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

Ligue 2 · 2021-22
Nimes Olympique
2 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Saint-Étienne 2 6
2 FC Annecy 2 6
3 USL Dunkerque 2 4
4 FC Metz 2 4
5 Montpellier HSC 2 4
6 Red Star FC 2 4
7 Rodez Aveyron Football 2 3
8 En Avant Guingamp 2 3
9 Pau FC 2 3
10 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 2 3
11 Stade de Reims 2 2
12 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2 1
13 AS Nancy-Lorraine 2 1
14 US Boulogne Côte d'Opale 2 1
15 Grenoble Foot 38 2 1
16 Clermont Foot 63 2 1
17 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 2 1
18 FC Nantes 2 0

Head-to-Head

5
5
2
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Valenciennes FC H 2–1 W
20 Nov US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 2–1 W
06 Nov FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' What a night it is going to be! Nimes Olympique welcome Valenciennes FC for this crunch clash at Stade des Costieres.
  • 5' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mathis Picouleau.
  • 8' The supporters are chanting for Allan Linguet. He replaces Laurent Dos Santos on 8 minute.
  • 11' The deadlock is broken! Yassine Benrahou gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
  • 16' Julien Ponceau doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 21' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' It looks surprising Valenciennes FC does not make any changes. Patrick Burner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' Valenciennes FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lamine Fomba.
  • 47' Nimes Olympique have won 239 goals from 340 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' 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.
  • 53' Joffrey Cuffaut is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 58' It looks like no one’s ball. Nimes Olympique is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 61' Ilyes Hamache has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mathis Picouleau on 61 minute.
  • 62' Valenciennes FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Moussa Kone. He replaces Elias Mar Omarsson on 65 minute.
  • 70' Mohamed Kaba, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Leon Delpech as he leaves the pitch. Antoine Valerio steps in for Nimes Olympique.
  • 76' Leon Delpech is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nimes Olympique so far.
  • 78' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jawad Kalai is hanging Julien Masson on the field on 78 minute.
  • 80' Nimes Olympique ring the changes. Julien Ponceau has done his job and it is now time for Sidy Sarr to step up.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' Emmanuel Ntim has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christophe Delmotte

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

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

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-Montbéliard 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.