Week 26 brings us a match on Feb 26th, where Valenciennes will host Pau at Stade Du Hainaut in a clash of these two mismatched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Valenciennes sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Quevilly Rouen. Ugo Bonnet struck first for Valenciennes in the 29th minute, then Romain Padovani tied it up for Quevilly Rouen in the 40th minute earning Quevilly Rouen a comeback draw. Valenciennes is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while pau is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Caen. Erwin Koffi struck first for Pau in the 59th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Caen couldn’t manage to score, and Pau took the shutout win. Pau is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Sep 18th, Pau hosted Valenciennes in their last match together. Pau and Valenciennes battled to a 1-1 draw. Ebenezer Assifuah struck first for Pau in the 14th minute, then in the 24th minute, Gaëtan Robail sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Sambou Yatabare earning Valenciennes a comeback draw.
Pau’s most prolific scorer has been Erwin Koffi. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Valenciennes is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Baptiste Guillaume and Joffrey Cuffaut each having 2 goals in their last 5.