Valenciennes FC vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Valenciennes FC vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.
- Valenciennes FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Nimes Olympique 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ES Troyes AC 34 67 2 Le Mans FC 34 62 3 AS Saint-Étienne 34 60 4 Red Star FC 34 58 5 Rodez Aveyron Football 34 58 6 Stade de Reims 34 56 7 FC Annecy 34 52 8 Montpellier HSC 34 51 9 Pau FC 34 45 10 USL Dunkerque 34 43 11 En Avant Guingamp 34 40 12 Grenoble Foot 38 34 39 13 Clermont Foot 63 34 37 14 AS Nancy-Lorraine 34 37 15 US Boulogne Cote d'Opale 34 36 16 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC 34 32 17 SC Bastia 34 28 18 Amiens SC 34 24 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Sep Nimes Olympique H 3–2 W 30 Aug Chamois Niortais FC A 1–0 W 27 Aug AS Saint-Étienne H 2–2 D 20 Aug US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole H 0–0 D 13 Aug FC Metz A 0–2 L 06 Aug Le Havre AC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Sep Valenciennes FC A 2–3 L 30 Aug Grenoble Foot 38 A 2–3 L 27 Aug Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC H 1–0 W 20 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–2 L 13 Aug Rodez Aveyron Football H 1–0 W 06 Aug AS Saint-Étienne A 1–1 D Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Valenciennes FC is hosting Nimes Olympique for another epic battle.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 9' The referee shows Valenciennes FC player a Yellow card on 9.
- 14' The travelling Nimes Olympique supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' 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.
- 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jean N'Guessan made 340 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 29' GOAL! Mohamed Kaba scores on 29.
- 34' Scotty Sadzoute needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pablo Pagis, as he is very good at scoring at Stade du Hainaut with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' Mathieu Debuchy is replacing Allan Linguet for the Valenciennes FC side.
- 45' GOAL! Malik Tchokounte scores on 45.
- 46' Another substitution for Valenciennes FC to replace Ilyes Hamache by Ugo Bonnet on 46 minute.
- 46' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ronny Labonne on 46.
- 49' Marius Noubissi puts Valenciennes FC on the lead.
- 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nimes Olympique that had 340 games and scored 239 goals.
- 59' Valenciennes FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 64' Another change for Nimes Olympique made on 64 minute. Elias Mar Omarsson leaves to be changed by Pablo Pagis.
- 65' The Nimes Olympique manager makes a substitution. Malik Tchokounte departs to be replaced by Moussa Kone.
- 69' What an equalizer from Moussa Kone!
- 74' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Yacine El Amri is replaced by Mathis Picouleau.
- 77' Valenciennes FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ugo Bonnet on 77.
- 79' Another substitution for Nimes Olympique to replace Thibaut Vargas by Patrick Burner on 79 minute.
- 84' Nimes Olympique receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
- 85' Mohamed Kaba was booked on 85.
- 90' Marius Zampa is replacing Jean N'Guessan for the Nimes Olympique side.
- Full Time. Valenciennes FC beats Nimes Olympique
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Lineups
Valenciennes FC Lineups
Starting XI
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24
Allan Linguet ↓ Mathieu Debuchy 40'
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15
Aeron Zinga ↓ Noah Diliberto 74'
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20
Ilyes Hamache ↓ Ugo Bonnet 46'
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- 37
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Bench
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26
Mathieu Debuchy ↑ 40'
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11
Ugo Bonnet ↑ 46'
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8
Noah Diliberto ↑ 74'
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27
Mathis Picouleau ↑ 74'
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19
Nassim Innocenti ↑ 90'
Coach Nicolas RabuelNimes Olympique Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Malik Tchokounte ↓ Moussa Kone 65'
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- 16
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8
Thibaut Vargas ↓ Patrick Burner 79'
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- 20
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Jean N'Guessan ↓ Marius Zampa 90'
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Bench
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97
Patrick Burner ↑ 79'
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65
Moussa Kone ↑ 65'
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15
Rafiki Said Ahamada ↑ 64'
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11
Pablo Pagis ↑ 64'
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34
Marius Zampa ↑ 90'
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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
Valenciennes FC Form
Nimes Olympique Form
2022-09-02 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Nimes Olympique L 2022-08-30 Grenoble Foot 38 3–2 Nimes Olympique L 2022-08-27 Nimes Olympique 1–0 Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC W 2022-08-20 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 2–1 Nimes Olympique L 2022-08-13 Nimes Olympique 1–0 Rodez Aveyron Football W 2022-08-06 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 Nimes Olympique D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.56 Valenciennes FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.38 Nimes Olympique xGI would bet for: Valenciennes FC or Nimes Olympique 74% + Both teams to score 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Valenciennes FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.94Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Valenciennes FC or Draw 70%Draw or Nimes Olympique 57%Valenciennes FC or Nimes Olympique 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–2 not predicted3 – 2Actual1 – 1 12.3%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 2 7.6%1 – 0 7.3%0 – 0 7.1%0 – 1 6.4%2 – 0 6.3%2 – 2 5.9%0 – 2 5%3 – 1 4.4%1 – 3 3.5%3 – 0 3.2%Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC
Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push Nimes Olympique covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 20% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 17% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

