Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Bastia 13th on 50, Valenciennes 20th on 29. Valenciennes ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 20th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.68/1.42 for Valenciennes and 1.16/1.26 for Bastia (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Valenciennes, 3 for Bastia and 0 drawn, at 4.33 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. Goals tend to flow: 83% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes, capacity 24,926, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.