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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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	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

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 ball is rolling at Stade du Hainaut. Valenciennes FC are looking to make home advantage count against Nimes Olympique.
5' Martinique international Patrick Burner has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
9' Ilyes Hamache was booked on 9.
14' It looks surprising Valenciennes FC does not make any changes. Aeron Zinga has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
19' It’s high time Nicolas Rabuel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' 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.
29' Mohamed Kaba adds to his 0 season tally! Valenciennes FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
34' Kelyan Guessoum has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
39' Nimes Olympique are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' The crowd applauds Allan Linguet as he leaves the pitch. Mathieu Debuchy steps in for Valenciennes FC.
45' Malik Tchokounte makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Nimes Olympique are in front.
46' Ugo Bonnet is replacing Ilyes Hamache for the Valenciennes FC side.
46' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ronny Labonne on 46 minutes.
49' The deadlock is broken! Marius Noubissi gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
59' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Allan Linguet suffering a number of foals already.
64' Another substitution for Nimes Olympique to replace Elias Mar Omarsson by Pablo Pagis on 64 minute.
65' The Nimes Olympique bench stirs into life. Malik Tchokounte is withdrawn and Moussa Kone gets his opportunity.
69' Moussa Kone is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
74' Fresh legs for Valenciennes FC! Mathis Picouleau comes on to replace Yacine El Amri.
77' Ugo Bonnet does the damage! The net is bulging and Valenciennes FC surge ahead!
79' It is a substitution in Nimes Olympique team. Thibaut Vargas is replaced by Patrick Burner on 79 minute.
84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mael Durand de Gevigney.
85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mohamed Kaba.
90' Another change for Nimes Olympique made on 90 minute. Jean N'Guessan leaves to be changed by Marius Zampa.
Valenciennes FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Benoit Poulain	1
Niclas Eliasson	1
Lys Mousset	1
Elias Mar Omarsson	1
Nicolas Benezet	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.