Week 16 brings us a match on Dec 26th, where Amiens SC will travel to Valenciennes to battle Valenciennes in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 6th placed Valenciennes is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Feignies-Aulnoye. Lorng Nomel scored the first goal for Valenciennes in the 11th minute, then Zinga added another in the 56th minute In the end, Feignies-Aulnoye was frustrated by Valenciennes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Valenciennes ended the match with the shutout victory. Valenciennes should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Amiens SC is fresh off their 10-0 blowout win against Aiglon. Papiss Demba Cissé scored the first goal for Amiens SC in the 17th minute, then Mattheo Xantippe added another in the 22nd minute In the end, Aiglon couldn’t muster any offence and Amiens SC ran away with the shutout win. Amiens SC is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Amiens SC won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Amiens SC is fortunate enough to have Toluwalase Arokodare in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals. Both Zinga and Lorng Nomel have been the hottest scorers for Valenciennes in the last five each having scored 2 goals.