Valenciennes and Lorient meet at Stade du Hainaut, in a match for the 22nd round of League 2. Lorient won at home by (3-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 17-08 -2018. The history of recent direct confrontations between these two teams indicates total balance, since there were 2 victories for each team in the last 4 matches. Despite being a match between 16 th and 5 th of the table, it is actually a match between the 10 th best team in home matches and the 9 th best in away matches.
Valenciennes:
The home team is currently in the 16th position, with 21 points won, after 5 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Le Havre, by (4-3). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Châteauroux, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 15 points in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 22 conceded, against 15 points won at their stadium, with 15 goals scored and 15 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Valenciennes has a record of 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 0-0 (4 out of 11 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 11 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (0′-15 ‘).
Of course, the Valenciennes is concerned with their situation in the championship, because it is close to the area of the relegation playoff and did not want it, so, you will need to show a better quality football if you want to be regular and get out of this situation. That being the case, it is important to win against your fan, despite being aware of the difficulties, as it may end up motivating the players for the rest of the competition. To achieve a good result it will be necessary to have homogeneity in all sectors of the field, because with a perfect performance and without errors you can conquer a favorable score. In this match the best players that are available will go to the field.
Lorient:
The away team is currently in the 5 th position of the league, with 34 points won, after 9 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Châteauroux, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Gazélec Ajaccio, by (0-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. For the championship, Lorient won 14 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 11 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it was not very strong defensively. In 21 matches in this competition, they suffered the first goal 8 times, but got the comeback in 3.
The balance at the top of the table is very big and the Lorient is in that group. Because you want the promotion, it is clear that you will try to score points, even far from your domains. In this way, you must show good football, with attitude and determination, as well the likelihood of getting something favorable increases a lot. During the ninety minutes he will need to show what he has better, knowing how to defend himself, work the ball and have efficiency in his strikers, because even victory can happen. In this match Jonathan Martins Pereira and Mohamed Mara will be absent, for being in the medical department.
PREDICTION: Lorient to win @ 2.10
