VALENCIENNES. Valenciennes defeated Sochaux to win 2-1. It was Valenciennes to strike first with a penalty of J. Cuffaut at the 25′. Then it was a goal in the 31′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Diliberto gave the win to Valenciennes in the 59′ minute with a goal. Sochaux lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
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 support of Gilles Lang and Grégoire Valleteau. The 4th official was Ludovic Genest. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 9 Total 17
- 6 On Target 7
- 3 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 99 Attack 124
- 64 Dangerous attack 96
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 14
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Sochaux was in firm control of the ball 60% while Valenciennes was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sochaux had a more offensive attitude with 96 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Valenciennes was able to find the solution to win this match.
Valenciennes shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sochaux shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Valenciennes received 4 yellow cards (, , N. Innocenti and N. Diliberto). Talking about the opposition, Sochaux received 2 yellow cards ( and Teixeira Maxime).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Valenciennes will have 16 points like Bastia to sit in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Sochaux will stay with 19 points like Le Havre to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will play away against Paris on the 8th of October with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Paris (4 draws).
Sochaux will host Saint-Étienne on the 10th of October with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Sochaux (4 draws).
Valenciennes – Formation
Valenciennes started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Nicolas Rabuel decided to play with the following team: Gautier Larsonneur
, Joffrey Cuffaut , Matteo Rabuel , Jonathan Buatu-Mananga , Quentin Lecoeuche , Noah Diliberto , Mohamed Kaba , Mathis Picouleau , Jason Berthomier , Marius Noubissi and Ugo Bonnet .The home team had on the bench: Nassim Innocenti
, Floyd Ayité, Ilyes Hamache , Yored Hillel Konaté, Aeron Zinga, Landry Nomel and Allan Linguet.Substitutions
Valenciennes made 4 changes: M. Noubissi for L. Nomel (66′), M. Picouleau for I. Hamache (67′), Q. Lecoeuche for N. Innocenti (67′) and J. Berthomier for F. Ayite (90′).
Best player: Ugo Bonnet
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valenciennes was Ugo Bonnet even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 24 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13.Sochaux – Formation
Sochaux started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Olivier Guégan played with: Maxence Prévot
, Julien Faussurier , Ismaël Aaneba , Saad Agouzoul , Abdallah Ndour , Franck Kanouté , Tony Mauricio , Aldo Kalulu , Rassoul Ndiaye , Moussa Doumbia and Gaetan Weissbeck .These were the players on the bench: Hermann Tebily
, Koca Manu Agro, Roli Pereira de Sa , Yoel Armougom, Maxime Do Couto, Valentin Henry and Skelly Alvero.Substitutions
Sochaux made 3 changes: F. Kanoute for R. Perreira de Sa (70′), T. Mauricio for H. Tebily (76′) and M. Doumbia for Teixeira Maxime (86′).
Best player: Rassoul Ndiaye
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sochaux was Rassoul Ndiaye.
His rating is
with 42 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Nîmes – Paris – 0-1
- Saint-Étienne – Grenoble Foot 38 – 2-2
- Caen – Quevilly Rouen – 0-1
- Dijon – Le Havre – 0-0
- Niort – Guingamp – 0-0
- Valenciennes – Sochaux – 2-1
- Rodez – Amiens SC – 0-1
- Annecy – Bastia – 0-2
- Metz – Pau – 1-0