Soccer betting preview: Nîmes welcomes Laval in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Costières (18482 seats)

Laval have travelled here for an interesting battle against the hosting Nîmes. Prepare for the game with this in-depth Ligue 2 preview!

Insights:
  • Laval have the most points (6) away in Ligue 2

Laval 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.

Nîmes and Laval should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Nîmes form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Nîmes's two home games in the Ligue 2 so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Stade des Costières.

Nîmes faced defeat in their previous match, away at Dijon (1-2). Defender de Gevigney got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.6/10. Gevigney won 7 of 10 duels.

Ahead of that match, Nîmes won a home game hosting Rodez (1-0).

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 Nîmes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Nîmes are traveling soon after this match as the Ligue 2 match at Grenoble Foot 38 awaits in three days.

Nîmes has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Laval form and stats

Laval are yet to lose a point on their Ligue 2 travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Laval love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Laval's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Metz that finished 3-3. The match against Metz looked like a defeat for Laval, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. Diaw equalized in the 90th minute. The draw against Metz came from a losing position. The Laval manager Frapolli brought on Diaw as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Midfield player Maggiotti was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.3/10. Maggiotti hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 44 successful passes (of 52 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Annecy at their stadium, the result 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Laval playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were 5 Laval wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Laval are hosting Le Havre in the Ligue 2 only three days away.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Laval has managed 3 goals and let in 0 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Nîmes won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Laval managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

LavalZ. Naidji
Z. Naidji
4 goals
NîmesE. Ómarsson
E. Ómarsson
1 goals
NîmesM. Koné
M. Koné
1 goals

Nîmes missing players

Laval missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nîmes Laval
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 1 2 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
3 1 0 Scored S 1 3 7
4 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 50%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.5 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.5 5.2
6.2 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.5 4.2
1.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.5 8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7 9.8
4 4.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 5
19% 11% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 43% 35%
 
13.2 13.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 11.5 10.5
4 2.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3 3
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Laval have the most points (6) away in Ligue 2
Nîmes Last season Laval
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   17 34
14 6   Won W   10 20
7 4   Drew D   4 7
17 9   Lost L   3 7
44 22   Scored S   27 50
51 28   Conceded C   18 31
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
74% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 65%
55% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 56%
21% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 21%
5% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 3%
50% 63%   BTTS BTTS   59% 53%
24% 11%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 38%
34% 37%   Failed to Score F T   12% 15%
 
4.4 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 5.1
5.4 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4 4
2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.9
3 1   Red cards R C   3 4
 
7.4 8.2   Shots (avg) S (   8.8 9.9
3.7 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4
32% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   41% 36%
 
