Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Ligue 2 · 2021-22
Nimes Olympique
0 – 1
Full Time
Le Havre AC
Fri 24 Sep 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stade des Costieres HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Khalid Boutaib
Y 38' Khalid Boutaib
Julien Ponceau 45' Y
Y 80' Pierre Gibaud

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 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 Côte 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

1
3
Nimes Olympique 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Le Havre AC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-24 Nimes Olympique 0–1 Le Havre AC

Recent Form

Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
28 Aug SM Caen H 0–0 D
21 Aug USL Dunkerque A 2–0 W
Le Havre AC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep Nimes Olympique A 1–0 W
21 Sep US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 1–0 W
18 Sep AS Nancy-Lorraine A 1–1 D
13 Sep Toulouse FC H 1–1 D
28 Aug SC Bastia A 0–0 D
21 Aug Chamois Niortais FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Nimes Olympique host Le Havre AC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Thierno Balde, a France defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' It is a substitution in Le Havre AC team. Nolan Mbemba is replaced by Souleymane Toure on 20 minute.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nimes Olympique and Le Havre AC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 37' Khalid Boutaib has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
  • 38' Khalid Boutaib catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jean-Pascal Fontaine is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Le Havre AC.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Julien Ponceau. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Nimes Olympique ring the changes. Gaetan Paquiez has done his job and it is now time for Patrick Burner to step up.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Alexandre Bonnet needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 61' 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 Jamal Thiare suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' A change in the Nimes Olympique ranks — Elias Mar Omarsson exits the field as Moussa Kone enters on 62.
  • 63' Another change for Nimes Olympique made on 63 minute. Julien Ponceau leaves to be changed by Zinedine Ferhat.
  • 64' A change in the Nimes Olympique ranks — Lamine Fomba exits the field as Andres Cubas enters on 64.
  • 65' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamal Thiare makes it 0-1.
  • 70' Le Havre AC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 72' Another change for Le Havre AC made on 72 minute. Quentin Cornette leaves to be changed by Nabil Alioui.
  • 77' Nimes Olympique is showing some good football. However, Nimes Olympique are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 79' Karim Aribi gets the nod from Nimes Olympique. He replaces Theo Sainte-Luce and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pierre Gibaud.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Le Havre AC! Alexandre Bonnet comes on to replace Jean-Pascal Fontaine.
  • 85' Arouna Sangante is ready to make an impact after coming on for Khalid Boutaib at the 85 minute mark.
  • 90' The travelling Le Havre AC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Le Havre AC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Le Guen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.86 Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Le Havre AC xG
I would bet for: Le Havre AC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique28% Draw33% Le Havre AC39%
Actual: Le Havre AC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw
61%
Draw or Le Havre AC
72%
Nimes Olympique or Le Havre AC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique19% Draw56% Le Havre AC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11%
0 – 2
8%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 3
2.8%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 1
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push Le Havre AC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 18% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 23% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Le Havre AC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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