VALENCIENNES. Valenciennes and Laval draw 1-1. J. Cuffaut scored the first goal (47′) for Valenciennes. R. Labeau settled the score (70′). Valenciennes was much better in terms of ball possession (64%)
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 Pierre Legat with the assistance of Grégoire Valleteau and Yohann Larhant. The 4th official was Samir Zolota. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.39 degrees Celsius or 52.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 6 Total 7
- 3 On Target 2
- 1 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 92 Attack 97
- 39 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 26
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Valenciennes had a strong ball possession 64% while Laval was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Laval was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Laval to win the contest.
Valenciennes shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Laval shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Valenciennes received 2 yellow cards (Giovino Flamarion and Sacha Bansé). On the other side, Laval received 3 yellow cards (Yasser Balde, Remy Labeau Lascary and Anthony Gonçalves).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Valenciennes has 15 points to sit in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Laval will has 40 points like Grenoble Foot 38 to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will play away against Dunkerque on the 17th of February with a 3-3 head to head statistic.
Laval will host Ajaccio on the 17th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Ajaccio (10 draws).
Valenciennes – Formation
Valenciennes
47'
77'
87'
Valenciennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Ahmed Kantari decided to play with the following team: Lassana Sy , Halid Šabanović , Joachim Kayi Sanda , Joffrey Cuffaut , Souleymane Basse , Anthony Knockaert , Julien Masson , Manga Foe Ondoa , Giovino Flamarion , Andrew Jung and Siriné Doucouré .
The home team had on the bench: Taylor Moore, Sacha Bansé , Jean Louchet, Ilyes Hamache , Marvyn Vialaneix, Makabi Lilepo and Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde .
Valenciennes could not rely on the presence of Makabi Lilepo (injured).
Substitutions
Valenciennes made 4 changes: Andrew Jung for Makabi Lilepo (18′), Manga Foe Ondoa for Sacha Bansé (77′), Giovino Flamarion for Ilyes Hamache (89′) and Siriné Doucouré for Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde (77′).
Player of the match: Anthony Knockaert
The most impressive player for Valenciennes was Anthony Knockaert.
His rating is with 51 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 10 crosses.
Laval – Formation
Laval
Laval started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Olivier Frapolli played with: Mamadou Samassa , Yasser Balde , Marvin Baudry , Peter Ouaneh , Anthony Gonçalves , Jordan Adeoti , Sam Sanna , Irwyn Lomami , Jordan Tell , Remy Labeau Lascary and Malik Tchokounté .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Maxime Hautbois, Thibault Vargas , Titouan Thomas , Junior Kadile , Amin Cherni , Antonin Bobichon and Pablo Pagis.
Laval could not rely on the presence of Amin Cherni (injured).
Substitutions
Laval made 5 changes: Irwyn Lomami for Amin Cherni (64′), Malik Tchokounté for Thibault Vargas (88′), Jordan Tell for Antonin Bobichon (77′), Jordan Adeoti for Titouan Thomas (77′) and Remy Labeau Lascary for Junior Kadile (89′).
Player of the match: Jordan Tell
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Laval was Jordan Tell.
His rating is with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Pau – 1-1
- Auxerre – Angers SCO – 1-0
- Rodez – Dunkerque – 0-0
- Quevilly Rouen – Bastia – 0-1
- Valenciennes – Laval – 1-1
- Caen – Amiens SC – 2-0
- Bordeaux – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-0
- Annecy – Concarneau – 0-3
- Ajaccio – Guingamp – 3-0
