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Nimes Olympique vs Valenciennes FC, 2017

Ligue 1 2017/18 · 2017
Nimes Olympique
2 – 1
Full Time
Valenciennes FC
Wed 20 Dec 2017 · 20:50 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Nimes Olympique vs Valenciennes FC — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

Closing Odds (1X2)

Nimes Olympique 1.39
Draw 4.75
Valenciennes FC 8.00

Head-to-Head

5
5
2
Nimes Olympique 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals Valenciennes FC
Last 5 meetings
2017-12-20 Nimes Olympique 2–1 Valenciennes FC 2017-05-20 Valenciennes FC 2–3 Nimes Olympique 2016-09-17 Nimes Olympique 3–0 Valenciennes FC 2016-04-24 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Nimes Olympique 2015-10-04 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec Valenciennes FC H 2–1 W
15 Dec La Berrichonne de Chateauroux A 4–0 W
09 Dec AS Beziers H 3–2 W
02 Dec Chamois Niortais FC H 1–0 W
29 Nov Red Star FC A 0–1 L
26 Nov FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–2 L
Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec Nimes Olympique A 1–2 L
16 Dec FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–4 L
09 Dec AJ Auxerre A 1–1 D
02 Dec RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–0 W
29 Nov Chamois Niortais FC A 2–1 W
25 Nov Red Star FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aymen Boutoutaou 3
Yassine Benrahou 2
Ilyes Hamache 2
Rafiki Said Ahamada 1
Julien Ponceau 1
Joffrey Cuffaut 1
Malik Tchokounte 1
Moussa Kone 1

Head to Head

2017-12-20 Nimes Olympique 2–1 Valenciennes FC 2017-05-20 Valenciennes FC 2–3 Nimes Olympique 2016-09-17 Nimes Olympique 3–0 Valenciennes FC 2016-04-24 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Nimes Olympique 2015-10-04 Nimes Olympique 1–1 Valenciennes FC

Nimes Olympique Form

2017-12-20 Nimes Olympique 2–1 Valenciennes FC W 2017-12-15 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux 0–4 Nimes Olympique W 2017-12-09 Nimes Olympique 3–2 AS Beziers W 2017-12-02 Nimes Olympique 1–0 Chamois Niortais FC W 2017-11-29 Red Star FC 1–0 Nimes Olympique L 2017-11-26 Nimes Olympique 1–2 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L

Valenciennes FC Form

2017-12-20 Nimes Olympique 2–1 Valenciennes FC L 2017-12-16 Valenciennes FC 1–4 FC Girondins de Bordeaux L 2017-12-09 AJ Auxerre 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2017-12-02 Valenciennes FC 2–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace W 2017-11-29 Chamois Niortais FC 1–2 Valenciennes FC W 2017-11-25 Valenciennes FC 2–1 Red Star FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.58 Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Valenciennes FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique50% Draw26% Valenciennes FC24%
Actual: Nimes Olympique win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw
76%
Draw or Valenciennes FC
50%
Nimes Olympique or Valenciennes FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nimes Olympique33% Draw47% Valenciennes FC20%
Actual: Nimes Olympique win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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