Guingamp vs Nîmes match preview: Even contest expected at Stade du Roudourou

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 23.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Roudourou (18378 seats)

Ligue 2: Guingamp are 3 points after Nîmes, but are driven to go full throttle. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Guingamp have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 2

This has all the signs of an action-packed match with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's go!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Nîmes, who are travelling more than 1100 kilometers to play this game.

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Guingamp form and stats

Guingamp have collected 5 points from their Ligue 2 home games so far after 1-2-2.

No payout for Guingamp in their previous match, an away game at Nancy that ended in defeat 1-2. Midfield player Louis Carnot got a match rating of 7.93 in that game, the max score being 10. Carnot scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Before that, Guingamp had a home game versus Rodez which ended with a victory 2-1.

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 Guingamp have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost two.

The Guingamp fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 5 matches. Guingamp's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Nîmes form and stats

The visitors are W2-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2.

Nîmes go into this game after a win, the home game against Ajaccio that ended 2-0. Zinedine Ferhat, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.32. Ferhat hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Auxerre.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nîmes playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Nîmes win, two draws and three defeats.

Nîmes has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. As opposed to that, Nîmes have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - three - three (Guingamp wins - draws - Nîmes wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NîmesY. Benrahou
Y. Benrahou
4 goals
NîmesM. Koné
M. Koné
3 goals
GuingampF. Pierrot
F. Pierrot
2 goals

Guingamp missing players

Nîmes missing players

Guingamp Nîmes
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 5 1 Played P 2 6 12
3 1 0 Won W 1 2 4
5 2 1 Drew D 1 2 5
4 2 0 Lost L 0 2 3
11 5 1 Scored S 3 9 16
14 7 1 Conceded C 1 7 12
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 83%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
42% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 42%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
58% 80% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 42%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 42%
33% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 33%
 
5.6 7.4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 5
4.2 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5 4.2
2.7 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 8.2 7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 7.5 8.6
2.6 2.8 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.2 4
35% 36% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 36% 33%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • All of Guingamp's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Nîmes's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Guingamp have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Guingamp have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Ligue 2
  • Guingamp have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Guingamp have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Guingamp haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nîmes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Ligue 2
  • 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 12 8 3 1 28 9 6 4 1 1 16 6 6 4 2 0 12 3 19 27
2 Sochaux 12 8 2 2 13 6 6 4 1 1 5 2 6 4 1 1 8 4 7 26
3 Le Havre 12 5 6 1 13 7 6 3 2 1 7 4 6 2 4 0 6 3 6 21
4 Auxerre 12 5 5 2 18 13 6 3 2 1 11 4 6 2 3 1 7 9 5 20
5 Ajaccio 12 5 4 3 12 9 6 4 1 1 7 2 6 1 3 2 5 7 3 19
6 Niort 12 5 3 4 13 10 5 3 1 1 7 2 7 2 2 3 6 8 3 18
7 Pau 12 5 3 4 13 11 7 4 1 2 9 5 5 1 2 2 4 6 2 18
8 Nîmes 12 4 5 3 16 12 6 2 3 1 7 5 6 2 2 2 9 7 4 17
9 Paris 12 5 2 5 14 13 5 2 2 1 6 4 7 3 0 4 8 9 1 17
10 Caen 12 4 3 5 15 14 7 2 1 4 10 9 5 2 2 1 5 5 1 15
11 Quevilly Rouen 12 4 3 5 12 15 6 1 2 3 5 9 6 3 1 2 7 6 -3 15
12 Grenoble Foot 38 12 4 3 5 12 16 6 4 1 1 10 6 6 0 2 4 2 10 -4 15
13 Valenciennes 12 4 3 5 11 17 6 1 1 4 5 13 6 3 2 1 6 4 -6 15
14 Guingamp 12 3 5 4 11 14 5 1 2 2 5 7 7 2 3 2 6 7 -3 14
15 Rodez 12 3 4 5 11 15 6 1 3 2 4 6 6 2 1 3 7 9 -4 13
16 Dijon 12 4 1 7 12 18 7 3 1 3 9 10 5 1 0 4 3 8 -6 13
17 Dunkerque 12 3 3 6 12 16 6 1 2 3 4 7 6 2 1 3 8 9 -4 12
18 Bastia 12 2 5 5 9 13 6 1 5 0 5 3 6 1 0 5 4 10 -4 11
19 Amiens SC 12 1 6 5 11 16 6 0 3 3 4 8 6 1 3 2 7 8 -5 9
20 Nancy 12 1 5 6 9 21 6 1 2 3 5 12 6 0 3 3 4 9 -12 8

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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.