Valenciennes vs Villefranche Prediction & Betting Tips (4 October)

The recent home form of Valenciennes has been impressive to say the least, with 15 wins in 18 top-flight matches. Villefranche, by way of contrast, have suffered eight defeats in ten National trips of late, and they have triumphed only once in 18 away games at this level over the slightly longer term.

Valenciennes have become renowned for keeping things tight on home soil, with 18 of their previous 20 top-flight fixtures, including nine in a row of late, serving up under 2.5 goals. A thriller would therefore seem unlikely against most opponents, but particularly against a Villefranche side that has been involved in 13 such low-scoring encounters across their last 16 trips.

Over the course of their last 15 National matches, Villefranche have been involved in just a couple of contests in which both teams have found the net, so this is a pretty unusual occurrence. Not only that, but at least one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from eight of the previous 12 top-flight fixtures involving Valenciennes.