An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligue 1, with both Nîmes and Nantes experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 17th and the visitors in 18th place.
- Nîmes has the most conceded goals (51) in Ligue 1
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Ligue 1. Thankfully the previous game, versus Lorient, was also a home game here at Stade des Costières. The away team is better rested.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Nantes, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Nîmes form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue 1 this season. Nîmes, who have the most conceded goals (51) in Ligue 1, have only managed 3 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses from their games here at Stade des Costières. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade des Costières.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Baptiste Reynet not having conceded a league goal in 283 minutes.
A nice win for Nîmes last time playing, versus Lorient. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Renaud Ripart scoring for the victors. Before that, Nîmes had a home game versus Bordeaux which ended with a victory 2-0.
Nîmes are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 1 match at Nice awaits in three days.
The Nîmes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 13 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Nîmes with 27 goals conceded in these matches.
Nantes form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nantes so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-7 (win-draw-lose).
Nantes delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Olympique Marseille (placed 7th) in their previous match; a Ligue 1 game. Preceding that game was the away victory against Angers SCO with the score of 3-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Reims in just three days.
The visiting Nantes have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 13 goals from 13 games. Nantes's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Nîmes and Nantes have met before this season: Nantes - Nîmes 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Nîmes victories, two draws and four Nantes wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Ripart 7 goals |   L. Blas 6 goals |  I. Louza 5 goals |
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| Nîmes | Nantes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 25 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 51 | 27 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 41 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 77% | 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 54% | 46% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 46% |
| 35% | 46% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 23% |
| 15% | 23% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 35% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 65% |
| 27% | 23% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 15% | 12% |
| 42% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.6 | 10.2 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 29% | 38% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 32% | 35% |
- Nîmes has the most conceded goals (51) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the the worst goal difference (-26) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Nîmes haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Lille | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 58 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 30 | 55 |
| 3 | PSG | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 40 | 54 |
| 4 | Monaco | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 52 |
| 5 | Lens | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | Metz | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Olympique Marseille | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Rennes | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -3 | 38 |
| 10 | Angers SCO | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 23 | -10 | 35 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 12 | Brest | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -8 | 31 |
| 13 | Reims | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | -2 | 30 |
| 14 | Saint-Étienne | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 30 |
| 15 | Strasbourg | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -6 | 29 |
| 16 | Nice | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 | Nîmes | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -26 | 24 |
| 18 | Nantes | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -15 | 23 |
| 19 | Lorient | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -19 | 23 |
| 20 | Dijon | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -22 | 15 |