CHAMBLY, France (Interstat) — Versailles will host Valenciennes on Saturday at Stade Walter Luzi in Chambly in a football matchup that pits two sides with different recent form and similar ambitions. Versailles is the home team, while Valenciennes travels as the visitor to a ground in Chambly rather than Versailles.

Versailles enters with a 4-3-1 record across all competitions, having won four, lost three and drawn one. Valenciennes arrives at 5-6-2, with five wins, six losses and two draws. The visitors have played more matches and shown flashes of attacking production, but they also have been prone to uneven results.

Valenciennes’s most recent match ended in a 2-1 victory over Le Puy-en-Velay. Other recent results include a 2-0 win at Lille U19, a 3-2 loss at La Roche-sur-Y, a 3-2 home loss to FC Rouen U19 and a 2-1 home loss to Fleury 91. Valenciennes also drew 1-1 at Rouen, played a 0-0 draw with Concarneau, beat Amiens SC U19 3-1 and lost 2-1 at Paris 13. Those results suggest a team capable of scoring but still searching for consistency.

Versailles’s most recent match was a 2-1 win at Villefranche. Before that, Versailles drew 0-0 with Quevilly-Rouen and won 4-0 at Orleans. Earlier this season, Versailles lost 3-0 to Cannes, lost 3-0 at Amiens, won 3-2 at Bastia, beat Le Puy Foot 43 1-0 and lost 3-2 at La Roche-sur-Y. The home side has shown the ability to create chances, though its record includes some heavy defeats.

Dayann Linyon is a player to watch for Valenciennes. Linyon scored in a 2-1 win over Le Puy Foot 43 while playing seven minutes. His ability to make an impact in limited time could give Valenciennes a useful option off the bench or in a larger role.

Nathan Yavorsky is a player to watch for Versailles. Yavorsky played all 90 minutes in goal in the 2-1 win at Villefranche. Mathias Fischer and Shelton Guillaume also played the full match, giving Versailles a reliable core from that result. Yavorsky’s presence in goal could be important against a Valenciennes side that has scored in several recent matches.

The game is scheduled for Saturday at Stade Walter Luzi. Versailles will look to use its home designation and recent win to build momentum, while Valenciennes will try to carry its latest victory into the matchup. Both teams have shown scoring potential and defensive vulnerability, making the contest a chance for either side to steady its season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Versailles 2, Valenciennes 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Versailles an 80.1 percent probability to win.