Valenciennes host Amiens in French National football. Amiens have made a decent start to their campaign, while Valenciennes have found the going much tougher.
The two sides have met plenty of times down the years, mostly in Ligue 2, and Amiens have generally had the better of it. That's history though, and this fixture is still a few weeks away, so there's room for either team's form to shift before kickoff.
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Amiens have been the tidier side
Amiens' last seven league matches have brought three wins, two draws and just two defeats, and they've only shipped two goals in that spell. That's a solid defensive base to work from, whatever else changes before mid-October.
Valenciennes: 20 completed matches; Amiens: 20 completed matches.
Valenciennes
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 26
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- +1
Amiens
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- -1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 3 | Valenciennes | Le Puy Foot | 26.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ligue 3 | La Roche VF | Valenciennes | 19.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Ligue 3 | Valenciennes | Fleury 91 | 12.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ligue 3 | Rouen | Valenciennes | 03.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 3 | Valenciennes | Concarneau | 29.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 3 | Gobelins | Valenciennes | 20.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ligue 3 | Valenciennes | Bourg-en-bresse 01 | 14.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Ligue 3 | Caen | Valenciennes | 07.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Valenciennes | Boulogne | 31.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Eastleigh | Valenciennes | 22.07.2026 | 0-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 3 | Quevilly | Amiens | 26.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 3 | Amiens | Orleans | 19.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Ligue 3 | Cannes | Amiens | 10.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 3 | Bastia | Amiens | 05.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| Ligue 3 | Amiens | Versailles | 29.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Ligue 3 | Le Puy Foot | Amiens | 20.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 3 | Amiens | La Roche VF | 14.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 3 | Fleury 91 | Amiens | 07.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Amiens | RED Star FC 93 | 31.07.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Amiens | Chambly Thelle FC | 31.07.2026 | 2-0 |
Valenciennes have been far more mixed. Three wins and two draws in five games looked promising, but they've lost their last two on the bounce, including a home defeat to Fleury 91. Their underlying numbers, conceding freely at times, back up the sense that they're leakier at the back than Amiens.
Amiens go into this with the tighter recent record, particularly defensively.
Comparative Team Statistics: Valenciennes vs Amiens
History leans towards Amiens
Looking back over their recent meetings, Amiens have won more often than not, including a couple of away wins at Valenciennes in Ligue 2. Valenciennes' win in this fixture is harder to find in the sample, with most of their better results coming as draws rather than victories.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 2 | Valenciennes | Amiens | 13.01.2024 | 0-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Amiens | Valenciennes | 23.09.2023 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Amiens | Valenciennes | 22.04.2023 | 0-2 |
| Ligue 2 | Valenciennes | Amiens | 26.12.2022 | 1-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Valenciennes | Amiens | 02.04.2022 | 0-2 |
| Ligue 2 | Amiens | Valenciennes | 23.10.2021 | 3-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Amiens | Valenciennes | 20.04.2021 | 3-1 |
| Ligue 2 | Valenciennes | Amiens | 18.12.2020 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Amiens | Valenciennes | 05.08.2020 | 1-2 |
| Coupe de France | Amiens | Valenciennes | 05.01.2019 | 1-0 |
A good chunk of these games go back several seasons and some were played in different competitions, so it's not a perfect guide to how either side plays now. Still, the pattern of Amiens travelling well against this opponent is there in the record.
The table backs up the form gap
Amiens currently sit sixth with 11 points from seven games, while Valenciennes are down in 15th with five points from the same number of matches. Valenciennes have also conceded far more than they've scored so far this season.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Versailles | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12/12 | 13 |
| 6 | Amiens | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9/3 | 12 |
| 7 | Cannes | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8/3 | 12 |
| 13 | Fleury 91 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12/10 | 9 |
| 14 | Valenciennes | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9/13 | 8 |
| 15 | Orleans | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6/10 | 8 |
That gap in the table lines up with what the recent form and head-to-head record both suggest: Amiens look the more settled side right now.
Key player statistics: Valenciennes vs Amiens
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Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Courtet | France | 37 | Attacker | 180 | 76 |
| R. Boissier | France | 32 | Midfielder | 180 | 73 |
| S. Baghdadi | France | 29 | Attacker | 189 | n/a |
| S. Belloumou | France | 32 | Midfielder | 176 | 70 |
| M. Oyewusi | Nigeria | 27 | Attacker | 184 | 74 |
| M. Rouai | France | 25 | Midfielder | 184 | 76 |
| A. Ipiélé | France | 29 | Attacker | 180 | 69 |
| Derrick Abu | England | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Moursou | Niger | 21 | Midfielder | 183 | 73 |
| El Hadari | Madagascar | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Lacombe | France | 23 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 81 |
| E. Moké | France | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Collet | France | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Appuah | France | 22 | Attacker | 185 | n/a |
| K. Diomandé | France | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| E. Mbondo | France | 20 | Defender | 180 | 71 |
| C. Diouf | Senegal | 22 | Attacker | 183 | 75 |
| A. Diomandé | Mali | 23 | Defender | 174 | n/a |
| S. Basse | Senegal | 22 | Defender | 182 | 79 |
| K. Kouakou | France | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Appiah | England | 25 | Defender | 173 | 63 |
| A. Léautey | France | 30 | Midfielder | 172 | 66 |
| V. Lobry | France | 31 | Midfielder | 181 | 74 |
| T. Monconduit | France | 35 | Midfielder | 184 | 83 |
| P. Bernardoni | France | 29 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 92 |
| K. Kaïboué | France | 28 | Defender | 179 | 65 |
| A. Sauvage | France | 34 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 82 |
| T. Averlant | France | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Lô | Senegal | 26 | Defender | 183 | 76 |
| N. Kandil | France | 24 | Attacker | 167 | 63 |
| A. Chibozo | Benin | 23 | Attacker | 175 | 69 |
| Y. Ikia Dimi | France | 22 | Attacker | 170 | 56 |
| I. Fofana | Côte d'Ivoire | 24 | Midfielder | 187 | 72 |
| M. Tine | France | 24 | Midfielder | 187 | 78 |
| R. Lutin | Comoros | 23 | Midfielder | 170 | n/a |
| S. Bakayoko | France | 21 | Defender | 188 | 55 |
| Amine Chabane | Morocco | 20 | Defender | 183 | 80 |
| Louis Moussier | France | 20 | Midfielder | 175 | n/a |
| P. Carraro Injai | France | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Yanis Rafii | France | 21 | Attacker | 186 | n/a |
Everything here, the form, the table, the history, tells a similar story about Amiens being the stronger side on paper. That's clear enough without needing to force a pick out of it.
With no reliable market reference to weigh up and Valenciennes capable of raising their level at home, we're happy to sit this one out rather than back a line just because the underlying numbers lean one way.
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