11.9 9.7   Shots against (avg) S A   7.8 7.1
4.7 3.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 2.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Caen 4 3 1 0 8 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
2 Amiens SC 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 9
3 Dijon 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 2 1 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8
4 Metz 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 4 7
5 Bordeaux 3 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 7
6 Guingamp 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 7
7 Laval 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 0 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 7
8 Bastia 4 2 0 2 8 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 6
9 Niort 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 6
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 7 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 6 1 5 5
11 Paris 4 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 5
12 Valenciennes 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 -1 5
13 Sochaux 4 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 4
14 Nîmes 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
15 Grenoble Foot 38 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -2 4
16 Quevilly Rouen 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3
17 Rodez 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 -4 2
18 Pau 4 0 2 2 1 8 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 5 -7 2
19 Annecy 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -3 1
20 Saint-Étienne 4 0 2 2 4 11 2 0 1 1 1 7 2 0 1 1 3 4 -7 -1
Last season 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 38 23 10 5 82 33 19 14 4 1 52 14 19 9 6 4 30 19 49 79
2 Ajaccio 38 22 9 7 39 19 19 13 3 3 21 8 19 9 6 4 18 11 20 75
3 Auxerre 38 21 11 6 61 39 19 11 4 4 33 19 19 10 7 2 28 20 22 74
4 Paris 38 20 10 8 54 35 19 11 7 1 30 13 19 9 3 7 24 22 19 70
5 Sochaux 38 19 11 8 47 34 19 10 6 3 22 14 19 9 5 5 25 20 13 68
6 Guingamp 38 15 13 10 52 48 19 9 6 4 31 24 19 6 7 6 21 24 4 58
7 Caen 38 13 11 14 51 42 19 9 3 7 30 18 19 4 8 7 21 24 9 50
8 Le Havre 38 13 11 14 38 41 19 6 5 8 17 20 19 7 6 6 21 21 -3 50
9 Nîmes 38 14 7 17 44 51 19 6 4 9 22 28 19 8 3 8 22 23 -7 49
10 Pau 38 14 7 17 41 49 19 10 2 7 25 20 19 4 5 10 16 29 -8 49
11 Dijon 38 13 8 17 48 53 19 8 3 8 25 26 19 5 5 9 23 27 -5 47
12 Bastia 38 10 16 12 38 36 19 5 12 2 19 12 19 5 4 10 19 24 2 46
13 Niort 38 12 10 16 39 42 19 7 5 7 21 17 19 5 5 9 18 25 -3 46
14 Amiens SC 38 9 17 12 43 41 19 7 6 6 26 16 19 2 11 6 17 25 2 44
15 Grenoble Foot 38 38 12 8 18 32 44 19 7 5 7 21 21 19 5 3 11 11 23 -12 44
16 Valenciennes 38 10 14 14 34 47 19 5 5 9 19 28 19 5 9 5 15 19 -13 44
17 Rodez 38 10 13 15 32 42 19 5 9 5 16 16 19 5 4 10 16 26 -10 43
18 Quevilly Rouen 38 10 10 18 33 50 19 5 7 7 18 22 19 5 3 11 15 28 -17 40
19 Dunkerque 38 8 7 23 28 53 19 5 6 8 14 21 19 3 1 15 14 32 -25 31
20 Nancy 38 6 9 23 32 69 19 4 4 11 16 33 19 2 5 12 16 36 -37 27
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Laval 34 20 7 7 50 31 17 10 3 4 23 13 17 10 4 3 27 18 19 67
2 Annecy 34 19 9 6 55 30 17 12 4 1 35 9 17 7 5 5 20 21 25 66
3 Villefranche 34 19 8 7 47 29 17 10 3 4 26 16 17 9 5 3 21 13 18 65
4 Concarneau 34 15 13 6 48 31 17 10 4 3 26 11 17 5 9 3 22 20 17 58
5 Chateauroux 34 15 10 9 41 28 17 8 6 3 25 13 17 7 4 6 16 15 13 55
6 Bourg-en-Bresse 34 15 9 10 55 37 17 8 5 4 25 14 17 7 4 6 30 23 18 54
7 Stade Briochin 34 14 10 10 47 35 17 9 4 4 27 16 17 5 6 6 20 19 12 52
8 Sedan 34 13 11 10 37 37 17 9 4 4 19 14 17 4 7 6 18 23 0 50
9 Orleans 34 12 11 11 37 35 17 7 6 4 22 15 17 5 5 7 15 20 2 47
10 Le Mans 34 12 10 12 35 35 17 8 4 5 19 15 17 4 6 7 16 20 0 46
11 Red Star 34 13 6 15 55 50 17 7 2 8 28 25 17 6 4 7 27 25 5 45
12 Avranches 34 12 6 16 37 58 17 7 2 8 19 30 17 5 4 8 18 28 -21 42
13 Cholet 34 11 8 15 49 62 17 7 4 6 28 28 17 4 4 9 21 34 -13 41
14 Sete 34 10 7 17 35 42 17 5 6 6 18 16 17 5 1 11 17 26 -7 37
15 Bastia-Borgo 34 7 10 17 40 58 17 6 5 6 28 25 17 1 5 11 12 33 -18 31
16 Chambly 34 7 8 19 35 62 17 4 6 7 24 30 17 3 2 12 11 32 -27 29
17 Boulogne 34 6 9 19 28 48 17 3 7 7 14 21 17 3 2 12 14 27 -20 26
18 Creteil 34 6 8 20 35 58 17 5 5 7 23 26 17 1 3 13 12 32 -23 26

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 Caen 4 3 1 0 8 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 10
2 Amiens SC 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 9
3 Dijon 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 2 1 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8
4 Metz 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 4 7
5 Bordeaux 3 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 7
6 Guingamp 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 1 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 7
7 Laval 4 2 1 1 7 5 2 0 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 7
8 Bastia 4 2 0 2 8 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 6
9 Niort 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 6
10 Le Havre 4 1 2 1 7 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 6 1 5 5
11 Paris 4 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 5
12 Valenciennes 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 -1 5
13 Sochaux 4 1 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 4
14 Nîmes 4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 4
15 Grenoble Foot 38 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 3 -2 4
16 Quevilly Rouen 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 3
17 Rodez 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 1 -4 2
18 Pau 4 0 2 2 1 8 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 5 -7 2
19 Annecy 4 0 1 3 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -3 1
20 Saint-Étienne 4 0 2 2 4 11 2 0 1 1 1 7 2 0 1 1 3 4 -7 -1

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