In this 14th week match, on Saturday Nov 5th, Valenciennes will play host to Caen in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Valenciennes sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Red Star. Aeron Zinga struck first for Valenciennes in the 53rd minute, but Alioune Fall got the equalizer for Red Star in the 78th minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Valenciennes should be reasonably happy with their performance, while caen is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Saint-Malo. Sofiane Barroug struck first for Saint-Malo in the 41st minute, then Jessy Deminguet tied it up for Caen in the 65th minute . Caen is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Valenciennes won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Alexandre Mendy has been the most effective weapon for Caen lately. The French attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. For Valenciennes, their top scorers are Diliberto and Cuffaut, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.