France - Ligue 2StarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Valenciennes and Niort, taking place on Saturday, 15 April 2023, at Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes.
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Valenciennes, Recent FormThe Valenciennes players will be feeling somewhat disenchanted with their inability to pick up any points from their away fixture against Annecy recently, that ended in a 2-1 defeat.
They have found the net 11 times in their last 6 matches, but it hasn't earned them much points-wise due to a leaky defence that's shipped 14 goals in that same period. They have clocked up an impressive run of form in front of goal at Stade du Hainaut recently, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 home matches. The defensive quality of his current squad will be troubling Nicolas Rabuel of late, his defence having only notched up 1 clean sheet from their last 6 home games.
A win for Valenciennes is just a distant memory, having not won a single match in 8 games.
In front of goal, Adrian Grbić has shown an impressive run of form over the last 6 league matches, managing to find the back of the net no less than 6 times in that run of games.
Niort, Recent FormThe Niort squad will be looking to reset their fortunes after their heavy 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Sochaux-Montbéliard.
They have bagged 5 goals in their last 6 matches but haven't taken the points they might have hoped for, primarily due to some indecisive defending that has seen their goal breached 14 times in that period. There are concerning signs for them, having failed to score in 4 of their last 6 league games. They have produced a defensive record this season that they won't be proud of, having conceded at least 1 goal in 27 of their 30 league matches.
Recent form is something they will be looking to turn around, having recorded 5 defeats from their last 6 matches.
On an individual basis, Bilal Boutobba will be looking to cause Valenciennes some problems having scored 2 goals in Niort's last 6 away games in the league.
Last time these two teams met in the league it ended in disappointment for Niort, losing 0-1 to Valenciennes.
Niort have struggled to break down the Les Athéniens defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings. Playing away from home, Niort have scored in 2 of their last 3 league games against VAFC.
In the last 2 league meetings between the teams, VAFC has taken all 3 points and has not lost to Niort in 5 games.
There is only really one injury concern for the VAFC manager Nicolas Rabuel ahead of this clash, with Quentin Lecoeuche (Broken collarbone) missing out, which gives Rabuel a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Niort manager Bernard Simondi has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Valenciennes Playing at home | Niort Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.7 | Goals scored | 0.7 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1.7 |
| 31' | Time first goal scored | 32' |
| 41' | Time first goal conceded | 43' |
| 1.6 | Yellow cards | 1.5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.1 | Subs used | 3.3 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 5-4 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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