Can Laval defeat Nîmes in Stade Francis Le Basser clash?

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 26.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis Le Basser (18467 seats)

Victories have not come easily for Laval so far, and that also applies to Nîmes. These brave battlers have the opportunity for some much needed points here.

Insights:
  • Laval have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in Ligue 2

Relegation threatens Laval who should definitely be looking for some points here. Nîmes are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.

These teams have little in common geographically as Nîmes have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Laval form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Laval at their home stadium (Stade Francis Le Basser) is 8 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats. When Laval hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Valenciennes, Niort, Annecy, Pau, Laval and Dijon), they have won 3 of 5 matches! There’s a good atmosphere here at Stade Francis Le Basser after three straight home wins.

Laval are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Bordeaux. Goncalves, defender, was given a rating of 7.03/10 in that game, top of the team. Goncalves hit one key pass and won 5 of 9 duels.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Saint-Étienne.

Goals keep coming in this team's league fixtures, with 5 in a row seeing three goals or more (over 2.5).

The Laval fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 18 matches. 24 goals have been conceded. Laval has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Nîmes form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nîmes so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-13 (win-draw-lose). A depressing six defeats in a row for Nîmes in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Rodez.

Nîmes might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Dijon proved too strong as Nîmes slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stade des Costières. It is worrying for Nîmes that their goalie Maraval made seven saves in the Dijon match, but still couldn't stop a loss.

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

Goals galore? This team have played 5 consecutive league games all having at least three goals (over 2.5 goals).

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nîmes as they have only managed to score 17 times from 18 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Nîmes manager Bompard has some worries about the defense as 37 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Nîmes have not lost in the last 4 games (2-2-0) facing Laval.

The teams involved encountered each other earlier this season: Nîmes - Laval 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

NîmesM. Tchokounté
M. Tchokounté
11 goals
NîmesR. Said Ahamada
R. Said Ahamada
8 goals
LavalJ. Maggiotti
J. Maggiotti
7 goals

Laval missing players

Nîmes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Laval Nîmes
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
12 8 3 Won W 0 1 9
4 2 1 Drew D 2 4 6
20 8 1 Lost L 3 13 21
40 25 5 Scored S 4 17 41
55 24 3 Conceded C 7 37 59
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 94%
64% 72% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 78% 69%
58% 67% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 56% 50%
31% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 39% 33%
14% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 22% 22%
50% 61% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 67% 53%
22% 17% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 6% 22%
33% 22% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 31%
 
4.8 4.6 3.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.5 3.5
4.3 5.1 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5 4.8
2 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.6
6 3 2 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
9.3 10.3 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.5 10.2
3.9 4.4 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.3 3.9
29% 31% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 28% 29%
 
10.5 10.3 9 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 12.4 11.7
3.8 3.2 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 4.9 4.4
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Laval have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Laval have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Ligue 2
  • Laval have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Ligue 2
  • Laval haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nîmes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • 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 fewest points (7) away in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals (37) away in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have the the worst goal difference (-20) 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 35 19 14 2 44 16 17 10 7 0 22 7 18 9 7 2 22 9 28 71
2 Bordeaux 36 20 9 7 51 26 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 8 5 5 23 17 25 69
3 Metz 36 18 12 6 57 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 9 5 4 32 18 26 66
4 Bastia 36 17 8 11 49 41 18 11 3 4 25 14 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 59
5 Caen 36 16 10 10 50 40 18 11 5 2 31 15 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 58
6 Sochaux 36 15 7 14 53 37 18 9 4 5 31 17 18 6 3 9 22 20 16 52
7 Paris 36 14 9 13 43 42 18 7 3 8 23 22 18 7 6 5 20 20 1 51
8 Grenoble Foot 38 36 14 9 13 33 33 18 9 5 4 19 14 18 5 4 9 14 19 0 51
9 Saint-Étienne 36 14 10 12 59 55 18 9 4 5 32 27 18 5 6 7 27 28 4 49
10 Guingamp 36 13 10 13 47 46 18 6 4 8 24 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 1 49
11 Quevilly Rouen 36 12 13 11 43 43 18 6 9 3 27 21 18 6 4 8 16 22 0 49
12 Amiens SC 36 12 8 16 36 49 18 8 3 7 19 20 18 4 5 9 17 29 -13 44
13 Rodez 36 10 13 13 36 41 18 4 7 7 16 24 18 6 6 6 20 17 -5 43
14 Annecy 36 10 12 14 38 50 18 8 4 6 17 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -12 42
15 Dijon 36 10 11 15 37 41 18 7 6 5 20 16 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 41
16 Pau 36 10 11 15 36 50 18 5 6 7 19 27 18 5 5 8 17 23 -14 41
17 Laval 36 12 4 20 40 55 18 8 2 8 25 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -15 40
18 Valenciennes 35 8 15 12 39 47 18 5 11 2 26 23 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 39
19 Nîmes 36 9 6 21 41 59 18 8 2 8 24 22 18 1 4 13 17 37 -18 33
20 Niort 36 7 7 22 32 62 18 5 3 10 21 33 18 2 4 12 11 29 -30 28

Nîmes:
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 35 19 14 2 44 16 17 10 7 0 22 7 18 9 7 2 22 9 28 71
2 Bordeaux 36 20 9 7 51 26 18 12 4 2 28 9 18 8 5 5 23 17 25 69
3 Metz 36 18 12 6 57 31 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 9 5 4 32 18 26 66
4 Bastia 36 17 8 11 49 41 18 11 3 4 25 14 18 6 5 7 24 27 8 59
5 Caen 36 16 10 10 50 40 18 11 5 2 31 15 18 5 5 8 19 25 10 58
6 Sochaux 36 15 7 14 53 37 18 9 4 5 31 17 18 6 3 9 22 20 16 52
7 Paris 36 14 9 13 43 42 18 7 3 8 23 22 18 7 6 5 20 20 1 51
8 Grenoble Foot 38 36 14 9 13 33 33 18 9 5 4 19 14 18 5 4 9 14 19 0 51
9 Saint-Étienne 36 14 10 12 59 55 18 9 4 5 32 27 18 5 6 7 27 28 4 49
10 Guingamp 36 13 10 13 47 46 18 6 4 8 24 24 18 7 6 5 23 22 1 49
11 Quevilly Rouen 36 12 13 11 43 43 18 6 9 3 27 21 18 6 4 8 16 22 0 49
12 Amiens SC 36 12 8 16 36 49 18 8 3 7 19 20 18 4 5 9 17 29 -13 44
13 Rodez 36 10 13 13 36 41 18 4 7 7 16 24 18 6 6 6 20 17 -5 43
14 Annecy 36 10 12 14 38 50 18 8 4 6 17 18 18 2 8 8 21 32 -12 42
15 Dijon 36 10 11 15 37 41 18 7 6 5 20 16 18 3 5 10 17 25 -4 41
16 Pau 36 10 11 15 36 50 18 5 6 7 19 27 18 5 5 8 17 23 -14 41
17 Laval 36 12 4 20 40 55 18 8 2 8 25 24 18 4 2 12 15 31 -15 40
18 Valenciennes 35 8 15 12 39 47 18 5 11 2 26 23 17 3 4 10 13 24 -8 39
19 Nîmes 36 9 6 21 41 59 18 8 2 8 24 22 18 1 4 13 17 37 -18 33
20 Niort 36 7 7 22 32 62 18 5 3 10 21 33 18 2 4 12 11 29 -30 28

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