Thursday , 1 October 2026

Nimes Olympique vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2022-23
Nimes Olympique
3 – 2
Full Time
Pau FC
Sat 29 Apr 2023 · 17:00 UTC Stade des Costieres HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Diyaeddine Abzi
Y 45' Antoine Batisse
Y 45' Xavier Kouassi
Y 69' Quentin Boisgard
Kelyan Guessoum 80' Y
Axel Maraval 82' Y
Mael Durand de Gevigney 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nimes Olympique vs Pau FC — Ligue 2 at Stade des Costieres.

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-Montbeliard 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 Cote d'Opale 7 5
18 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Nimes Olympique 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Pau FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-29 Nimes Olympique 3–2 Pau FC 2022-10-22 Pau FC 1–0 Nimes Olympique 2022-02-01 Pau FC 0–3 Nimes Olympique 2021-08-14 Nimes Olympique 0–0 Pau FC

Recent Form

Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Pau FC H 3–2 W
22 Apr Paris FC A 0–3 L
15 Apr Le Havre AC H 0–1 L
08 Apr Amiens SC A 0–1 L
01 Apr FC Annecy H 4–0 W
18 Mar FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–1 L
Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Nimes Olympique A 2–3 L
22 Apr En Avant Guingamp H 2–1 W
15 Apr FC Sochaux-Montbeliard A 3–2 W
08 Apr FC Metz H 1–1 D
01 Apr Le Havre AC H 0–1 L
18 Mar Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–0 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stade des Costieres!
  • 2' What a moment for Rafiki Said Ahamada! That strike on 2 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 7' Pau FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 7.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' Goal! Henri Saivet scores his 19 goal in 344 matches.
  • 22' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nimes Olympique must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' Pau FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 32' The travelling Pau FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 36' Pau FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eddy Sylvestre is hanging Henri Saivet on the field on 36 minute.
  • 41' Another substitution for Pau FC to replace Diyaeddine Abzi by Nathan Monzango on 41 minute.
  • 44' Malik Tchokounte puts Nimes Olympique on the lead.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Pau FC. Antoine Batisse will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nimes Olympique and Pau FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 60' It’s high time Didier Tholot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' The Nimes Olympique manager makes a substitution. Thibaut Vargas departs to be replaced by Nicolas Benezet.
  • 69' Quentin Boisgard catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
  • 74' The whistle greets Antoine Batisse as he departs to be replaced by Charles Boli.
  • 79' Jean N'Guessan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' Kelyan Guessoum picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Axel Maraval on 82.
  • 83' What an equalizer from Yanis Begraoui!
  • 85' That is a Yellow card for Nimes Olympique. Mael Durand de Gevigney will be fuming at that decision.
  • 87' The Nimes Olympique bench stirs into life. Jean N'Guessan is withdrawn and Mehdi Zerkane gets his opportunity.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Pau FC.

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yassine Benrahou 2
Elias Mar Omarsson 1
Moussa Kone 1
Steeve Beusnard 1
Malik Tchokounte 1
Kelyan Guessoum 1
Rafiki Said Ahamada 1
Henri Saivet 1

Head to Head

2023-04-29 Nimes Olympique 3–2 Pau FC 2022-10-22 Pau FC 1–0 Nimes Olympique 2022-02-01 Pau FC 0–3 Nimes Olympique 2021-08-14 Nimes Olympique 0–0 Pau FC

Nimes Olympique Form

2023-04-29 Nimes Olympique 3–2 Pau FC W 2023-04-22 Paris FC 3–0 Nimes Olympique L 2023-04-15 Nimes Olympique 0–1 Le Havre AC L 2023-04-08 Amiens SC 1–0 Nimes Olympique L 2023-04-01 Nimes Olympique 4–0 FC Annecy W 2023-03-18 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–0 Nimes Olympique L

Pau FC Form

2023-04-29 Nimes Olympique 3–2 Pau FC L 2023-04-22 Pau FC 2–1 En Avant Guingamp W 2023-04-15 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 2–3 Pau FC W 2023-04-08 Pau FC 1–1 FC Metz D 2023-04-01 Pau FC 0–1 Le Havre AC L 2023-03-18 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–1 Pau FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.64 Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Pau FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique47% Draw26% Pau FC27%
Actual: Nimes Olympique win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.85
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw
73%
Draw or Pau FC
53%
Nimes Olympique or Pau FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nimes Olympique33% Draw45% Pau FC22%
Actual: Nimes Olympique win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push Pau FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Pau FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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