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SM Caen vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 2 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 2 · 2021-22
SM Caen
4 – 0
Full Time
Nimes Olympique
Sat 12 Feb 2022 · 18:00 UTC Stade Michel d'Ornano HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Moussa Kone
R 45' Mamadou Mbow
Brahim Traore 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SM Caen vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 2 at Stade Michel d'Ornano.

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

3
4
7
SM Caen 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nimes Olympique
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-12 SM Caen 4–0 Nimes Olympique 2021-08-28 Nimes Olympique 0–0 SM Caen 2019-04-06 Nimes Olympique 2–0 SM Caen 2018-12-05 SM Caen 1–2 Nimes Olympique 2018-01-13 SM Caen 0–0 Nimes Olympique

Recent Form

SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Nimes Olympique H 4–0 W
05 Feb AS Nancy-Lorraine A 1–1 D
28 Jan Chamois Niortais FC H 0–2 L
20 Nov Paris FC H 0–1 L
06 Nov Amiens SC A 0–0 D
30 Oct Grenoble Foot 38 H 0–1 L
Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb SM Caen A 0–4 L
05 Feb USL Dunkerque H 0–1 L
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-Montbéliard A 1–0 W

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stade Michel d'Ornano!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 9' The Cape Verde Islands Nuno Da Costa breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 1-0!
  • 10' Nuno Da Costa does the damage! The net is bulging and SM Caen surge ahead!
  • 15' SM Caen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 18' Alex Mendy does the damage! The net is bulging and SM Caen surge ahead!
  • 23' Ibrahim Cisse has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' Moussa Kone has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 24.
  • 29' Gaetan Paquiez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 34' Nimes Olympique come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' SM Caen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 44' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' Mamadou Mbow was booked on 45.
  • 46' Naomichi Ueda gets the nod from Nimes Olympique. He replaces Julien Ponceau and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 49' GOAL! Alex Mendy fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 54' Japan international Naomichi Ueda has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' What composure from Ali El Abdi! The Tunisia international strokes it home. 5-0.
  • 56' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zinedine Ferhat is hanging Yassine Benrahou on the field on 56 minute.
  • 59' SM Caen ring the changes. Jessy Deminguet has done his job and it is now time for Brahim Traore to step up.
  • 64' It is a cagey affair so far. SM Caen in their trying to find a way past Nimes Olympique's compact .
  • 65' Fresh legs for Nimes Olympique! Antoine Valerio comes on to replace Sidy Sarr.
  • 66' SM Caen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andreas Hountondji is hanging Nuno Da Costa on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stephane Moulin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 73' The Nimes Olympique manager makes a substitution. Lamine Fomba departs to be replaced by Leon Delpech.
  • 76' Alex Mendy makes way for Anthony Goncalves at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from SM Caen.
  • 80' SM Caen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SM Caen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. SM Caen and Nimes Olympique are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The final score is 4-0.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephane Moulin

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nicolas Usaï

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Mendy 4
Godson Kyeremeh 2
Nuno Da Costa 2
Thibaut Vargas 1
Rafiki Said Ahamada 1
Umut Bozok 1
Hianga Mananga Mbock 1
Loick Landre 1

Head to Head

2022-02-12 SM Caen 4–0 Nimes Olympique 2021-08-28 Nimes Olympique 0–0 SM Caen 2019-04-06 Nimes Olympique 2–0 SM Caen 2018-12-05 SM Caen 1–2 Nimes Olympique 2018-01-13 SM Caen 0–0 Nimes Olympique

SM Caen Form

2022-02-12 SM Caen 4–0 Nimes Olympique W 2022-02-05 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–1 SM Caen D 2022-01-28 SM Caen 0–2 Chamois Niortais FC L 2021-11-20 SM Caen 0–1 Paris FC L 2021-11-06 Amiens SC 0–0 SM Caen D 2021-10-30 SM Caen 0–1 Grenoble Foot 38 L

Nimes Olympique Form

2022-02-12 SM Caen 4–0 Nimes Olympique L 2022-02-05 Nimes Olympique 0–1 USL Dunkerque L 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-Montbéliard 0–1 Nimes Olympique W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.36 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Nimes Olympique xG
I would bet for: SM Caen or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SM Caen43% Draw29% Nimes Olympique28%
Actual: SM Caen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

SM Caen or Draw
72%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
57%
SM Caen or Nimes Olympique
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen30% Draw50% Nimes Olympique20%
Actual: SM Caen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 0
11.3%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — SM Caen

Handicap SM Caen covers Push Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SM Caen keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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