Caen are aiming to overlook the league table ahead of this fixture vs Nîmes. Here's all you must know before the game!
- Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nîmes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Nîmes have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Caen form and stats
Caen have played 12 Ligue 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-7 (wins-draws-losses).
An away draw last time out for Caen, facing Nancy in a game that ended 1-1. The striker Mendy outperformed all others in that fixture and got a match rating of 7.65 out of 10. Mendy scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the home game against Niort that was lost 0-2.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Caen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won six, drawn four and lost five.
Caen has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Caen have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Nîmes form and stats
5-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Nîmes in their Ligue 2 matches away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Nîmes are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Nîmes might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Dunkerque proved too strong as Nîmes slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade des Costières. Attacker Benrahou got a player rating of 7.65 in the game. "Man of the match" Benrahou hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at Pau.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Nîmes in our archives, and the results are: one win for Nîmes, one draw and four defeats.
The visiting Nîmes have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Nîmes have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the contenders faced each other previously this campaign; Nîmes - Caen 0-0. Caen-Nîmes H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Caen three wins, Nîmes three wins, three draws. three of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendy 11 goals |   Y. Benrahou 8 goals |  M. Koné 6 goals |
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| Caen | Nîmes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 27 | 14 | 9 | Scored | S | 7 | 16 | 29 |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 70% | 67% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 74% |
| 39% | 42% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 57% |
| 26% | 17% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 48% | 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 52% |
| 30% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 26% |
| 30% | 33% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 30% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.3 |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 38% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 39% | 33% |
| 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 12.3 | 11 |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
- Caen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Caen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Nîmes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Nîmes haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Toulouse | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 29 | 45 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Paris | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Sochaux | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 41 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Niort | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Le Havre | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Nîmes | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Pau | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | Rodez | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Dijon | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Guingamp | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 27 |
| 14 | Amiens SC | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 15 | Caen | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 26 |
| 17 | Bastia | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 25 |
| 18 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 21 |
| 20 | Nancy | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -27 | 16 |
