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	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-Montbéliard	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 Côte d'Opale	7	5
18	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	7	5

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-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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Nimes Olympique launch into their encounter with Valenciennes FC.
5' Valenciennes FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 5.
8' Valenciennes FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Allan Linguet is hanging Laurent Dos Santos on the field on 8 minute.
11' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yassine Benrahou makes it 1-0.
16' Julien Ponceau makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Nimes Olympique are in front.
21' It looks like no one’s ball. Valenciennes FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
26' Laurent Dos Santos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Valenciennes FC tonight.
31' Valenciennes FC 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.
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nimes Olympique side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Christophe Delmotte will be considering his options from the bench.
42' Lamine Fomba catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kelyan Guessoum, as he is very good at scoring at Stade des Costieres with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
52' Valenciennes FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
53' What a moment for Joffrey Cuffaut! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nimes Olympique and Valenciennes FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
61' A tactical swap from Valenciennes FC — Ilyes Hamache on, Mathis Picouleau off on 61 minutes.
62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Baptiste Guillaume.
65' Elias Mar Omarsson makes way for Moussa Kone at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nimes Olympique.
70' Pablo Martinez, a France , has 21 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
71' The whistle greets Leon Delpech as he departs to be replaced by Antoine Valerio.
76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
78' The Valenciennes FC bench stirs into life. Julien Masson is withdrawn and Jawad Kalai gets his opportunity.
80' Sidy Sarr is replacing Julien Ponceau for the Nimes Olympique side.
85' 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.
90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
2-1 the final result. Valenciennes FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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-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.