Week 34 features a match on Tue Apr 19th, where Grenoble Foot 38 plays host to Valenciennes in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 2 teams. Grenoble Foot 38 is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Dunkerque. Nestor scored the first goal for Grenoble Foot 38 in the 43rd minute, then Abdulia Sanyang added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Dunkerque was frustrated by Grenoble Foot 38’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Grenoble Foot 38 ended the match with the shutout victory. Grenoble Foot 38 is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Valenciennes is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Le Havre. Matthis Abline struck first for Le Havre in the 14th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Valenciennes couldn’t muster any offence and Le Havre ran away with the shutout win. Valenciennes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 20th of November, Valenciennes hosted Grenoble Foot 38 at the Stade Du Hainaut in their last match together. Valenciennes won by a score of 1 to 0. Baptiste Guillaume struck first for Valenciennes in the 21st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Grenoble Foot 38 couldn’t manage to score, and Valenciennes took the shutout win.
Valenciennes is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Emmanuel Ntim and Boutoutaou each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Abdulia Sanyang has been the most prolific scorer on Grenoble Foot 38 in his last five matches with 2 goals.