Valenciennes vs Orleans

Valenciennes face Orleans in the Ligue 3 on Thursday 5 November 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC at Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes.

Valenciennes are 15th with 9 points from 11 games, while Orleans are 14th with 10. That leaves Orleans 1 point ahead.

At home this season Valenciennes average 1.2 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per game; on the road Orleans average 1.3 scored and 1.2 conceded. Valenciennes have kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times; Orleans have 3 clean sheets and 4 blanks.

Valenciennes have scored 4 and conceded 5 in their last 4 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Orleans have scored 4 and conceded 5 in their last 4 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

Valenciennes come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, while Orleans have 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat in the same window. Valenciennes currently sit 15th on 9 points, with Orleans placed 14th on 10 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 10 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 2.5 goals, which supports the Over 1.5 line. The Over 1.5 Goals selection (Over 1.5) is assigned a 78.74% probability at odds of 1.27.

• Valenciennes have the better recent form (5 pts vs 4 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Valenciennes have scored 11 goals this season compared with 10 for Orleans.
• Defensively, Valenciennes have conceded 17 and Orleans have conceded 15.
• League positions: Valenciennes 15th, Orleans 14th.
• Valenciennes have won 2 of 5 home matches in this competition.
• Orleans have won 2 of 6 away matches in this competition.

• Valenciennes matches average 2.5 total goals this season and Orleans matches 2.3.
• 3 of Valenciennes' last 4 matches went over 1.5 goals.
• 3 of Orleans' last 4 matches went over 1.5 goals.
• The last 4 head-to-head meetings averaged 2.5 goals.

In the last 4 meetings, Valenciennes have won 1, Orleans have won 3 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 31 January 2026, finished Valenciennes 0-1 Orleans.