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 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Red Star FC | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Stade de Reims | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Montpellier HSC | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | FC Metz | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | AS Nancy-Lorraine | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | FC Annecy | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Pau FC | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | USL Dunkerque | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | En Avant Guingamp | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 7 | 8 |
| 14 | Rodez Aveyron Football | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | FC Nantes | 7 | 7 |
| 16 | Clermont Foot 63 | 7 | 6 |
| 17 | US Boulogne Côte d'Opale | 7 | 5 |
| 18 | Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC | 7 | 5 |
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
29%
Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season
Pau FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Pau FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Pau FC
| Babacar Leye | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nimes Olympique is hosting Pau FC for another epic battle.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' It looks surprising Pau FC does not make any changes. Alexandre Olliero has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' Nimes Olympique currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nimes Olympique and Pau FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Nimes Olympique seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 46' Fresh legs for Pau FC! Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom comes on to replace Samuel Essende.
- 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 56' Samuel Essende is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nimes Olympique so far.
- 61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Didier Tholot will be considering his options from the bench.
- 66' Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom, a Ghana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 67' Mahamadou Doucoure has so much to prove this time. He replaces Julien Ponceau on 67 minute.
- 69' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gaetan Paquiez is hanging Patrick Burner on the field on 69 minute.
- 73' Time for substitution for Nimes Olympique. Niclas Eliasson is replaced by Leon Delpech.
- 78' Nimes Olympique are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Pau FC's shape.
- 81' Jovan Nisic is replacing David Gomis for the Pau FC side.
- 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 87' A tactical swap from Nimes Olympique — Antoine Valerio on, Andres Cubas off on 87 minutes.
- 88' The Nimes Olympique bench stirs into life. Lamine Fomba is withdrawn and Kelyan Guessoum gets his opportunity.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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 |
| Henri Saivet | 1 |
| Yanis Begraoui | 1 |
| Elias Mar Omarsson | 1 |
| Moussa Kone | 1 |
| Steeve Beusnard | 1 |
| Malik Tchokounte | 1 |
| Kelyan Guessoum | 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.