Valenciennes 1–1 Niort: Result & Stats | Ligue 2

Valenciennes

FT

1 – 1

HT: 0 – 0

Niort

E. Ntim 64'

V. Jacob 71'

4/24/2021

Ligue 2 · Round 35Stade du Hainaut

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 92+ matches

Valenciennes44%

×Draw27%

Niort29%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

ValenciennesExpected goals in this matchNiort

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.36

1.05

Valenciennes

1.36

Niort

1.05

Valenciennes creates 30% more chances

Season form · 109 home / 92 away

1.19

creates per match

0.85

1.26

allows per match

1.54

creates per match

Valenciennes

1.19

Niort

0.85

allows per match

Valenciennes

1.26

Niort

1.54

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Valenciennes+0.00on par

Niort+0.00on par

Total goals

Under57
Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No52
Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Valenciennes ↓

Niort →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–19%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–012%

1–113%

1–27%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

91%9%1.5

69%31%2.5

43%57%3.5

22%78%4.5

10%90%

Double chance

Valenciennes or draw

71%

Valenciennes or Niort

73%

Draw or Niort

56%

Winning margin

Valenciennes wins by 2+

21%

Niort wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

Valenciennes 1+ goals

74%

Valenciennes 2+ goals

39%

Valenciennes 3+ goals

16%

Niort 1+ goals

65%

Niort 2+ goals

28%

Niort 3+ goals

9%

Draw no bet

Valenciennes (draw refunded)

60%

Niort (draw refunded)

40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

35%

Both score & under 3

13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Valenciennes at home — creates 1.19, concedes 1.26 · 109 matches

Niort away — creates 0.85, concedes 1.54 · 92 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Valenciennes attack 1.19 + Niort defence 1.54 → ÷2 → 1.36

Niort attack 0.85 + Valenciennes defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.05

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 44%?"

Valenciennes scores more

44%

level

27%

Niort scores more

29%

Valenciennes at 44% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 44% does not mean "Valenciennes will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

25

E. Ntim

Valenciennes · D

7.9

Match Events

40'

Eric Vandenabeele

55'

A. Abeid← J. Cuffaut

56'

S. D'Almeida← M. Picouleau

56'

I. Doukouré← N. Diliberto

64'

E. Ntim↳ L. Dos Santos

68'

Bradley Matufueni Mbondo

68'

V. Jacob← B. Doukansy

69'

B. Boutobba← B. Matufueni Mbondo

71'

V. Jacob↳ P. Bâ

79'

Baptiste Guillaume

80'

I. Macalou← B. Guillaume

88'

A. Elogo← A. Boutoutaou

90'

Jaba Kankava

Possession

Shots

Pass accuracy

Statistics

ValenciennesNiort

Overview

59%Possession41%

7Total Shots11

4Corners5

13Fouls20

Shots

7Total Shots11

3On Target4

3Off Target6

1Blocked1

2Inside Box8

5Outside Box3

Passing

59%Possession41%

460Total Passes311

389Accurate Passes234

85%Pass Accuracy75%

Goalkeeping

3Saves2

Discipline

13Fouls20

2Yellow Cards1

1Red Cards0

4Offsides2

Match Recap: Valenciennes vs Niort

Valenciennes and Niort drew 1-1 in Ligue 2 on April 24, 2021.

Goals: E. Ntim (64'), V. Jacob (71').

Valenciennes controlled possession (59%) and registered 7 shots to 11.

The match was played at Stade du Hainaut in Valenciennes.

Valenciennes vs Niort — Ligue 2 2018

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Match Recap: Valenciennes vs Niort