Ligue 2: Bordeaux thought to win home match versus Nîmes

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Matmut-Atlantique (42115 seats)

There's seemingly a significant difference in performance between these teams based on the league table so far, with Bordeaux in front of Nîmes by 21 points.

Insights:
  • Bordeaux have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals (28) away in Ligue 2

Both teams have had enough days rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's look for an energetic match!

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Bordeaux form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligue 2, Bordeaux have managed 7 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 13 games.

An away draw last time out for Bordeaux, facing Sochaux in a game that ended 1-1. Mwanga (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.42/10. Mwanga hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 42 successful passes (of 50 total).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Saint-Etienne.

A fact related to the "Both teams to score yes/no" betting option: A review of the 11 latest league games shows that 9 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

The Bordeaux fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. Bordeaux have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Nîmes form and stats

Nîmes have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Ligue 2, after 1-4-9 (14 played). Nîmes has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Impressive finishing from Pagis (2) secured the home win 2-0 against Quevilly Rouen in their previous game. That win felt nice as this team had gone five league matches without winning. Midfielder Pagis was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.73. Pagis scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Bastia's place.

Nîmes have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 15 goals have been scored. Nîmes has visited these top teams five times, and 4 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent match: Nîmes - Bordeaux 1-0. Head to head data (for the last six meetings): Bordeaux won two games, one match ended in a draw and Nîmes have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / three.

Top Goalscorers

BordeauxJ. Maja
J. Maja
11 goals
NîmesM. Tchokounté
M. Tchokounté
10 goals

Bordeaux missing players

Nîmes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bordeaux Nîmes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 14 27
13 7 3 Won W 0 1 7
8 4 1 Drew D 0 4 5
6 2 0 Lost L 5 9 15
38 18 5 Scored S 6 15 28
23 9 2 Conceded C 15 28 42
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
74% 69% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 70%
44% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 57% 44%
15% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 43% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 21% 19%
52% 54% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 79% 56%
33% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 26%
22% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 21% 26%
 
4.1 4.1 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.9 3
3.7 2.8 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5 5.1
1.8 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11 11.8 17.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 9.5 9.7
4.1 5.1 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.4 3.7
35% 27% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 31% 28%
 
9.1 8.1 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 11.9 11.4
2.9 2.6 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.6 4.2
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Bordeaux have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nîmes have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals (28) away in Ligue 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Le Havre 26 15 10 1 36 11 13 9 4 0 19 5 13 6 6 1 17 6 25 55
2 Bordeaux 27 13 8 6 38 23 13 7 4 2 18 9 14 6 4 4 20 14 15 47
3 Sochaux 27 13 7 7 43 23 14 8 4 2 28 11 13 5 3 5 15 12 20 46
4 Metz 26 12 8 6 40 24 13 6 5 2 18 11 13 6 3 4 22 13 16 44
5 Bastia 27 12 6 9 31 30 14 8 2 4 16 10 13 4 4 5 15 20 1 42
6 Grenoble Foot 38 27 11 8 8 27 23 14 7 4 3 14 10 13 4 4 5 13 13 4 41
7 Caen 27 10 10 7 32 28 13 7 5 1 19 8 14 3 5 6 13 20 4 40
8 Quevilly Rouen 27 10 9 8 30 28 13 5 6 2 20 14 14 5 3 6 10 14 2 39
9 Amiens SC 26 10 7 9 29 29 13 6 3 4 15 12 13 4 4 5 14 17 0 37
10 Guingamp 27 10 7 10 35 36 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 6 4 3 18 16 -1 37
11 Paris 26 9 7 10 25 28 12 3 3 6 12 16 14 6 4 4 13 12 -3 34
12 Valenciennes 27 7 12 8 27 32 14 5 9 0 21 15 13 2 3 8 6 17 -5 33
13 Saint-Etienne 27 9 8 10 39 41 14 6 4 4 22 20 13 3 4 6 17 21 -2 32
14 Annecy 27 8 8 11 29 33 13 6 2 5 12 12 14 2 6 6 17 21 -4 32
15 Laval 27 9 4 14 31 40 14 5 2 7 19 20 13 4 2 7 12 20 -9 31
16 Pau 27 7 9 11 21 31 13 4 5 4 11 14 14 3 4 7 10 17 -10 30
17 Rodez 27 6 10 11 26 36 14 2 5 7 13 23 13 4 5 4 13 13 -10 28
18 Dijon 27 6 8 13 24 33 14 5 5 4 15 14 13 1 3 9 9 19 -9 26
19 Nîmes 27 7 5 15 28 42 13 6 1 6 13 14 14 1 4 9 15 28 -14 26
20 Niort 27 6 5 16 24 44 13 4 2 7 14 21 14 2 3 9 10 23 -20 23

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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 Le Havre 26 15 10 1 36 11 13 9 4 0 19 5 13 6 6 1 17 6 25 55
2 Bordeaux 27 13 8 6 38 23 13 7 4 2 18 9 14 6 4 4 20 14 15 47
3 Sochaux 27 13 7 7 43 23 14 8 4 2 28 11 13 5 3 5 15 12 20 46
4 Metz 26 12 8 6 40 24 13 6 5 2 18 11 13 6 3 4 22 13 16 44
5 Bastia 27 12 6 9 31 30 14 8 2 4 16 10 13 4 4 5 15 20 1 42
6 Grenoble Foot 38 27 11 8 8 27 23 14 7 4 3 14 10 13 4 4 5 13 13 4 41
7 Caen 27 10 10 7 32 28 13 7 5 1 19 8 14 3 5 6 13 20 4 40
8 Quevilly Rouen 27 10 9 8 30 28 13 5 6 2 20 14 14 5 3 6 10 14 2 39
9 Amiens SC 26 10 7 9 29 29 13 6 3 4 15 12 13 4 4 5 14 17 0 37
10 Guingamp 27 10 7 10 35 36 14 4 3 7 17 20 13 6 4 3 18 16 -1 37
11 Paris 26 9 7 10 25 28 12 3 3 6 12 16 14 6 4 4 13 12 -3 34
12 Valenciennes 27 7 12 8 27 32 14 5 9 0 21 15 13 2 3 8 6 17 -5 33
13 Saint-Etienne 27 9 8 10 39 41 14 6 4 4 22 20 13 3 4 6 17 21 -2 32
14 Annecy 27 8 8 11 29 33 13 6 2 5 12 12 14 2 6 6 17 21 -4 32
15 Laval 27 9 4 14 31 40 14 5 2 7 19 20 13 4 2 7 12 20 -9 31
16 Pau 27 7 9 11 21 31 13 4 5 4 11 14 14 3 4 7 10 17 -10 30
17 Rodez 27 6 10 11 26 36 14 2 5 7 13 23 13 4 5 4 13 13 -10 28
18 Dijon 27 6 8 13 24 33 14 5 5 4 15 14 13 1 3 9 9 19 -9 26
19 Nîmes 27 7 5 15 28 42 13 6 1 6 13 14 14 1 4 9 15 28 -14 26
20 Niort 27 6 5 16 24 44 13 4 2 7 14 21 14 2 3 9 10 23 -20 23

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Ligue 2 is the second highest division in French football. Most games are played at Fridays and Mondays, allowing the top league Ligue 1 “ownership” of the weekend days. 20 teams play 380 fixtures in total, creating a league table where the top three teams promote and the bottom three relegate.