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	12	28
2	AS Nancy-Lorraine	12	25
3	Montpellier HSC	12	24
4	Stade de Reims	12	21
5	Pau FC	12	20
6	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	12	18
7	FC Metz	12	17
8	Red Star FC	12	17
9	FC Annecy	12	16
10	USL Dunkerque	12	15
11	En Avant Guingamp	12	14
12	US Boulogne Côte d'Opale	12	13
13	Rodez Aveyron Football	12	13
14	FC Nantes	12	12
15	Clermont Foot 63	12	11
16	FC Sochaux-Montbeliard	12	11
17	Grenoble Foot 38	12	11
18	Stade Lavallois Mayenne FC	12	9

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' Welcome to Stade du Hainaut that hosts another battle between Valenciennes FC and Nimes Olympique.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
9' Valenciennes FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
14' Valenciennes FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' GOAL! Mohamed Kaba fires home to make it 1-0!
34' 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 Lamine Fomba suffering a number of foals already.
39' Jean N'Guessan, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' Mathieu Debuchy gets the nod from Valenciennes FC. He replaces Allan Linguet and will look to change the dynamic.
45' What a strike from Malik Tchokounte! The score is 1-1.
46' It is a substitution in Valenciennes FC team. Ilyes Hamache is replaced by Ugo Bonnet on 46 minute.
46' A moment of madness from Ronny Labonne on 46 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Nimes Olympique will be frustrated.
49' Marius Noubissi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
54' Nimes Olympique are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Valenciennes FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
64' Fresh legs for Nimes Olympique! Pablo Pagis comes on to replace Elias Mar Omarsson.
65' Nimes Olympique ring the changes. Malik Tchokounte has done his job and it is now time for Moussa Kone to step up.
69' GOAL! Moussa Kone fires home to make it 2-2!
74' The whistle greets Yacine El Amri as he departs to be replaced by Mathis Picouleau.
77' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ugo Bonnet makes no mistake. 3-2!
79' A change in the Nimes Olympique ranks — Thibaut Vargas exits the field as Patrick Burner enters on 79.
84' Mael Durand de Gevigney is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
85' That is a Yellow card for Valenciennes FC. Mohamed Kaba will be fuming at that decision.
90' Marius Zampa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jean N'Guessan at the 90 minute mark.
The points are shared — Valenciennes FC 3-2 Nimes Olympique. Honours even.

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 Usaï

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aymen Boutoutaou	3
Yassine Benrahou	2
Ilyes Hamache	2
Mohamed Kaba	1
Benoit Poulain	1
Niclas Eliasson	1
Lys Mousset	1
Elias Mar Omarsson	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.