Friday night, AS Nancy Lorraine receives Valenciennes on behalf of the 20th day of Ligue 2. Nancy wants to stick back to her opponent of the day while Valenciennes will hope to win to get closer to the podium.

Nancy vs Valenciennes Soccer Betting Tips

Not necessarily spectacular, Nancy is however a very solid team in this Ligue 2 championship with only 2 defeats conceded during the first leg. The last of them also took place in early December on the field of Caen (1-0). Since then, the Lorrainers have dominated Châteauroux (2-1) before sharing the points with Auxerre before the break (to-0). As a result, they are in 10th place in the ranking with 27 points on the clock. Last weekend, Jean-Louis Garcia’s men emerged victorious from their Coupe de France duel against Grande-Synthe (0-1).
Opposite, Valenciennes occupies 5th place in the ranking with only 3 units more than her opponent of the day. Undefeated in Ligue 2 since November 8, the Northerners have won 4 games in the last 5 days. If they could not win against Auxerre (1-1), they won against Orleans (0-1), Lens (2-0), Paris FC (1-0) and especially Lorient (3-0) before the break. By cons, Saturday, they could not resist Dijon in the Coupe de France (1-2).

The staff for Nancy vs Valenciennes

Nancy has to deal with the absence of several executives such as goalkeeper N ° 1 Valette, defenders Libohy, Néry and Seka, striker Bertrand and top scorer Vagner. In addition, the replacements Marchetti and Bassouaminah are also on the flank.
For Valenciennes, incumbent Dabo and substitutes Quenum and Linguet will still be in the infirmary. However, return of the Tauliers D’Almeida and Dos Santos who have served their suspension and of the central defender Cuffaut who was ill in the last match. The top scorer in this northern formation is Chevalier with a total of 9 goals.

Probable compositions for Nancy vs Valenciennes:

Nancy: Sourzac – Ciss, El Kaoutari, Karamoko, Bidounga – Akichi, Bassi, Lefebvre – Cissokho, Dona-Ndoh, Dembélé.
Valenciennes: Prior – Ntim, Spano, Brassier – Fedele – Cabral, Masson, Hein, Ambri – Chevalier, Guillaume.
On the outward journey, the two teams could not decide between themselves (1-1).
Nancy shared the points 12 times in 19 games in the first leg.

Soccer Betting Tips Nancy vs Valenciennes

Against a solid Valenciennes team, Nancy, deprived of many starters, may not be able to win on her field.

Betting Tips: Draw or victory for Valenciennes
Odds: 1.83