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

Ligue 2 · 2021-22
Valenciennes FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Nimes Olympique
Sat 7 Aug 2021 · 17:00 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'
Joffrey Cuffaut 28' Y
Y 32' Lamine Fomba
Y 45' Elias Mar Omarsson
Sambou Yatabare 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Valenciennes FC vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 2 at Stade du Hainaut.

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

2
5
5
Valenciennes FC 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals Nimes Olympique
Last 5 meetings
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 2016-09-17 Nimes Olympique 3–0 Valenciennes FC

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Nimes Olympique H 0–3 L
31 Jul En Avant Guingamp A 1–1 D
24 Jul Chamois Niortais FC H 0–0 D
15 May Pau FC A 3–4 L
08 May Le Havre AC H 3–5 L
01 May AS Nancy-Lorraine A 3–1 W
Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Valenciennes FC A 3–0 W
31 Jul Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 2–1 W
24 Jul SC Bastia A 1–1 D
23 May Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–2 L
16 May Olympique Lyonnais H 2–5 L
09 May FC Metz A 3–0 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Valenciennes FC and Nimes Olympique get this one started.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Valenciennes FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' Theo Sainte-Luce has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 28' Joffrey Cuffaut catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
  • 32' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lamine Fomba.
  • 37' The 26-year-old Mahamadou Doucoure has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Nimes Olympique receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' Nimes Olympique is showing some good football. However, Nimes Olympique are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 56' GOAL! Elias Mar Omarsson scores on 56.
  • 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 63' Mahamadou Doucoure is ready to make an impact after coming on for Elias Mar Omarsson at the 63 minute mark.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Valenciennes FC. Aymen Boutoutaou is replaced by Floyd Ayite.
  • 70' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Sambou Yatabare will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Nimes Olympique — Niclas Eliasson on, Antoine Valerio off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' A change in the Valenciennes FC ranks — Laurent Dos Santos exits the field as Zahana Haouari enters on 80.
  • 81' GOAL! Yassine Benrahou fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 83' What a moment for Niclas Eliasson! That strike on 83 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 87' The Nimes Olympique manager makes a substitution. Yassine Benrahou departs to be replaced by Kelyan Guessoum.
  • Another three points for Nimes Olympique.

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Olivier Guegan

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aymen Boutoutaou 3
Yassine Benrahou 2
Ilyes Hamache 2
Benoit Poulain 1
Niclas Eliasson 1
Lys Mousset 1
Elias Mar Omarsson 1
Nicolas Benezet 1

Head to Head

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 2016-09-17 Nimes Olympique 3–0 Valenciennes FC

Valenciennes FC Form

2021-08-07 Valenciennes FC 0–3 Nimes Olympique L 2021-07-31 En Avant Guingamp 1–1 Valenciennes FC D 2021-07-24 Valenciennes FC 0–0 Chamois Niortais FC D 2021-05-15 Pau FC 4–3 Valenciennes FC L 2021-05-08 Valenciennes FC 3–5 Le Havre AC L 2021-05-01 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–3 Valenciennes FC W

Nimes Olympique Form

2021-08-07 Valenciennes FC 0–3 Nimes Olympique W 2021-07-31 Nimes Olympique 2–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2021-07-24 SC Bastia 1–1 Nimes Olympique D 2021-05-23 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–0 Nimes Olympique L 2021-05-16 Nimes Olympique 2–5 Olympique Lyonnais L 2021-05-09 FC Metz 0–3 Nimes Olympique W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 Valenciennes FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Nimes Olympique xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC24% Draw27% Nimes Olympique49%
Actual: Nimes Olympique win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Valenciennes FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
76%
Valenciennes FC or Nimes Olympique
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Valenciennes FC18% Draw46% Nimes Olympique36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
9.2%
0 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 1
5.7%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Valenciennes FC

Handicap Valenciennes FC covers Push Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 23% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Valenciennes FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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