Tuesday evening, Valenciennes receives Nancy on behalf of the 18th day of Ligue 2. Valenciennes wants to increase its lead on the red zone while Nancy struggles not to dive there.
Valenciennes vs Nancy Soccer Betting Tips – Ligue 2
Often subscribed to the second part of the classification in Ligue 2, Valenciennes is no exception to the rule on this exercise and finds itself, mid-season, in 11th place with 21 points garnered during the first 16 meetings in this championship. Quite hard to move during the last weeks of competition before Christmas, Olivier Guégan’s men had chained a fairly good series of 6 games without the slightest defeat, punctuated by success against Chambly (1-2) and a draw against Guingamp ( 1-1). But in the last match, they could not keep this invincibility by losing to Amiens (0-2). Note that the last meeting of the VAFC scheduled before the truce against Niort has been postponed due to the covid.
Far from it this season, Nancy will undoubtedly have to fight to the end to try to keep her place in Ligue 2. Indeed, the Lorraine only occupy 17th place in the standings with 14 units accumulated during the first 17 days. championship. Unable to win any match since the end of October, Jean-Louis Garcia’s players were even defeated by Troyes (2-3) and Ajaccio (1-0) before taking a point before Christmas, joined at the very end of the match by Chambly (3-3). Note that last week, a page turned to the club with the transfer of the club to an international consortium, after 27 years of the presidency of the emblematic Jacques Rousselot.
The workforce for Valenciennes vs Nancy
Valenciennes are still deprived of their long-time injured Chergui and Dabo, midfielder D’Almeida and replacement goalkeeper Kocik. On the other hand, the defensive haulier Cuffaut took advantage of the truce to make his return. With 6 goals, Belgian striker Guillaume is the team’s top scorer.
On the Nancy side, the player loaned by Guingamp Merghem, the former prolific striker from Niort Dona Ndoh, the very important midfielder Bassi and the young striker Philippe will still not be travelling to the Hauts de France. Note that the potential holders N’Guessan, Bassouamina, Fischer and Lefebvre are dismissed by Jean-Louis Garcia.
The probable compositions for Valenciennes vs Nancy:
Valenciennes: Prior – Abeid, Ntim, Vandenabeele, Dos Santos – Diliberto, Masson – Chevalier, Elogo, Cabral – Guillaume.
Nancy: Valette – Karamoko, Seka, El-Kaoutari, Ciss – Haag, Kenny Rocha Santos – Biron, Bondo, Bertrand – Triboulet.
The key points for the match Valenciennes vs Nancy
Coaches have the possibility of making 5 substitutions during the game.
This meeting will be played behind closed doors because of the health context.
Nancy has lost 4 of her last 5 trips to Ligue 2
Valenciennes vs Nancy Soccer Betting Tips
Against a Nancy team which has been moving very poorly lately, Valenciennes has a great opportunity to regain success in this match. Valenciennes victory!
Betting Tips: Guillaume to score
Odds: 3.35
