VALENCIENNES. Rodez had a surprising win over Valenciennes with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Corredor (43′) and a goal from Y. (84′).

Bradley Danger didn’t convert a penalty (72′) for Rodez.​

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 Ahmed Taleb assisted by Vianney Rozand and Djemel Zitouni. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.44 degrees Celsius or 43.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Valenciennes had a superior ball possession 55% while Rodez was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rodez was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rodez won the match.​

Valenciennes shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Rodez shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Valenciennes received 1 yellow card (Souleymane Basse). On the opposite side, Rodez didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Valenciennes stays with 15 points to hold in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Rodez will has 38 points like Ajaccio to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will play away against Auxerre on the 2nd of March with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Auxerre (13 draws).

Rodez will host Bordeaux on the 2nd of March with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bordeaux (1 draw).

Valenciennes – Formation

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

The manager Ahmed Kantari decided to play with the following team: Lassana Sy (8.5), Allan Linguet (6.8), Joachim Kayi Sanda (7.3), Joffrey Cuffaut (7.0), Souleymane Basse (7.0), Anthony Knockaert (7.9), Manga Foe Ondoa (6.3), Sacha Bansé (7.3), Julien Masson (6.8), Ilyes Hamache (6.6) and Siriné Doucouré (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Woudenberg, Jean Louchet, Andrew Jung (6.4), Marvyn Vialaneix, Makabi Lilepo, Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde (6.7) and Giovino Flamarion.

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 5 changes: Souleymane Basse for Lucas Woudenberg (89′), Siriné Doucouré for Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde (68′), Ilyes Hamache for Andrew Jung (70′), Manga Foe Ondoa for Giovino Flamarion (89′) and Anthony Knockaert for Makabi Lilepo (89′).

Player of the match: Lassana Sy​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valenciennes was the goalkeeper: Lassana Sy. His rating is 8.47. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.

Rodez – Formation

Rodez started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Didier Santini played with: Sébastien Cibois (7.7), Kévin Boma (7.7), Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao (7.5), Bradley Danger (7.3), Lucas Buades (7.5), Wilitty Younoussa (7.3), Giovanni Haag (7.7), Raphael Lipinski (7.1), Waniss Taibi (7.1), Killian Corredor (8.1) and Andreas Hountondji (7.1).

They had on the bench: Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa, Lorenzo Rajot (6.6), Dembo Sylla (7.1), Clément Depres, Yannis Verdier (7.7), Akim Abdallah and Enzo Crombez.

Substitutions

Rodez made 5 changes: Andreas Hountondji for Yannis Verdier (79′), Raphael Lipinski for Akim Abdallah (88′), Wilitty Younoussa for Lorenzo Rajot (73′), Lucas Buades for Dembo Sylla (79′) and Waniss Taibi for Clément Depres (88′).

Player of the match: Killian Corredor​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rodez was Killian Corredor.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Quevilly Rouen – Paris – 0-0
• Saint-Étienne – Annecy – 2-1
• Grenoble Foot 38 – Pau – 0-1
• Concarneau – Laval – 1-3
• Troyes – Dunkerque – 1-2
• Valenciennes – Rodez – 0-2
• Auxerre – Bastia – 1-1
• Bordeaux – Guingamp – 1-0
• Ajaccio – Amiens SC – 0-0