VALENCIENNES. Le Havre prevails over Valenciennes 1-0 after M. Abline scored just 1 goal (14′). Le Havre was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 who was helped by Michel Dolmadjian and Paul Cravo. The 4th official was Paul Garo. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Valenciennes

0 - 1

Le Havre

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 12 Total 8
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 95 Attack 107
  • 79 Dangerous attack 81
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Le Havre was in firm control of the ball 62% while Valenciennes was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Le Havre was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Le Havre won the match.​

Valenciennes shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Le Havre shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Valenciennes received 3 yellow cards (L. Chevalier, J. Masson and A. Linguet). On the other side, Le Havre received 2 yellow cards (M. Abline and A. Richardson).

Match Timeline

14'
15'
Ilyes Hamache- sub ->A. Boutoutaou
60'
67'
68'
Julien Masson- Yellow
75'
78'
A. Linguet- Yellow
81'
81'
82'
82'
82'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Toulouse
79
38
Ajaccio
75
38
Auxerre
74
38
Paris
70
38
Sochaux
68
38
Guingamp
58
38
Caen
50
38
Le Havre
50
38
Nîmes
49
38
Pau
49
38
Dijon
47
38
Bastia
46
38
Niort
46
38
Amiens SC
44
38
Grenoble Foot 38
44
38
Valenciennes
44
38
Rodez
43
38
Quevilly Rouen
40
38
Dunkerque
31
38
Nancy
27
38

After this contest, Valenciennes will stay with 36 points like Grenoble Foot 38 to hold in the 15th place. On the other side, Le Havre will have 47 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will play away with Grenoble Foot 38 on the 19th of April with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Valenciennes (2 draws).

Le Havre will play away agasint Amiens SC on the 19th of April with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Amiens SC (6 draws).

Valenciennes – Formation

Valenciennes adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Christophe Delmotte decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 4 changes: A. Boutoutaou for I. Hamache (60′), F. Ayite for A. Zinga (67′), S. Yatabare for N. Diliberto (68′) and J. Masson for L. Dos Santos (78′).

Le Havre – Formation

Also Le Havre adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Paul Le Guen played with: .

Substitutions

Le Havre made 3 changes: A. Wahid for M. A. Ben (82′), Q. Cornette for A. Richardson (82′) and N. Alioui for P. I. Ba (82′).

Results of the day

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