Grasse vs Nîmes II: Match guide and preview

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Competition: France CFA Group D
Date: Sat 30.November
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stades de la Paoute

Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Stades de la Paoute clash with Nîmes II, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the CFA Group D table.

Grasse and Nîmes II should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Grasse form and stats

Grasse, who have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in CFA Group D, have played 5 CFA Group D games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). Grasse has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Jura Sud Foot defeat 112 days ago. Two home wins in a row for Grasse bring valid hopes of a third.

The Grasse goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 227 minutes without conceding a goal.

Grasse are returning here after visiting Annecy in a CFA Group D game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Marseille Endoume Catalans.

The Grasse fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Defensively Grasse have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Nîmes II form and stats

Playing away, Nîmes II have won 0 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the CFA Group D this season. Nîmes II are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Olympique Lyonnais II fixture. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

Nîmes II failed to get anything from their last game, a CFA Group D home match vs Martigues (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Fréjus St-Raphaël.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nîmes II as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nîmes II have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Grasse, 3 draws and 1 win for Nîmes II. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.

Top Goalscorers

 L. Mafouta
L. Mafouta
8 goals
Nîmes IIS. Ben Amar
S. Ben Amar
6 goals
 F. Delerue
F. Delerue
5 goals

Grasse missing players

Nîmes II missing players

Grasse Nîmes II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 5 3 Played P 2 5 12
7 4 2 Won W 0 0 1
4 1 1 Drew D 0 1 4
1 0 0 Lost L 2 4 7
18 8 5 Scored S 0 3 10
8 1 1 Conceded C 3 8 16
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
75% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 75%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 42%
17% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 20% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 50%
50% 80% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 17%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 42%
 
2.3 3 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 4 4.7
4.3 7 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 5 4.7
2.3 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 4 2.7
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
28 9 0 Total Shots T S 0 14 24
11 2 0 Shots on Target S O 0 5 8
55% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 25%
Key stats in CFA Group D this season:
  • Grasse has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home
  • Grasse has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
  • Grasse has the the best goal difference (+7) at home
  • Grasse have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Grasse have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Grasse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Grasse have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nîmes II have scored away.
  • Grasse have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Grasse have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Grasse haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Grasse is in the best form (4-2-0)
  • Nîmes II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Nîmes II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Nîmes II have yet to win a game away.
  • Nîmes II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Nîmes II is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Grasse 12 7 4 1 18 8 5 4 1 0 8 1 7 3 3 1 10 7 10 25
2 Louhans-Cuiseaux 12 6 4 2 27 14 5 3 2 0 10 4 7 3 2 2 17 10 13 22
3 Annecy 12 6 4 2 12 7 7 4 1 2 8 5 5 2 3 0 4 2 5 22
4 Yzeure 12 6 4 2 13 9 6 4 2 0 7 2 6 2 2 2 6 7 4 22
5 Martigues 12 5 5 2 14 9 5 1 4 0 5 4 7 4 1 2 9 5 5 20
6 Chasselay MDA 12 5 4 3 15 12 6 1 2 3 5 8 6 4 2 0 10 4 3 19
7 Jura Sud Foot 12 4 3 5 12 21 7 3 2 2 8 11 5 1 1 3 4 10 -9 15
8 Marignane Gignac 11 4 2 5 10 11 5 2 1 2 4 4 6 2 1 3 6 7 -1 14
9 Olympique Marseille II 12 4 2 6 16 21 6 3 1 2 11 10 6 1 1 4 5 11 -5 14
10 Fréjus St-Raphaël 11 3 4 4 13 14 5 2 2 1 6 4 6 1 2 3 7 10 -1 13
11 Hyères 11 3 4 4 7 10 6 3 1 2 6 6 5 0 3 2 1 4 -3 13
12 Olympique Lyonnais II 11 4 1 6 12 16 5 4 0 1 9 3 6 0 1 5 3 13 -4 13
13 Saint-Priest 11 2 5 4 13 12 5 2 2 1 11 6 6 0 3 3 2 6 1 11
14 Marseille Endoume Catalans 12 2 5 5 13 18 7 2 3 2 8 7 5 0 2 3 5 11 -5 11
15 Monaco II 11 3 1 7 13 20 6 2 1 3 10 12 5 1 0 4 3 8 -7 10
16 Nîmes II 12 1 4 7 10 16 7 1 3 3 7 8 5 0 1 4 3 8 -6 7

Read more about CFA Group D

The Championnat National 2 is often called National 2. It is the fourth level of the football league pyramid in France and divided into four groups of 16 teams, based on location. Each team plays 30 fixtures and the club with the most league table points, regardless of group, is crowned champion.