Thursday , 2 July 2026

Nimes Olympique vs AC Ajaccio, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2021-22
Nimes Olympique
0 – 2
Full Time
AC Ajaccio
Mon 18 Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC Stade des Costieres HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Yanis Cimignani
Y 40' Mounaim El Idrissy
Zinedine Ferhat 66' Y
Kelyan Guessoum 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nimes Olympique vs AC Ajaccio — Ligue 2 at Stade des Costieres.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ES Troyes AC 34 67
2 Le Mans FC 34 62
3 SC Bastia 34 28
4 Amiens SC 34 24
5 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0 0
6 FC Metz 0 0
7 FC Nantes 0 0
8 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0 0
9 AS Saint-Étienne 0 0
10 Red Star FC 0 0
11 Rodez Aveyron Football 0 0
12 Stade de Reims 0 0
13 FC Annecy 0 0
14 Montpellier HSC 0 0
15 Pau FC 0 0
16 USL Dunkerque 0 0
17 En Avant Guingamp 0 0
18 Grenoble Foot 38 0 0
19 Clermont Foot 63 0 0
20 AS Nancy-Lorraine 0 0
21 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 0 0
22 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
4
Nimes Olympique 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals AC Ajaccio
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-18 Nimes Olympique 0–2 AC Ajaccio 2018-04-21 AC Ajaccio 3–1 Nimes Olympique 2017-11-04 Nimes Olympique 6–0 AC Ajaccio 2017-02-25 AC Ajaccio 1–2 Nimes Olympique 2016-08-12 Nimes Olympique 2–2 AC Ajaccio

Recent Form

Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct AC Ajaccio H 0–2 L
02 Oct AJ Auxerre A 2–2 D
24 Sep Le Havre AC H 0–1 L
21 Sep Paris FC A 0–2 L
18 Sep Amiens SC H 3–3 D
11 Sep Grenoble Foot 38 A 1–2 L
AC Ajaccio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Nimes Olympique A 2–0 W
02 Oct US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 0–1 L
25 Sep SC Bastia A 0–2 L
21 Sep Chamois Niortais FC H 0–0 D
18 Sep Rodez Aveyron Football A 2–0 W
14 Sep Paris FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Nimes Olympique kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The travelling AC Ajaccio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 12' Goal! Gaetan Courtet scores his 50 goal in 434 matches.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yanis Cimignani on 31.
  • 33' GOAL! Riad Nouri scores on 33.
  • 38' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yassine Benrahou suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' AC Ajaccio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 45' Chaker Alhadhur has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' It looks surprising Nimes Olympique does not make any changes. Naomichi Ueda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Nimes Olympique is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' It’s high time Olivier Pantaloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' Kelyan Guessoum has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pablo Martinez on 63 minute.
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Zinedine Ferhat.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leon Delpech made 340 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' Tairyk Arconte is replacing Cyrille Bayala for the AC Ajaccio side.
  • 78' Nimes Olympique is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' The AC Ajaccio manager makes a substitution. Riad Nouri departs to be replaced by Alassane N'Diaye.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Oumar Gonzalez, as he is very good at scoring at Stade des Costieres with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' Chaker Alhadhur has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gaetan Courtet on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Kelyan Guessoum. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AC Ajaccio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Pantaloni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Riad Nouri 1
Gaetan Courtet 1
Qazim Laci 1

Head to Head

2021-10-18 Nimes Olympique 0–2 AC Ajaccio 2018-04-21 AC Ajaccio 3–1 Nimes Olympique 2017-11-04 Nimes Olympique 6–0 AC Ajaccio 2017-02-25 AC Ajaccio 1–2 Nimes Olympique 2016-08-12 Nimes Olympique 2–2 AC Ajaccio

Nimes Olympique Form

2021-10-18 Nimes Olympique 0–2 AC Ajaccio L 2021-10-02 AJ Auxerre 2–2 Nimes Olympique D 2021-09-24 Nimes Olympique 0–1 Le Havre AC L 2021-09-21 Paris FC 2–0 Nimes Olympique L 2021-09-18 Nimes Olympique 3–3 Amiens SC D 2021-09-11 Grenoble Foot 38 2–1 Nimes Olympique L

AC Ajaccio Form

2021-10-18 Nimes Olympique 0–2 AC Ajaccio W 2021-10-02 AC Ajaccio 0–1 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole L 2021-09-25 SC Bastia 2–0 AC Ajaccio L 2021-09-21 AC Ajaccio 0–0 Chamois Niortais FC D 2021-09-18 Rodez Aveyron Football 0–2 AC Ajaccio W 2021-09-14 AC Ajaccio 1–0 Paris FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 AC Ajaccio xG
I would bet for: Nimes Olympique or AC Ajaccio 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique34% Draw29% AC Ajaccio37%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw
63%
Draw or AC Ajaccio
66%
Nimes Olympique or AC Ajaccio
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nimes Olympique25% Draw47% AC Ajaccio28%
Actual: AC Ajaccio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push AC Ajaccio covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
AC Ajaccio keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.