In a weekend match in week 4, on Sat Aug 20th, Valenciennes hosts Quevilly Rouen at Stade Du Hainaut in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 11th placed Valenciennes is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Metz. Ablie Jallow scored the first goal for Metz in the 15th minute, then Georges Mikautadze added another in the 86th minute on a feed from Mamadou Gueye In the end, Valenciennes was frustrated by Metz’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Metz ended the match with the shutout victory. Valenciennes is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Quevilly Rouen, recorded a 2-2 draw against Saint-Étienne. Yann Boé-Kane scored the first goal for Quevilly Rouen in the 13th minute, then Garland Gbelle added another in the 32nd minute on a feed from Alpha Sissoko. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Quevilly Rouen won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Quevilly Rouen hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Balthazar Pierret and Garland Gbelle, and they each have 1 goal.