos (74′), G. Robail for M. Picouleau (75′), I. Hamache for O. Sidibe (80′) and J. Masson for N. Diliberto (86′).

Best player: Joffrey Cuffaut​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Valenciennes was Joffrey Cuffaut even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 59 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.

Grenoble Foot 38 – Formation

Grenoble Foot 38 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Maurizio Jacobacci played with: Brice Maubleu (5.7), Jules Sylvestre-Brac (6.5), Adrien Monfray (7.3), Loïc Nestor (7.2), Jordy Gaspar (6.6), Souleymane Cissé (6.8), Franck Bambock (6.8), Alex Gersbach (6.5), Yoric Ravet (7.3), Florian Michel (6.8) and Mamadou Diallo (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Esteban Salles (7.2), Abdel Hakim Abdallah (6.8), Manuel Perez, Anthony Belmonte (6.9), David Henen (6.5), Yannick Marchand and Achille Anani (6.6).

Substitutions

Grenoble Foot 38 made 5 changes: F. Michel for E. Salles (34′), M. L. Diallo for D. Henen (63′), S. Cisse for A. Belmonte (64′), J. Sylvestre Brac for A. Anani (64′) and A. Gersbach for A. H. Abdallah (84′).

Best player: Yoric Ravet​

The most impressive player for Grenoble Foot 38 was Yoric Ravet.

His rating is (7.3) with 26 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Bastia – Niort – 2-0
• Caen – Paris – 0-1
• Dunkerque – Ajaccio – 0-1
• Le Havre – Amiens SC – 1-1
• Nancy – Rodez – 0-2
• Nîmes – Quevilly Rouen – 2-1
• Pau – Guingamp – 2-0
• Toulouse – Sochaux – 4-1
• Valenciennes – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-0