I have had to edit the notes below very slightly, so the preview is not identical (but close enough !) to the one sent to subscribers at 09.50 this morning......
As a starting point, these Monday night games have been producing a lot of entertainment and the ten we have had in 2015 have averaged 3.4 goals ( L2 av 2.29), with nine "going" over, both teams have scored in eight and only one has eneded in a draw.
Valenciennes did us several favours leading up to their disastrous home defeat to Ajaccio at the end of last month, that stalled their momentum and made their survival bid all the more difficult. Before that game my notes read....