VALENCIENNES. Valenciennes prevails over Sochaux 1-0 after U. Bonnet scored just 1 goal (50′). Sochaux was vastly better in terms of ball possession (72%).
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 Jeremy Stinat with the support of Christophe Mouysset and Ludovic Reyes. The 4th official was Samir Zolota. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 5 Total 12
- 1 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 56 Attack 98
- 47 Dangerous attack 97
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sochaux had a superior ball possession 72% while Valenciennes was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sochaux was more pushing with 97 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Valenciennes found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Valenciennes shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sochaux shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Valenciennes received 3 yellow cards (E. Ntim, J. Cuffaut and G. Robail). Regarding the opposition, Sochaux received 3 yellow cards (R. Ndiaye, V. Henry and Y. Kitala).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Valenciennes will have 41 points to sit in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Sochaux will stay with 67 points like Paris to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will play away against Niort on the 14th of May with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Niort (4 draws).
Sochaux will host Dijon on the 14th of May with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Sochaux (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: .
Valenciennes could not rely on the presence of E. Vandenabeele (injured).
Substitutions
Valenciennes made 5 changes: M. Debuchy for E. Vandenabeele (69′), A. Linguet for L. Dos Santos (82′), U. Bonnet for B. Guillaume (82′), G. Robail for A. Boutoutaou (88′) and I. Hamache for S. Yatabare (88′).
Sochaux – Formation
Sochaux started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Omar Daf played with: .
Substitutions
Sochaux made 4 changes: Teixeira Maxime for A. Virginius (61′), R. Ndiaye for Y. Kitala (61′), J. Lopy for Y. Kaabouni (78′) and T. Mauricio for S. Ambri (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Valenciennes – Sochaux – 1-0
- Toulouse – Nîmes – 2-1
- Pau – Niort – 2-2
- Le Havre – Auxerre – 1-2
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Ajaccio – 1-1
- Dunkerque – Guingamp – 1-3
- Dijon – Nancy – 2-3
- Caen – Quevilly Rouen – 2-0
- Bastia – Rodez – 0-1
- Amiens SC – Paris – 1-2