Nantes 2-0 Valenciennes: result and report

Ligue 1 · Saturday 20 September 2008

Result

Nantes 2-0 Valenciennes

Ligue 1 · Saturday 20 September 2008, 17:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Nantes · Valenciennes · Ligue 1 predictions

Nantes 2-0 Valenciennes: match report

Nantes defeated Valenciennes 2-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 20 September 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.

Mamadou Bagayoko opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Nantes's goals came from Mamadou Bagayoko (39', penalty) and Mamadou Bagayoko (54'). Valenciennes did not score.

Discipline: Nantes received 3 yellow cards; Valenciennes received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Nantes were 20th on 1 point from 5 and Valenciennes 11th on 7 points from 5. Nantes went on to finish that season 19th with 37 points, and Valenciennes 12th with 44.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Nantes wins, 0 draws and 2 for Valenciennes.

Going into the match Nantes's last five read L-L-L-D-L and Valenciennes's D-L-W-L-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Missed penalty · Gaël DanicValenciennes
  • 12'Yellow card · Guirane N'DawNantes
  • 32'Yellow card · José SaezValenciennes
  • 39'Penalty goal · Mamadou BagayokoNantes · 1-0
  • 40'Yellow card · M. BiševacValenciennes
  • 47'Yellow card · R. FatyNantes
  • 54'Goal · Mamadou BagayokoNantes · 2-0
  • 65'Yellow card · Frederic RochaNantes

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Nantes 0, draws 0, Valenciennes 2.

Team news

Nantes expected line-up

Vladimir Stojkovic, Mauro Cetto, Jean Jacques Pierre, Franck Signorino, Eric Cubilier, Alioum Saidou, Emerse Fae, Dimitri Payet, Claudiu Keșerü, Julio Rossi

Valenciennes expected line-up (4-4-2)

Nicolas Penneteau, Guillaume Rippert, Mody Traoré, Carlos Sánchez, Sébastien Roudet, Johan Audel, Jeovânio, Steve Savidan, Éric Chelle, A. Ouaddou, Geoffrey Doumeng