Valenciennes FC vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 2 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 2 · 2022-23

Valenciennes FC

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Full Time

Nimes Olympique

Fri 2 Sep 2022 · 18:45 UTC Stade du Hainaut HT 45' · FT 45'

Ilyes Hamache 9' Y

Y 46' Ronny Labonne

Y 84' Mael Durand de Gevigney

Mohamed Kaba 85' Y

Overview

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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	SC Bastia	34	28
4	Amiens SC	34	24
5	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	0	0
6	FC Metz	0	0
7	FC Nantes	0	0
8	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	0	0
9	AS Saint-Étienne	0	0
10	Red Star FC	0	0
11	Rodez Aveyron Football	0	0
12	Stade de Reims	0	0
13	FC Annecy	0	0
14	Montpellier HSC	0	0
15	Pau FC	0	0
16	USL Dunkerque	0	0
17	En Avant Guingamp	0	0
18	Grenoble Foot 38	0	0
19	Clermont Foot 63	0	0
20	AS Nancy-Lorraine	0	0
21	US Boulogne Cote d'Opale	0	0
22	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Valenciennes FC 12 games · Avg 3.2 goals Nimes Olympique

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-02 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Nimes Olympique 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

Recent Form

Valenciennes FC

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

Nimes Olympique

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

Lineups

Valenciennes FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Julien Masson
14
Joffrey Cuffaut
28
Quentin Lecoeuche
1
Gautier Larsonneur
24
Allan Linguet ↓ Mathieu Debuchy 40'
9
Marius Noubissi ↓ Nassim Innocenti 90'
15
Aeron Zinga ↓ Noah Diliberto 74'
20
Ilyes Hamache ↓ Ugo Bonnet 46'
21
Mohamed Kaba
37
Matteo Rabuel
22
Yacine El Amri ↓ Mathis Picouleau 74'

Bench

26
Mathieu Debuchy ↑ 40'
16
Hillel Konate
10
Florian Martin
11
Ugo Bonnet ↑ 46'
8
Noah Diliberto ↑ 74'
27
Mathis Picouleau ↑ 74'
19
Nassim Innocenti ↑ 90'

Coach Nicolas Rabuel

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

9
Elias Mar Omarsson ↓ Pablo Pagis 64'
18
Malik Tchokounte ↓ Moussa Kone 65'
12
Lamine Fomba
16
Lucas Dias
2
Kelyan Guessoum
8
Thibaut Vargas ↓ Patrick Burner 79'
3
Scotty Sadzoute
20
Leon Delpech ↓ Rafiki Said Ahamada 64'
17
Ronny Labonne
21
Jean N'Guessan ↓ Marius Zampa 90'
4
Mael Durand de Gevigney

Bench

97
Patrick Burner ↑ 79'
65
Moussa Kone ↑ 65'
1
Axel Maraval
15
Rafiki Said Ahamada ↑ 64'
11
Pablo Pagis ↑ 64'
33
Rayan Nasraoui Soulie
34
Marius Zampa ↑ 90'

Coach Nicolas Usai

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aymen Boutoutaou	3
Yassine Benrahou	2
Ilyes Hamache	2
Marius Noubissi	1
Ugo Bonnet	1
Mohamed Kaba	1
Benoit Poulain	1
Niclas Eliasson	1

Head to Head

Valenciennes FC Form

2022-09-02 Valenciennes FC 3–2 Nimes Olympique W 2022-08-30 Chamois Niortais FC 0–1 Valenciennes FC W 2022-08-27 Valenciennes FC 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D 2022-08-20 Valenciennes FC 0–0 US Quevilly-Rouen Metropole D 2022-08-13 FC Metz 2–0 Valenciennes FC L 2022-08-06 Valenciennes FC 1–0 Le Havre AC W

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 accuracy

4 / 4

1.56 Valenciennes FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.38 Nimes Olympique xG

I would bet for: Valenciennes FC or Nimes Olympique 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Valenciennes FC43% Draw26% Nimes Olympique31%

Actual: Valenciennes FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Valenciennes FC30% Draw45% Nimes Olympique25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 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

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.