Le Havre AC vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Le Havre AC vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 2 at Stade Oceane.
- Le Havre AC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Nimes Olympique 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Etienne | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Montpellier HSC | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Stade de Reims | 12 | 21 |
| 5 | Pau FC | 12 | 20 |
| 6 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | FC Metz | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | Red Star FC | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Annecy | 12 | 16 |
| 10 | USL Dunkerque | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | En Avant Guingamp | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | US Boulogne Cote d'Opale | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | FC Nantes | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Clermont Foot 63 | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | FC Sochaux-Montbeliard | 12 | 11 |
| 17 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 12 | 11 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 12 | 9 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | Nimes Olympique | H | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Mar | US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole | A | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Feb | AS Nancy-Lorraine | H | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Feb | Toulouse FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 14 Feb | SC Bastia | H | 2–4 | L |
| 05 Feb | Chamois Niortais FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar | Le Havre AC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 05 Mar | Paris FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 26 Feb | Amiens SC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 19 Feb | Grenoble Foot 38 | H | 3–1 | W |
| 12 Feb | SM Caen | A | 0–4 | L |
| 05 Feb | USL Dunkerque | H | 0–1 | L |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Stade Oceane. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Le Havre AC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Nimes Olympique fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nimes Olympique needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' Andres Cubas, a Paraguay , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Le Guen might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 35' Lamine Fomba was booked on 35.
- 40' It’s high time Nicolas Usaï made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 46' The Morocco Yassine Benrahou breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 0-1!
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nimes Olympique that had 340 games and scored 239 goals.
- 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 64' Le Havre AC make a change. Jean-Pascal Fontaine trudges off to be replaced by Jamal Thiare on 64 minutes.
- 69' Time for substitution for Nimes Olympique. Yassine Benrahou is replaced by Julien Ponceau.
- 72' The whistle greets Himad Abdelli as he departs to be replaced by Abdoullah Ba.
- 75' That is a Yellow card for Nimes Olympique. Kelyan Guessoum will be fuming at that decision.
- 80' Le Havre AC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
- 83' Fresh legs for Nimes Olympique! Antoine Valerio comes on to replace Zinedine Ferhat.
- 86' The Le Havre AC manager makes a substitution. Abdelwahed Wahib departs to be replaced by Ayman Ben Mohamed.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nimes Olympique players.
Lineups
Le Havre AC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 30
- 7
- 22
-
8
Himad Abdelli ↓ Abdoullah Ba 72'
-
10
Nabil Alioui ↓ Alexandre Bonnet 72'
- 27
- 2
- 29
- 12
-
4
Thierno Balde ↓ Nolan Mbemba 86'
Bench
- 1
-
17
Alexandre Bonnet ↑ 72'
-
14
Jamal Thiare ↑ 64'
-
18
Nolan Mbemba ↑ 86'
-
–
Ayman Ben Mohamed ↑ 86'
-
15
Abdoullah Ba ↑ 72'
- 24
Coach
Paul Le Guen
Nimes Olympique Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 4
- 10
- 15
- 12
- 28
- 18
- 22
- 2
- 17
- 1
Bench
-
9
Elias Mar Omarsson ↑ 69'
-
19
Julien Ponceau ↑ 69'
- 5
-
14
Antoine Valerio ↑ 83'
- 30
- 3
- 29
Coach
Nicolas Usaï
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Quentin Cornette | 3 |
| Jamal Thiare | 1 |
| Yassine Benrahou | 1 |
| Lamine Fomba | 1 |
| Axel Maraval | 1 |
| Victor Lekhal | 1 |
Le Havre AC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.19
Le Havre AC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92
Nimes Olympique xG
I would bet for:
Le Havre AC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 65%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Nimes Olympique win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 2.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 3.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
| ± 4.5 | 7% |
|
93% |
Double Chance
Le Havre AC or Draw
72%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
60%
Le Havre AC or Nimes Olympique
69%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Nimes Olympique win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
13.2%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
1.8%
Asian Handicap — Le Havre AC
| Handicap | Le Havre AC covers | Push | Nimes Olympique covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 12% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 23% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 17% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet
40%
✓
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
31%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

