In this week 22 match on Feb 3rd, Laval and Valenciennes will play a match in Valenciennes in a clash of the Ligue 2. 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. Valenciennes sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Metz. Ugo Bonnet scored the first goal for Valenciennes in the 75th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 14th placed Laval is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Caen. Neither Caen nor Laval could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Laval is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 12th of November, Laval won by a score of 1 to 0. Marvin Baudry scored the first goal for Laval in the 41st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Valenciennes couldn’t manage to score, and Laval took the shutout win.
Laval hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Marvin Baudry and Antonin Bobichon, and they each have 1 goal. Valenciennes is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Boutoutaou and Jason Berthomier each having 2 goals in their last five.