On the 22nd of January, Valenciennes hosts Nancy at Stade Du Hainaut in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Valenciennes recorded a 1-1 draw against Guingamp. Ntim struck first for Valenciennes in the 22nd minute, but Frantzdy Pierrot got the equalizer for Guingamp in the 75th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Guingamp. Valenciennes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while nancy sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Bastia. Thomas Basila struck first for Nancy in the 25th minute, then Idriss Saadi tied it up for Bastia in the 85th minute. Nancy is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Valenciennes won by a score of 1 to 0. Gaëtan Robail struck first for Valenciennes in the 48th minute on a feed from Baptiste Guillaume, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Nancy was frustrated by Valenciennes’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Valenciennes ended the match with the shutout victory.
Nancy’s most prolific scorer has been Andrew Jung. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Valenciennes hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Baptiste Guillaume and Floyd Ayité, and they each have 1 goal.