Valenciennes
Ligue 1 · 8 seasons
| Season | Matches played. | Goals scored (actual). | Expected goals for: goals our model (TrueGoals) says this team's performances typically produce. | Expected goals against: same, for goals conceded. | Expected goal difference (xGF minus xGA). | Actual league points. | Expected points: points the team “should” have won based on xG, via match simulation. | Actual points minus expected points. Positive = over-performing its underlying numbers (may regress); negative = under-performing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 38 | 37 | 39.6 | 51.0 | -11.4 | 29 | 44.1 | -15.1 |
| 2012/13 | 38 | 49 | 45.7 | 53.5 | -7.8 | 48 | 46.2 | +1.8 |
| 2011/12 | 38 | 40 | 44.9 | 50.6 | -5.8 | 43 | 47.8 | -4.8 |
| 2010/11 | 38 | 45 | 46.2 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 48 | 52.5 | -4.5 |
| 2009/10 | 38 | 50 | 42.2 | 53.9 | -11.7 | 52 | 44.7 | +7.3 |
| 2008/09 | 38 | 35 | 42.4 | 48.6 | -6.3 | 44 | 47.7 | -3.7 |
| 2007/08 | 38 | 42 | 44.2 | 47.8 | -3.6 | 45 | 48.9 | -3.9 |
| 2006/07 | 38 | 36 | 49.6 | 60.1 | -10.6 | 43 | 46.0 | -3.0 |
| 2013/14 | 19 | 23 | 23.2 | 20.8 | +2.4 | 17 | 27.4 | -10.4 |
| 2012/13 | 19 | 32 | 28.1 | 25.7 | +2.4 | 33 | 27.2 | +5.8 |
| 2011/12 | 19 | 29 | 29.7 | 20.5 | +9.1 | 36 | 31.6 | +4.4 |
| 2010/11 | 19 | 28 | 26.3 | 21.0 | +5.4 | 33 | 29.8 | +3.2 |
| 2009/10 | 19 | 23 | 21.5 | 21.7 | -0.2 | 28 | 25.8 | +2.2 |
| 2008/09 | 19 | 27 | 27.4 | 19.6 | +7.9 | 34 | 30.6 | +3.4 |
| 2007/08 | 19 | 33 | 30.4 | 17.7 | +12.7 | 37 | 33.9 | +3.1 |
| 2006/07 | 19 | 18 | 29.0 | 23.2 | +5.8 | 29 | 29.9 | -0.9 |
| 2013/14 | 19 | 14 | 16.4 | 30.2 | -13.8 | 12 | 16.7 | -4.7 |
| 2012/13 | 19 | 17 | 17.6 | 27.8 | -10.2 | 15 | 19.0 | -4.0 |
| 2011/12 | 19 | 11 | 15.2 | 30.1 | -14.9 | 7 | 16.2 | -9.2 |
| 2010/11 | 19 | 17 | 19.9 | 25.3 | -5.4 | 15 | 22.7 | -7.7 |
| 2009/10 | 19 | 27 | 20.7 | 32.2 | -11.5 | 24 | 18.9 | +5.1 |
| 2008/09 | 19 | 8 | 14.9 | 29.0 | -14.1 | 10 | 17.2 | -7.2 |
| 2007/08 | 19 | 9 | 13.9 | 30.1 | -16.3 | 8 | 15.0 | -7.0 |
| 2006/07 | 19 | 18 | 20.5 | 36.9 | -16.4 | 14 | 16.1 | -2.1 |
Recent form
- 2013/14
- L@ Toulouse1–317 May 2014xG 1.4–1.3
- Lvs Monaco1–210 May 2014xG 0.6–2.1
- Lvs Bordeaux0–14 May 2014xG 1.7–1.6
- L@ Guingamp0–126 Apr 2014xG 1.0–1.5
- Lvs Nantes2–620 Apr 2014xG 2.5–2.4
- L@ Lille0–112 Apr 2014xG 0.7–1.5
- Lvs Lyon1–26 Apr 2014xG 1.0–0.7
- D@ Montpellier0–029 Mar 2014xG 0.0–1.2
- Lvs Ajaccio2–322 Mar 2014xG 0.8–0.9
- W@ Evian Thonon Gaillard1–015 Mar 2014xG 0.9–0.9
First half / second half
Half-time position → full-time result (2013/14)
- Led at HT64W 2D 0Lleads held 67%
- Level at HT163W 2D 11L
- Behind at HT160W 4D 12Lcomeback rate 25%
| Season | Pld | Goals scored in the first half. | Goals scored in the second half (full-time minus half-time). | Goals conceded in the first half. | Goals conceded in the second half. | Share of the team's goals scored in the second half. Shown only when there are enough goals to be meaningful. | Comebacks: matches the team was trailing at half-time but ended up winning or drawing. | Leads lost: matches the team was leading at half-time but ended up drawing or losing. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 38 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 41 | 76% | 4 | 2 |
| 2012/13 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 49% | 5 | 5 |
| 2011/12 | 38 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 65% | 4 | 2 |
| 2010/11 | 38 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 62% | 3 | 3 |
| 2009/10 | 38 | 18 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 64% | 6 | 4 |
| 2008/09 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 49% | 4 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | 38 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 45% | 1 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 38 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 69% | 1 | 3 |
Home advantage
Home edge (PPG) by season — home vs away results, descriptive.
This season (2013/14)
- Home194W 5D 10L0.89 PPG
- Away193W 3D 13L0.63 PPG
| Season | HP | Home win percentage. | Home points per game (3 for a win, 1 for a draw). | Away points per game. | Home edge: home points per game minus away points per game — the size of the team's home advantage. Caveated when either home or away matches are few. | Home goal difference per game. | Away goal difference per game. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 19 | 21% | 0.89 | 0.63 | +0.26 | -0.42 | -1.05 |
| 2012/13 | 19 | 47% | 1.74 | 0.79 | +0.95 | +0.58 | -0.79 |
| 2011/12 | 19 | 58% | 1.89 | 0.37 | +1.53 | +0.68 | -1.21 |
| 2010/11 | 19 | 42% | 1.74 | 0.79 | +0.95 | +0.58 | -0.37 |
| 2009/10 | 19 | 37% | 1.47 | 1.26 | +0.21 | +0.11 | -0.11 |
| 2008/09 | 19 | 53% | 1.79 | 0.53 | +1.26 | +0.47 | -0.84 |
| 2007/08 | 19 | 58% | 1.95 | 0.42 | +1.53 | +1.05 | -0.95 |
| 2006/07 | 19 | 37% | 1.53 | 0.74 | +0.79 | +0.11 | -0.74 |
Corners
Corners per game by season — actual counts, shown where available.
This season (2013/14)
- Home19141 for / 69 against7.4 CF/g
- Away1991 for / 94 against4.8 CF/g
| Season | Pld | Corners won (total). | Corners conceded (total). | Corners won per game. | Corners conceded per game. | Home corners won per game. | Away corners won per game. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 38 | 232 | 163 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 4.8 |
| 2012/13 | 38 | 189 | 201 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 2011/12 | 38 | 218 | 164 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 4.9 |
| 2010/11 | 38 | 163 | 203 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
| 2009/10 | 38 | 166 | 193 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 3.1 |
| 2008/09 | 38 | 167 | 218 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 2007/08 | 38 | 163 | 179 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 2006/07 | 38 | 135 | 154 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 2.8 |