Grenoble Foot 38 contests Nîmes in Ligue 2 game

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 11.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Alpes (20068 seats)

Straining Grenoble Foot 38 will hope to pull off a surprise victory when they welcome high-flying Nîmes in the next league match. It’s 17th vs 4th and the home regulars will have not-so-high confidence.

Insights:
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have the fewest scored goals (2) in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Ligue 2

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Grenoble Foot 38 form and stats

1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Grenoble Foot 38 so far this season.

No payout for Grenoble in their previous match, an away game at Sochaux that ended in defeat 0-1. Adrien Monfray was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Monfray won 6 of 7 duels.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Quevilly Rouen.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Grenoble Foot 38 here at Stade des Alpes in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). Grenoble's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Nîmes form and stats

The seven points Nîmes have gathered from their first three away trips in the Ligue 2 is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Nîmes are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Nîmes goalkeeper Per Kristian Worre Bråtveit is eager to challenge this, with his 371 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Nîmes delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Caen (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Ligue 2 game. Theo Sainte Luce, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.42. Luce won 3 of 4 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Dunkerque.

The Nîmes manager P. Plancque has got the team scoring on the road, with 6 away goals in 3 league matches. Nîmes's manager P. Plancque has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Grenoble victories, zero draws and one Nîmes win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NîmesY. Benrahou
Y. Benrahou
3 goals
NîmesN. Eliasson
N. Eliasson
2 goals
NîmesL. Fomba
L. Fomba
2 goals

Grenoble Foot 38 missing players

Nîmes missing players

Grenoble Foot 38 Nîmes
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 3 3 6
1 1 0 Won W 2 2 3
1 1 0 Drew D 1 1 3
4 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
2 2 0 Scored S 6 6 8
9 4 4 Conceded C 1 1 2
83% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 67%
50% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 33% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 33% 33%
17% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 33%
33% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 67% 67%
83% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
3.7 4.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 5.5
4.8 6.3 10 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.7 3.8
1.5 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 6.7 2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 7.3 9
2 2.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 4
17% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 40% 33%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • All of Nîmes's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Grenoble Foot 38 have the fewest scored goals (2) in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have not yet lost a game.
  • Nîmes have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Nîmes have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Nîmes have scored more than double the goals of Grenoble Foot 38.
  • Nîmes have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have won significantly less corners away then 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 Toulouse 6 5 1 0 13 4 3 2 1 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 9 2 9 16
2 Paris 5 4 1 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 7 1 7 13
3 Sochaux 6 4 1 1 7 4 3 2 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 13
4 Nîmes 6 3 3 0 8 2 3 1 2 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 6 1 6 12
5 Auxerre 6 3 2 1 11 5 3 1 1 1 4 2 3 2 1 0 7 3 6 11
6 Caen 6 3 1 2 7 4 3 2 0 1 6 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 10
7 Pau 6 3 1 2 6 3 4 3 0 1 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 10
8 Ajaccio 5 2 3 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 9
9 Le Havre 6 2 3 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 9
10 Rodez 6 2 3 1 8 8 3 1 2 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 5 6 0 9
11 Niort 6 2 2 2 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 8
12 Quevilly Rouen 6 2 1 3 7 8 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 -1 7
13 Guingamp 6 1 4 1 4 5 3 0 2 1 2 4 3 1 2 0 2 1 -1 7
14 Bastia 6 1 3 2 4 6 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 6
15 Amiens SC 6 1 2 3 5 8 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 3 3 -3 5
16 Valenciennes 6 1 2 3 3 9 3 0 1 2 1 7 3 1 1 1 2 2 -6 5
17 Grenoble Foot 38 6 1 1 4 2 9 3 1 1 1 2 4 3 0 0 3 0 5 -7 4
18 Dunkerque 6 0 2 4 5 10 3 0 1 2 2 5 3 0 1 2 3 5 -5 2
19 Dijon 6 0 1 5 6 14 3 0 1 2 4 8 3 0 0 3 2 6 -8 1
20 Nancy 6 0 1 5 3 13 3 0 0 3 1 9 3 0 1 2 2 4 -10 1

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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.