VALENCIENNES. Valenciennes and Dijon didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Valenciennes was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

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 Mathieu Vernice with the assistance of Florian Gonçalves de Araujo and Thomas Luczynski. The 4th official was Geoffrey Kubler. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Valenciennes was in firm control of the ball 59% while Dijon was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Valenciennes was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Valenciennes to win the match​.

Valenciennes shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Dijon shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Valenciennes received 5 yellow cards (Q. Lecoeuche, E. Ntim, J. Masson, A. Linguet and J. Cuffaut). On the opposite side, Dijon received 2 yellow cards (C. Traore and J. Pi).

Also, Dijon didn’t end the match with 11 players after S. Coulibaly (Dijon) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (61′).

Standings

After playing this match, Valenciennes will have 32 points to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Dijon will have 34 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will host Caen on the 15th of March with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Valenciennes (3 draws).

Dijon will host Le Havre on the 15th of March with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Le Havre (5 draws).

Valenciennes – Formation

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

The manager Christophe Delmotte decided to play with the following team: Lucas Chevalier (7.1), Mathieu Debuchy (8.0), Joffrey Cuffaut (7.0), Emmanuel Ntim (7.1), Allan Linguet (6.8), Mohamed Kaba (7.3), Julien Masson (6.6), Quentin Lecoeuche (7.0), Gaëtan Robail (7.5), Floyd Ayité (6.8) and Ugo Bonnet (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Aymen Boutoutaou (6.8), Aly Abeid, Hillel Konate, Sambou Yatabare (6.4), Cheick Timité (6.2), Laurent Dos Santos and Baptiste Guillaume (6.4).

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 4 changes: F. Ayite for B. Guillaume (50′), G. Robail for A. Boutoutaou (73′), J. Masson for S. Yatabare (84′) and U. Bonnet for C. Timite (84′).

Best player: Mathieu Debuchy​

The most impressive player for Valenciennes was Mathieu Debuchy.

His rating is (8.0) with 65 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Dijon – Formation

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

Patrice Garande played with: Baptiste Reynet (7.5), Cheik Traoré (7.6), Senou Coulibaly (6.1), Bruno Ecuele Manga (6.9), Adama Fofana (7.3), Jessy Pi (6.9), Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa (6.8), Mickaël Le Bihan (6.5), Lucas Deaux (6.4), Aurelien Scheidler (6.8) and Romain Philippoteaux (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Redda Benchaa (6.8), Frédéric Sammaritano, Wilitty Younoussa, Jordan Marié (6.8), Amir Arli, Thomas Roche and Valentin Jacob (6.3).

Substitutions

Dijon made 3 changes: M. Le Bihan for V. Jacob (64′), R. Philippoteaux for R. Benchaa (64′) and J. Pi for J. Marie (73′).

Best player: Cheik Traoré​

The most impressive player for Dijon was Cheik Traoré.

His rating is (7.6) with 37 passes (48% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Paris – Niort – 2-0
• Valenciennes – Dijon – 0-0
• Le Havre – Nîmes – 0-1
• Guingamp – Quevilly Rouen – 1-1
• Grenoble Foot 38 – Rodez – 0-0
• Auxerre – Sochaux – 3-2
• Dunkerque – Pau – 1-0
• Caen – Toulouse – 4-1
• Amiens SC – Nancy – 1-0
• Ajaccio – Bastia – 0-1