Next Friday, Valenciennes welcomes Pau for a match for the first day of Ligue 2. The two teams will want to win to start their championship well.
Valenciennes vs Pau Free Betting Tips
Last season, Valenciennes had a fairly consistent season by securing 7th place in the standings with a record of 42 points. Nevertheless, the Northerners have no regrets to feed about the premature end of the season since they had a good ten points behind on the podium. This summer, Olivier Guégan’s men played 4 friendly matches. After starting with a setback against Royal Excel Mouscron (0-1), they won their next 3 matches against Villefranche (0-4), Lyon la Duchère (3-4) and Amiens (1-2) on the 5th last august.
Opposite, Pau played in Nationale 1 last year. But the Palois were very efficient and obtained the 1st place in the standings with 48 points, which is only 2 more than the 3rd, Boulogne sur Mer, the first club not to have access to the upper floor. On the other hand, the graduates did not gain confidence during the summer preparation. Unable to win any match, they have even just lost to Rodez (2-0) and Colomiers (0-2).
The workforce for Valenciennes vs Pau
Valenciennes has not changed its workforce much but has strengthened this summer with the arrival of very good defender Vandenabeele (Grenoble) and striker Gugclu (loaned by Rennes). Center forward Chevalier (12 goals last year) is still present in Hainault.
In Pau, one of the major architects of the climb last year, Sabaly (10 goals) returned to Metz after seeing his loan period ends. On the other hand, the top scorer, Gueye, is still there. To strengthen, the club relied on defender Kamissoko (Lorient), striker Romain Armand (Paris FC), and goalkeeper Olliero (Nantes) in particular.
The probable compositions for Valenciennes vs Pau:
Valenciennes: Prior – Cuffaut, Spano Rahou, Vandenabeele – Dos Santos, D’Almeida, Masson, Diliberto, Elogo – Chevalier, Guillaume.
Pau: Olliero; Bury, Batisse, Kamissoko, Scaramozzino – Koffi, Daubin, Lobry – Armand, Bayard, Assifuah.
Key points for the match Valenciennes vs Pau
Coaches have the possibility of making 5 substitutions during the game.
This meeting will take place with a limited number of spectators.
Valenciennes vs Pau Free Betting Tips
Against a Pau team that was not necessarily convincing during its summer preparation, Valenciennes has a great opportunity to achieve the first success. Valenciennes victory!
Betting Tips: Valenciennes
Odds: 1.91
