VALENCIENNES. Valenciennes bounces back against Caen with a goal on the A. Abdi 90′ and a goal on the M. Le 87′. Caen was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Stade du Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Karim Abed with the collaboration of Florent Marmion and Yannick Boutry. The 4th official was Guillaume Danglade. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.32 degrees Celsius or 57.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 9 Total 14
- 4 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 108 Attack 134
- 74 Dangerous attack 96
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Caen was in firm control of the ball 58% while Valenciennes was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Caen was more pushing with 96 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Caen to win the match.
Valenciennes shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Caen shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Valenciennes didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Caen received 2 yellow cards (Emmanuel Ntim and Quentin Daubin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Valenciennes will have 9 points like Dunkerque to remain in the 18th place. On the other side, Caen will have 15 points like Annecy and Concarneau to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will play away with Paris on the 20th of April with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Paris (4 draws).
Caen will play away agasint Saint-Étienne on the 27th of April with a 13-6 head to head record in favor of Saint-Étienne (3 draws).
Valenciennes – Formation
Valenciennes
79'
29'
Valenciennes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mario Jorge Maciel Pereira Nascimento decided to play with the following team: Jean Louchet , Allan Linguet , Jordan Poha , Jonathan Buatu , Lucas Woudenberg , David Kruse , Sacha Banse , Makabi Lilepo , Bruno Costa , Ilyes Hamache and Nick Venema .
The home team had on the bench: Taylor Moore, Ugo Bonnet, Aymen Boutoutaou, Andrew Jung , Ibrahima Diallo , Ilario de Clemente and Joachim Kayi Sanda.
Substitutions
Valenciennes made 3 changes: Nick Venema for Andrew Jung (74′), Bruno Costa for Taylor Moore (90′) and Ilyes Hamache for Ibrahima Diallo (79′).
Best player: Ilyes Hamache
The most impressive player for Valenciennes was Ilyes Hamache.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Caen – Formation
Caen
61'
Caen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Jean-Marc Furlan played with: Anthony Mandrea , Alexandre Coeff , Emmanuel Ntim , Romain Thomas , Ali Abdi , Yoann Court , Brahim Traoré , Quentin Daubin , Godson Kyeremeh , Mathias Autret and Mickaël Le Bihan .
They had on the bench: Syam Ben Youssef, Caleb Zady Sery , Yannis Clementia, Noe Lebreton , Mohamed Hafid , Djibril Diani and Diedonné Gaucho Debohi.
Substitutions
Caen made 3 changes: Godson Kyeremeh for Caleb Zady Sery (46′), Quentin Daubin for Mohamed Hafid (62′) and Yoann Court for Noe Lebreton (82′).
Best player: Alexandre Coeff
The player that probably impressed the most for Caen was Alexandre Coeff.
His rating is with 50 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Troyes – 2-2
- Quevilly Rouen – Annecy – 1-2
- Concarneau – Ajaccio – 2-1
- Valenciennes – Caen – 2-2
- Auxerre – Dunkerque – 0-1
- Bastia – Guingamp – 0-0
- Bordeaux – Rodez – 2-2
- Pau – Grenoble Foot 38 – 3-2
- Amiens SC – Laval – 0-0
