Nîmes hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 18th position in the Ligue 1 table. Visiting Nice holds 12th place with 18 pts.
- Nîmes has the most conceded goals (27) in Ligue 1
- Nice have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nîmes and Nice.
Nîmes form and stats
Nîmes's struggle is real here at Stade des Costières with only 4 points collected from 7 Ligue 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-1-5. It's been an uphill battle for Nîmes in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Lens game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat. Nîmes has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager J. Arpinon and the players.
Stress levels are on the rise for Nîmes's attacking players as they have now played 298 minutes without scoring in a league game. R. Ripart was their last goal scorer.
Nîmes are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Lorient. Ahead of that match, Nîmes lost 0-2 at home to Olympique Marseille.
The manager J. Arpinon will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Saint-Étienne in only four days.
Nîmes has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Nîmes with 17 goals conceded in these matches.
Nice form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligue 1 travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Nice are looking to quickly end their 190 minutes long goal drought in the Ligue 1.
Home advantage was not enough for Nice in their previous game, as they lost their Ligue 1-match, hosting Rennes, 0-1. It was a Europa League defeat before that one as the away game against Hapoel Be'er Sheva wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Olympique Lyonnais in just three days.
Nice has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Nice are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between the teams: Nîmes won one, Nice won three and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Gouiri 4 goals |  Z. Ferhat 3 goals | P. Lees Melou 3 goals |
Nîmes missing players
Nice missing players
| Nîmes | Nice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 27 | 17 | 11 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 67% | 85% |
| 71% | 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 77% |
| 50% | 57% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 62% |
| 29% | 57% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 23% |
| 14% | 29% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 43% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 54% |
| 29% | 14% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 67% | 31% |
| 50% | 43% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 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 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.1 | 11.1 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.7 | 10.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 22% | 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 37% |
- Nice have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Nîmes has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the most conceded goals (17) at home in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the most conceded goals (27) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the the worst goal difference (-16) in Ligue 1
- Nîmes has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Ligue 1
- Nîmes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 29 |
| 2 | Olympique Lyonnais | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 3 | Paris Saint Germain | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 28 |
| 4 | Olympique Marseille | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Monaco | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Angers SCO | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Rennes | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Lens | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Brest | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Bordeaux | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Nice | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Metz | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | Nantes | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 14 |
| 15 | Saint-Étienne | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 13 |
| 16 | Strasbourg | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | Lorient | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 11 |
| 18 | Nîmes | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 11 |
| 19 | Reims | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -7 | 10 |
| 20 | Dijon | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 9 |