Auxerre can not count on any freebies from hosts Nîmes in this Ligue 2 fixture. Here's your complete match guide!
It's no vacation for neither Nîmes nor Auxerre as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Nîmes form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 2 for Nîmes at their home stadium (Stade des Costières) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
It's back home for Nîmes, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Le Havre away with the result 1-0. Benrahou found the net in that victory. Goalkeeper Bråtveit got the top rating on the team in that game; 9.9 out of ten. Bråtveit topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Paris that ended 1-1.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nîmes as they are travelling to their away game against Ajaccio in the Ligue 2. That match is four days after this one.
Nîmes has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Nîmes have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Auxerre form and stats
7-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Auxerre in their Ligue 2 matches away. The fact that Auxerre have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Auxerre had fun at their own home (Stade des Costières) last time out, beating Sochaux 3-2. Autret, Sakhi and Charbonnier scored. Midfield player Autret was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.74/10. Autret scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 20 successful passes (of 24 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Rodez with the score of 3-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Toulouse in just four days.
Auxerre have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Auxerre have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Auxerre - Nîmes 2-2. Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Nîmes won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Auxerre have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  G. Charbonnier 14 goals |   Y. Benrahou 9 goals |  M. Koné 8 goals |
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| Nîmes | Auxerre | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 44 |
| 36 | 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 79% | 86% |
| 75% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 68% |
| 57% | 57% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 54% |
| 18% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 36% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 50% | 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 54% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 43% | 43% |
| 32% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 18% |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.4 | 9.4 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 31% | 28% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 26% | 32% |
| 11.2 | 9.5 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
| 4.6 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 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 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 57 |
| 2 | Paris | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 55 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 51 |
| 4 | Ajaccio | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 51 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 47 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 41 |
| 7 | Nîmes | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 39 |
| 8 | Pau | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | -2 | 38 |
| 9 | Amiens SC | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Caen | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 35 |
| 11 | Niort | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -2 | 35 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 35 |
| 13 | Dijon | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Bastia | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 32 |
| 16 | Rodez | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 31 |
| 17 | Dunkerque | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 30 |
| 18 | Quevilly Rouen | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -14 | 30 |
| 19 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 29 |
| 20 | Nancy | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 29 | -28 | 20 |
