VALENCIENNES. Valenciennes found a way to reverse the scoreline against Bastia. It was Bastia to score first with a goal from Yllan Okou. Nevertheless, later Valenciennes found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Andrew Jung (27′), Andrew Jung (53′) and Anthony Knockaert (61′).
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 Antoine Valnet who was helped by Quentin Guidou and Grégoire Valleteau. The 4th official was Geoffrey Kubler. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.62 degrees Celsius or 42.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 11 Total 10
- 6 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 103 Attack 94
- 70 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Valenciennes was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Bastia that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Valenciennes was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Valenciennes won the match.
Valenciennes shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bastia shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Valenciennes received 3 yellow cards (Andrew Jung, Ahmed Kantari and Anthony Knockaert). Regarding the opposition, Bastia received 3 yellow cards (Florian Bohnert, Cheick Keita and Migouel Alfarela).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Valenciennes has 14 points to remain in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Bastia will stays with 23 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will play away against Concarneau on the 3rd of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Concarneau (0 draws).
Bastia will host Ajaccio on the 3rd of February with a 12-5 head to head in favor of Bastia (3 draws).
Valenciennes – Formation
Valenciennes
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Valenciennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Ahmed Kantari decided to play with the following team: Lassana Sy , Allan Linguet , Jordan Poha , Joffrey Cuffaut , Souleymane Basse , Anthony Knockaert , Julien Masson , Manga Foe Ondoa , Giovino Flamarion , Andrew Jung and Makabi Lilepo .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Woudenberg , Jean Louchet, Aymen Boutoutaou , Ilyes Hamache , David Kruse, Joachim Kayi Sanda and Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde .
Substitutions
Valenciennes made 5 changes: Anthony Knockaert for Aymen Boutoutaou (77′), Makabi Lilepo for Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde (77′), Jordan Poha for Lucas Woudenberg (58′), Allan Linguet for Joachim Kayi Sanda (46′) and Giovino Flamarion for Ilyes Hamache (89′).
Player of the match: Andrew Jung
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valenciennes was Andrew Jung.
His rating is with 2 goals, 26 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Bastia – Formation
Bastia
Bastia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Régis Brouard played with: Johny Placide , Florian Bohnert , Cheick Keita , Yllan Okou , Charles Traoré , Tom Ducrocq , Jocelyn Janneh , Florian Bianchini , Christophe Vincent , Benjamin Santelli and Migouel Alfarela .
They had on the bench: Loup Gueho, Anthony Roncaglia, Felix Tomi , Matteo Loubatieres , Julien Fabri, M. Siby and Romaric Yapi .
Substitutions
Bastia made 4 changes: Benjamin Santelli for Felix Tomi (73′), Florian Bianchini for M. Siby (73′), Florian Bohnert for Romaric Yapi (81′) and Christophe Vincent for Matteo Loubatieres (81′).
Player of the match: Johny Placide
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bastia was the goalkeeper: Johny Placide . His rating is 7.65. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Dunkerque – 1-2
- Saint-Étienne – Amiens SC – 0-1
- Rodez – Laval – 1-2
- Quevilly Rouen – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-1
- Valenciennes – Bastia – 3-1
- Caen – Troyes – 0-0
- Auxerre – Guingamp – 1-1
- Annecy – Pau – 0-0
- Ajaccio – Concarneau – 1-0
