Nantes 2-1 Valenciennes: result and report
Ligue 1 · Tuesday 3 December 2013
Result
Nantes 2-1 Valenciennes
Ligue 1 · Tuesday 3 December 2013, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Nantes 2-1 Valenciennes: match report
Nantes beat Valenciennes 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Tuesday 3 December 2013. The half-time score was 0-0.
José Saez opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Nantes's goals came from Alejandro Bedoya (59') and Fernando Aristeguieta (89'). Valenciennes scored through José Saez (52').
Discipline: Nantes received 1 yellow card; Valenciennes received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Nantes were 6th on 23 points from 15 and Valenciennes 18th on 12 points from 15. Nantes went on to finish that season 8th with 50 points, and Valenciennes 19th with 29.
Nantes lined up in a 4-4-2 and Valenciennes in a 4-4-1-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Nantes win, 1 draw and 2 for Valenciennes.
Going into the match Nantes's last five read L-L-W-D-L and Valenciennes's L-D-D-W-L.
Key events
- 34'Yellow card · B. Nicoliţă
- 52'Goal · José Saez
- 59'Goal · Alejandro Bedoya
- 72'Missed penalty · F. Đorđević
- 89'Goal · Fernando Aristeguieta
Head-to-head
Team news
Nantes line-up (4-4-2)
Rémy Riou, Papy Djilobodji, Oswaldo Vizcarrondo, Issa Cissokho, Chaker Alhadhur, Serge Gakpé, Bănel Nicoliţă, Lucas Deaux, Alejandro Bedoya, Jordan Veretout, Filip Đorđević
Valenciennes line-up (4-4-1-1)
Nicolas Penneteau, Arthur Masuaku, Benjamin Angoua, Loris Néry, Saliou Ciss, Gary Kagelmacher, Tongo Doumbia, José Saez, Marco Da Silva, Maor Melikson, Jean-Christophe Bahebeck