Nimes Olympique vs Valenciennes FC, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2021-22

Nimes Olympique

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Valenciennes FC

Fri 28 Jan 2022 · 18:00 UTC Stade des Costieres HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 5' Mathis Picouleau

Lamine Fomba 42' Y

Y 62' Baptiste Guillaume

Overview

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

Nimes Olympique 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 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

Nimes Olympique 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals Valenciennes FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-28 Nimes Olympique 2–1 Valenciennes FC 2021-08-07 Valenciennes FC 0–3 Nimes Olympique 2018-04-04 Valenciennes FC 1–1 Nimes Olympique 2017-12-20 Nimes Olympique 2–1 Valenciennes FC 2017-05-20 Valenciennes FC 2–3 Nimes Olympique

Recent Form

Nimes Olympique

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jan	Valenciennes FC	H	2–1	W
20 Nov	US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole	H	2–1	W
06 Nov	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	A	1–0	W
30 Oct	Chamois Niortais FC	H	1–2	L
23 Oct	En Avant Guingamp	A	1–3	L
18 Oct	AC Ajaccio	H	0–2	L

Valenciennes FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jan	Nimes Olympique	A	1–2	L
20 Nov	Grenoble Foot 38	H	1–0	W
06 Nov	Le Havre AC	A	0–0	D
01 Nov	AJ Auxerre	H	1–2	L
23 Oct	Amiens SC	A	0–3	L
16 Oct	USL Dunkerque	H	1–3	L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Stade des Costieres will turn into a battlefield for Nimes Olympique and Valenciennes FC.
5' Mathis Picouleau catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 5.
8' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Laurent Dos Santos by Allan Linguet on 8 minute.
11' GOAL! Yassine Benrahou fires home to make it 1-0!
16' What a strike from Julien Ponceau! The score is 2-0.
21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
26' Valenciennes FC is showing some good football. However, Valenciennes FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
31' It is a cagey affair so far. Nimes Olympique in their trying to find a way past Valenciennes FC's compact .
36' 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.
41' Valenciennes FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lamine Fomba.
47' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
52' Quentin Lecoeuche, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
53' GOAL! Joffrey Cuffaut fires home to make it 2-1!
58' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nimes Olympique and Valenciennes FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
61' The supporters are chanting for Ilyes Hamache. He replaces Mathis Picouleau on 61 minute.
62' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Baptiste Guillaume will be fuming at that decision.
65' Another substitution for Nimes Olympique to replace Elias Mar Omarsson by Moussa Kone on 65 minute.
70' The travelling Valenciennes FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
71' Antoine Valerio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leon Delpech at the 71 minute mark.
76' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nimes Olympique side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
78' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Julien Masson by Jawad Kalai on 78 minute.
80' Another substitution for Nimes Olympique to replace Julien Ponceau by Sidy Sarr on 80 minute.
85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nimes Olympique and Valenciennes FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' 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.
Another three points for Nimes Olympique.

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Julien Masson ↓ Jawad Kalai 78'
11
Laurent Dos Santos ↓ Allan Linguet 8'
9
Gaetan Robail
14
Joffrey Cuffaut
25
Emmanuel Ntim
28
Quentin Lecoeuche
18
Baptiste Guillaume ↓ Aeron Zinga 78'
8
Noah Diliberto
27
Mathis Picouleau ↓ Ilyes Hamache 61'
30
Lucas Chevalier
21
Mohamed Kaba

Bench

16
Hillel Konate
2
Eric Vandenabeele
24
Allan Linguet ↑ 8'
17
Aymen Boutoutaou
32
Aeron Zinga ↑ 78'
33
Ilyes Hamache ↑ 61'
29
Jawad Kalai ↑ 78'

Coach Christophe Delmotte

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aymen Boutoutaou	3
Yassine Benrahou	2
Ilyes Hamache	2
Benoit Poulain	1
Niclas Eliasson	1
Lys Mousset	1
Elias Mar Omarsson	1
Nicolas Benezet	1

Head to Head

Nimes Olympique Form

2022-01-28 Nimes Olympique 2–1 Valenciennes FC W 2021-11-20 Nimes Olympique 2–1 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole W 2021-11-06 FC Sochaux-Montbeliard 0–1 Nimes Olympique W 2021-10-30 Nimes Olympique 1–2 Chamois Niortais FC L 2021-10-23 En Avant Guingamp 3–1 Nimes Olympique L 2021-10-18 Nimes Olympique 0–2 AC Ajaccio L

Valenciennes FC Form

2022-01-28 Nimes Olympique 2–1 Valenciennes FC L 2021-11-20 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Grenoble Foot 38 W 2021-11-06 Le Havre AC 0–0 Valenciennes FC D 2021-11-01 Valenciennes FC 1–2 AJ Auxerre L 2021-10-23 Amiens SC 3–0 Valenciennes FC L 2021-10-16 Valenciennes FC 1–3 USL Dunkerque L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.58 Nimes Olympique xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.02 Valenciennes FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nimes Olympique53% Draw26% Valenciennes FC21%

Actual: Nimes Olympique win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw

79%

Draw or Valenciennes FC

47%

Nimes Olympique or Valenciennes FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nimes Olympique34% Draw47% Valenciennes FC19%

Actual: Nimes Olympique win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

10.8%

0 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

9.1%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap	Nimes Olympique covers	Push	Valenciennes FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	23%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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