Nimes Olympique vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Nimes Olympique vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade des Costieres.
- Nimes Olympique 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Pau FC 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug | Pau FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 07 Aug | Valenciennes FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 31 Jul | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | H | 2–1 | W |
| 24 Jul | SC Bastia | A | 1–1 | D |
| 23 May | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 0–2 | L |
| 16 May | Olympique Lyonnais | H | 2–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug | Nimes Olympique | A | 0–0 | D |
| 07 Aug | Toulouse FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 31 Jul | Rodez Aveyron Football | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Jul | AS Nancy-Lorraine | H | 2–1 | W |
| 15 May | Valenciennes FC | H | 4–3 | W |
| 12 May | Toulouse FC | A | 2–2 | D |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
Pau FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Pau FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Pau FC
| Babacar Leye | 4 G | 2 A |
| Cheikh Fall | 3 G | |
| Hacene Benali | 3 G | |
| Lorenzo Rajot | 2 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stade des Costieres that hosts another battle between Nimes Olympique and Pau FC.
- 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 10' Elias Mar Omarsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Pau FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' Xavier Kouassi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Pau FC so far.
- 25' Steeve Beusnard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' Nimes Olympique are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Pau FC's shape.
- 35' Pau FC have won 249 goals from 227 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nimes Olympique and Pau FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 46' Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom is replacing Samuel Essende for the Pau FC side.
- 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Niclas Eliasson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Pau FC.
- 56' Pau FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nimes Olympique and Pau FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 66' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nimes Olympique and Pau FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 67' Nimes Olympique make a change. Julien Ponceau trudges off to be replaced by Mahamadou Doucoure on 67 minutes.
- 69' Gaetan Paquiez is replacing Patrick Burner for the Nimes Olympique side.
- 73' Nimes Olympique make a change. Niclas Eliasson trudges off to be replaced by Leon Delpech on 73 minutes.
- 78' 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.
- 81' The Pau FC bench stirs into life. David Gomis is withdrawn and Jovan Nisic gets his opportunity.
- 86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 87' The crowd applauds Andres Cubas as he leaves the pitch. Antoine Valerio steps in for Nimes Olympique.
- 88' A change in the Nimes Olympique ranks — Lamine Fomba exits the field as Kelyan Guessoum enters on 88.
- The final score is 0-0.
Lineups
Nimes Olympique Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 9
- 4
- 21
- 19
- 12
- 5
- 18
- 22
- 17
- 1
Bench
- 15
- 16
- 2
- 14
- 24
- 32
Pau FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
-
28
David Gomis ↓ Jovan Nisic 81'
- 19
- 14
- 21
- 29
- 7
- 12
- 17
- 6
- 4
Bench
-
18
Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom ↑ 46'
-
11
Djibril Dianessy ↑ 46'
- 8
- 30
- 26
-
10
Jovan Nisic ↑ 81'
Coach
Didier Tholot
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Yassine Benrahou | 2 |
| Moussa Kone | 1 |
| Steeve Beusnard | 1 |
| Malik Tchokounte | 1 |
| Kelyan Guessoum | 1 |
| Rafiki Said Ahamada | 1 |
| Henri Saivet | 1 |
| Yanis Begraoui | 1 |
Head to Head
Nimes Olympique Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.95
Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82
Pau FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 74% + Nimes Olympique or Draw 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.77
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 1.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 2.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 3.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
Nimes Olympique or Draw
72%
Draw or Pau FC
62%
Nimes Olympique or Pau FC
66%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
6.2%
0 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 0
2.2%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 3
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique
| Handicap | Nimes Olympique covers | Push | Pau FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 22% | 65% |
| -0.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 19% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
44%
✗
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
39%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.