Ligue 1 match preview: Amiens SC versus Nîmes

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 18.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne (12097 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligue 1, with both Amiens SC and Nîmes experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 19th and the visitors in 18th place.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Amiens SC form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 1 this season. Amiens SC have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 16 attempts. Amiens are slowly digging their own grave here at Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Brest match.

Amiens travelled for their previous game, a trip to Olympique Marseille that ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Amiens lost 0-1 at home to Metz.

There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Olympique Marseille as Saman Ghoddos's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. Saman Ghoddos was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Olympique Marseille after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

Amiens has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.

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Nîmes form and stats

There's been little loot from Nîmes's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 14 away games in the Ligue 1. Nîmes only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 4 draws. It's a growing despair in Nîmes as they have recorded three consecutive losses. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Nîmes are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Nîmes play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Metz (placed 15th). A 2-3 loss hosting Olympique Marseille before that.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Nîmes have conceded 29 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Nîmes - Amiens 1-1 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Amiens three wins, two draws and Nîmes three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AmiensS. Guirassy
S. Guirassy
9 goals
Amiens SCJ. Mendoza Valencia
J. Mendoza Valencia
5 goals
NîmesR. Philippoteaux
R. Philippoteaux
5 goals

Amiens SC missing players

Nîmes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Amiens SC Nîmes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 3 14 28
4 3 1 Won W 0 1 7
11 5 2 Drew D 1 4 6
13 6 1 Lost L 2 9 15
31 17 2 Scored S 2 12 29
50 23 2 Conceded C 4 29 44
89% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 93%
79% 71% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 68%
61% 57% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 71% 54%
36% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 32%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 11%
68% 64% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 57% 46%
18% 21% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 14% 25%
25% 21% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 43% 36%
 
3.9 3.6 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.7 5.1
5 4.9 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.7 4.8 4.5
2.1 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.6
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
239 114 32 Total Shots T S 34 151 357
84 41 13 Shots on Target S O 13 46 112
37% 41% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 26% 26%
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Amiens SC has the most matches over the total-line (17)
  • Nîmes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 27 22 2 3 75 24 14 12 1 1 44 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 51 68
2 Olympique Marseille 28 16 8 4 41 29 14 8 4 2 21 14 14 8 4 2 20 15 12 56
3 Rennes 28 15 5 8 38 24 14 9 2 3 25 14 14 6 3 5 13 10 14 50
4 Lille 28 15 4 9 35 27 15 11 2 2 24 9 13 4 2 7 11 18 8 49
5 Reims 28 10 11 7 26 21 14 5 7 2 12 7 14 5 4 5 14 14 5 41
6 Nice 28 11 8 9 41 38 15 8 4 3 28 20 13 3 4 6 13 18 3 41
7 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 7 10 42 27 13 5 4 4 17 7 15 6 3 6 25 20 15 40
8 Montpellier 28 11 7 10 35 34 14 10 2 2 26 10 14 1 5 8 9 24 1 40
9 Monaco 28 11 7 10 44 44 14 8 2 4 29 22 14 3 5 6 15 22 0 40
10 Angers SCO 28 11 6 11 28 33 15 8 3 4 20 13 13 3 3 7 8 20 -5 39
11 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 13 7 3 3 22 14 14 4 2 8 10 18 0 38
12 Bordeaux 28 9 10 9 40 34 13 4 5 4 19 12 15 5 5 5 21 22 6 37
13 Nantes 28 11 4 13 28 31 14 6 2 6 11 11 14 5 2 7 17 20 -3 37
14 Brest 28 8 10 10 34 37 14 6 6 2 21 11 14 2 4 8 13 26 -3 34
15 Metz 28 8 10 10 27 35 14 5 4 5 18 17 14 3 6 5 9 18 -8 34
16 Dijon 28 7 9 12 27 37 14 6 6 2 20 15 14 1 3 10 7 22 -10 30
17 Saint-Étienne 28 8 6 14 29 45 14 4 6 4 15 18 14 4 0 10 14 27 -16 30
18 Nîmes 28 7 6 15 29 44 14 6 2 6 17 15 14 1 4 9 12 29 -15 27
19 Amiens SC 28 4 11 13 31 50 14 3 5 6 17 23 14 1 6 7 14 27 -19 23
20 Toulouse 28 3 4 21 22 58 13 3 0 10 11 24 15 0 4 11 11 34 -36 13

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 27 22 2 3 75 24 14 12 1 1 44 11 13 10 1 2 31 13 51 68
2 Olympique Marseille 28 16 8 4 41 29 14 8 4 2 21 14 14 8 4 2 20 15 12 56
3 Rennes 28 15 5 8 38 24 14 9 2 3 25 14 14 6 3 5 13 10 14 50
4 Lille 28 15 4 9 35 27 15 11 2 2 24 9 13 4 2 7 11 18 8 49
5 Reims 28 10 11 7 26 21 14 5 7 2 12 7 14 5 4 5 14 14 5 41
6 Nice 28 11 8 9 41 38 15 8 4 3 28 20 13 3 4 6 13 18 3 41
7 Olympique Lyonnais 28 11 7 10 42 27 13 5 4 4 17 7 15 6 3 6 25 20 15 40
8 Montpellier 28 11 7 10 35 34 14 10 2 2 26 10 14 1 5 8 9 24 1 40
9 Monaco 28 11 7 10 44 44 14 8 2 4 29 22 14 3 5 6 15 22 0 40
10 Angers SCO 28 11 6 11 28 33 15 8 3 4 20 13 13 3 3 7 8 20 -5 39
11 Strasbourg 27 11 5 11 32 32 13 7 3 3 22 14 14 4 2 8 10 18 0 38
12 Bordeaux 28 9 10 9 40 34 13 4 5 4 19 12 15 5 5 5 21 22 6 37
13 Nantes 28 11 4 13 28 31 14 6 2 6 11 11 14 5 2 7 17 20 -3 37
14 Brest 28 8 10 10 34 37 14 6 6 2 21 11 14 2 4 8 13 26 -3 34
15 Metz 28 8 10 10 27 35 14 5 4 5 18 17 14 3 6 5 9 18 -8 34
16 Dijon 28 7 9 12 27 37 14 6 6 2 20 15 14 1 3 10 7 22 -10 30
17 Saint-Étienne 28 8 6 14 29 45 14 4 6 4 15 18 14 4 0 10 14 27 -16 30
18 Nîmes 28 7 6 15 29 44 14 6 2 6 17 15 14 1 4 9 12 29 -15 27
19 Amiens SC 28 4 11 13 31 50 14 3 5 6 17 23 14 1 6 7 14 27 -19 23
20 Toulouse 28 3 4 21 22 58 13 3 0 10 11 24 15 0 4 11 11 34 -36 13

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