A cursory glance at the Ligue 2 table hint of an advantage to Le Havre when they go to Nîmes. Even so; let's play the match before we award the win!
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Ligue 2
These teams have little in common geographically as Le Havre have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Nîmes and Le Havre 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.
Nîmes form and stats
7 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. That’s what Nîmes have to build on here at Stade des Costières in the Ligue 2. Nîmes has recorded two wins in a row here at Stade des Costières, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
No payout for Nîmes in their previous match, an away game at Amiens SC that ended in defeat 0-1. de Gevigney was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.65 out of 10. The defender Gevigney won 7 of 8 duels.
Before that, Nîmes had a home game versus Annecy which ended with a victory 4-0.Nîmes has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches.
Le Havre form and stats
7 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Le Havre playing as the away team in the Ligue 2 this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Havre as they haven't lost any of their last 28 games.
185 minutes! That's how long the Le Havre goalkeeper Mathieu Gorgelin and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Havre played 0-0 against Guingamp in their previous match. Defender Sangante was the best team player with a rating of 7.64. Sangante won 3 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Pau at their stadium, the result 1-0.Lacking goals? 15 of this side's most recent 19 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.
Le Havre find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 15 away fixtures 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 Le Havre defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({7 goals} in 15 games).
Head 2 Head
The participants have played each other before in this season, with the match result Le Havre - Nîmes 3-1 entered in the official records. Nîmes-Le Havre H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nîmes two wins, Le Havre six wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. Tchokounté 10 goals |   N. Alioui 6 goals |  Q. Cornette 6 goals |
Nîmes missing players
Le Havre missing players
| Nîmes | Le Havre | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 40 |
| 44 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 93% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| 67% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 20% | 47% | 53% |
| 43% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 20% | 27% |
| 30% | 21% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 13% | 13% |
| 17% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 50% | 29% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 40% | 40% |
| 27% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 53% | 57% |
| 30% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 27% | 23% |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 10.2 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.7 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 29% | 29% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 49% | 40% |
| 11.3 | 10.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.6 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
- Le Havre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most clean sheets (17) in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most clean sheets (8) away in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the most points (28) away in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Ligue 2
- Le Havre have the the best goal difference (+26) 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 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 61 |
| 2 | Bordeaux | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 56 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | Metz | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 52 |
| 5 | Bastia | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 48 |
| 6 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 47 |
| 7 | Caen | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | Quevilly Rouen | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Paris | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | -2 | 40 |
| 10 | Amiens SC | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 40 |
| 11 | Saint-Etienne | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 39 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | -2 | 39 |
| 13 | Rodez | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -8 | 34 |
| 14 | Pau | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 34 |
| 15 | Valenciennes | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -7 | 33 |
| 16 | Annecy | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 33 |
| 17 | Laval | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -12 | 31 |
| 18 | Dijon | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 29 |
| 19 | Nîmes | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -12 | 29 |
| 20 | Niort | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 25 | -24 | 26 |
