Thursday , 1 October 2026

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

Ligue 2 · 2021-22
Pau FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Nimes Olympique
Tue 1 Feb 2022 · 18:00 UTC Stade du Hameau HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Theo Sainte-Luce
Y 44' Pablo Martinez
Denis Poha 51' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Pau FC vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hameau.

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-Montbeliard 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

1
1
2
Pau FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Nimes Olympique
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-01 Pau FC 0–3 Nimes Olympique 2021-08-14 Nimes Olympique 0–0 Pau FC

Recent Form

Pau FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb Nimes Olympique H 0–3 L
20 Nov En Avant Guingamp H 2–0 W
06 Nov AJ Auxerre A 1–4 L
30 Oct AC Ajaccio H 1–0 W
23 Oct Le Havre AC A 0–1 L
16 Oct Paris FC H 1–0 W
Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Feb Pau FC A 3–0 W
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

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Pau FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Pau FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Pau FC
Babacar Leye 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Pau FC vs Nimes Olympique — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 18' Theo Sainte-Luce was booked on 18.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' Nimes Olympique fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Didier Tholot will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Didier Tholot might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 44' Controversy at the stadium! Pablo Martinez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 45' Benjamin Bertrand is replacing Alexandre Olliero for the Pau FC side.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 51' Denis Poha picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' A quiet spell here at Stade du Hameau. Pau FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 59' Goal! Moussa Kone scores his 27 goal in 203 matches.
  • 60' Another change for Pau FC made on 60 minute. Farid El Melali leaves to be changed by David Gomis.
  • 62' David Gomis is replacing Farid El Melali for the Pau FC side.
  • 67' Another substitution for Nimes Olympique to replace Antoine Valerio by Leon Delpech on 67 minute.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Nimes Olympique. Theo Sainte-Luce is replaced by Patrick Burner.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Romain Armand as he leaves the pitch. Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom steps in for Pau FC.
  • 75' Jared Khasa is replacing Denis Poha for the Pau FC side.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Pau FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 81' Nimes Olympique make a change. Moussa Kone trudges off to be replaced by Elias Mar Omarsson on 81 minutes.
  • 83' Yassine Benrahou does the damage! The net is bulging and Nimes Olympique surge ahead!
  • 85' Yassine Benrahou makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Nimes Olympique are in front.
  • 90' Pau FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • With this win, Nimes Olympique is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Pau FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Tholot

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolas Usaï

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yassine Benrahou 2
Henri Saivet 1
Yanis Begraoui 1
Elias Mar Omarsson 1
Moussa Kone 1
Steeve Beusnard 1
Malik Tchokounte 1
Kelyan Guessoum 1

Head to Head

2022-02-01 Pau FC 0–3 Nimes Olympique 2021-08-14 Nimes Olympique 0–0 Pau FC

Pau FC Form

2022-02-01 Pau FC 0–3 Nimes Olympique L 2021-11-20 Pau FC 2–0 En Avant Guingamp W 2021-11-06 AJ Auxerre 4–1 Pau FC L 2021-10-30 Pau FC 1–0 AC Ajaccio W 2021-10-23 Le Havre AC 1–0 Pau FC L 2021-10-16 Pau FC 1–0 Paris FC W

Nimes Olympique Form

2022-02-01 Pau FC 0–3 Nimes Olympique W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.91 Pau FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Nimes Olympique xG
I would bet for: Nimes Olympique or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC27% Draw31% Nimes Olympique42%
Actual: Nimes Olympique win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Pau FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
73%
Pau FC or Nimes Olympique
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Pau FC18% Draw52% Nimes Olympique30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
13.3%
0 – 1
13.1%
0 – 2
9%
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Pau FC

Handicap Pau FC covers Push Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 16% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 23% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Pau FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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