Match Report
Châteauroux (15th, 31 pts) visited Valenciennes (10th, 38 pts) with 7 points between them. The last five rounds placed Châteauroux 8th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Per game in the league, Valenciennes were scoring 1.09 and conceding 1.31, Châteauroux 1.09 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Valenciennes have 3 wins to Châteauroux's 2, with 4 draws, at 2.44 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 11% of the wins in this matchup. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Stade du Hainaut, capacity 24,926, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Valenciennes led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Valenciennes: Stredair Appuah (12'), Gaëtan Courtet (90') · Châteauroux: Ronaldo Freitas (80'), Yannis Verdier (90')
Key stats
Possession: Valenciennes 50% · Châteauroux 50% · Total shots: 13-16 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-4