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	ES Troyes AC	34	67
2	Le Mans FC	34	62
3	SC Bastia	34	28
4	Amiens SC	34	24
5	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	0	0
6	FC Metz	0	0
7	FC Nantes	0	0
8	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	0	0
9	AS Saint-Étienne	0	0
10	Red Star FC	0	0
11	Rodez Aveyron Football	0	0
12	Stade de Reims	0	0
13	FC Annecy	0	0
14	Montpellier HSC	0	0
15	Pau FC	0	0
16	USL Dunkerque	0	0
17	En Avant Guingamp	0	0
18	Grenoble Foot 38	0	0
19	Clermont Foot 63	0	0
20	AS Nancy-Lorraine	0	0
21	US Boulogne Cote d'Opale	0	0
22	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	0	0

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' The ball is rolling at Stade des Costieres. Nimes Olympique are looking to make home advantage count against Valenciennes FC.
5' Poor challenge from Mathis Picouleau. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
8' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Laurent Dos Santos by Allan Linguet on 8 minute.
11' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yassine Benrahou makes no mistake. 1-0!
16' Julien Ponceau makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Nimes Olympique are in front.
21' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nimes Olympique must find a spark to ignite this game.
26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Christophe Delmotte will be considering his options from the bench.
31' Patrick Burner is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nimes Olympique tonight.
36' A quiet spell here at Stade des Costieres. Nimes Olympique seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
41' Valenciennes FC have won 259 goals from 367 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' The referee has no hesitation. Lamine Fomba is booked for Nimes Olympique — Yellow card on 42.
47' Nimes Olympique currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
52' Gaetan Robail has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 367 appearances.
53' Goal! Joffrey Cuffaut scores his 25 goal in 367 matches.
58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nimes Olympique side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
61' Ilyes Hamache is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mathis Picouleau at the 61 minute mark.
62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Baptiste Guillaume.
65' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moussa Kone is hanging Elias Mar Omarsson on the field on 65 minute.
70' 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.
71' The whistle greets Leon Delpech as he departs to be replaced by Antoine Valerio.
76' Baptiste Guillaume has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
78' Fresh legs for Valenciennes FC! Jawad Kalai comes on to replace Julien Masson.
80' Sidy Sarr is replacing Julien Ponceau for the Nimes Olympique side.
85' It is a cagey affair so far. Nimes Olympique in their trying to find a way past Valenciennes FC's compact .
90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Nimes Olympique to claim maximum points.

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
Rafiki Said Ahamada	1
Julien Ponceau	1
Joffrey Cuffaut	1
Malik Tchokounte	1
Moussa Kone	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.