Ligue 2 game lowdown: Nîmes against Le Havre

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Fri 24.September
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Costières (18482 seats)

Data, recent trends, recent fixtures, player info, head to head, selected XIs and a lot more: Here's all you want to know about Nîmes - Le Havre!

Insights:
  • Nîmes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Ligue 2

It's no vacation for neither Nîmes nor Le Havre 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.

Le Havre 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.

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Nîmes form and stats

All-inclusive Ligue 2 statistics playing at home this season for Nîmes are 1-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). The home fans are hungry for more even though Nîmes have been steadily collecting points here at Stade des Costières through three straight draws.

Nîmes are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Paris. Defender Naomichi Ueda got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.42/10. Ueda hit one key pass and won 3 of 4 duels.

Before that, Nîmes drew at home versus Amiens SC.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Nîmes have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won four times, drawn four and lost one.

Nîmes has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Nîmes's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Le Havre form and stats

Playing away, Le Havre have won 1 game, drawn 3 and suffered 0 defeats in the Ligue 2 this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Havre who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Le Havre go into this game after a win, the home game against Quevilly Rouen that ended 1-0. Pape Ibnou Ba, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.85. Ba scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Nancy.

Havre are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, five draws and two defeats. From a total of eleven matches.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Havre's manager P. Le Guen has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Nîmes victory, four draws and five Le Havre wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NîmesY. Benrahou
Y. Benrahou
4 goals
Le HavreQ. Cornette
Q. Cornette
3 goals
NîmesN. Eliasson
N. Eliasson
2 goals

Nîmes missing players

Le Havre missing players

Nîmes Le Havre
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 1 Played P 1 4 9
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
4 3 1 Drew D 1 3 5
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
12 5 0 Scored S 0 3 8
9 4 0 Conceded C 0 1 5
78% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 67%
78% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 56%
44% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 22%
11% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
11% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 44%
44% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 75% 56%
33% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 33%
 
4.7 6.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2.2 3.8
4.9 3.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.5 4.8
2.1 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
8.8 10.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6.2 7.1
3.8 3.5 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3 2.8
35% 36% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 32%
Key stats in Ligue 2 this season:
  • Le Havre have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Le Havre have not yet lost a game away.
  • Le Havre have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Le Havre have the fewest conceded goals (1) away in Ligue 2
  • Le Havre have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Nîmes have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nîmes have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Ligue 2
  • Nîmes have won significantly more corners at home than 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 9 7 2 0 20 6 4 3 1 0 8 3 5 4 1 0 12 3 14 23
2 Ajaccio 9 5 4 0 12 4 5 4 1 0 7 1 4 1 3 0 5 3 8 19
3 Sochaux 9 6 1 2 11 6 4 3 0 1 4 2 5 3 1 1 7 4 5 19
4 Auxerre 9 5 3 1 16 5 5 3 1 1 9 2 4 2 2 0 7 3 11 18
5 Paris 9 5 1 3 12 7 4 2 1 1 5 3 5 3 0 2 7 4 5 16
6 Pau 9 4 3 2 11 7 5 3 1 1 7 3 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 15
7 Le Havre 9 3 5 1 8 5 5 2 2 1 5 4 4 1 3 0 3 1 3 14
8 Nîmes 9 3 4 2 12 9 4 1 3 0 5 4 5 2 1 2 7 5 3 13
9 Rodez 9 3 3 3 9 11 4 1 2 1 3 4 5 2 1 2 6 7 -2 12
10 Niort 9 3 3 3 6 8 4 2 1 1 3 1 5 1 2 2 3 7 -2 12
11 Caen 9 3 2 4 9 8 5 2 0 3 7 5 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 11
12 Quevilly Rouen 9 3 2 4 9 10 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 1 2 6 6 -1 11
13 Guingamp 9 2 4 3 6 9 4 0 2 2 3 6 5 2 2 1 3 3 -3 10
14 Dijon 9 3 1 5 11 15 5 2 1 2 8 9 4 1 0 3 3 6 -4 10
15 Grenoble Foot 38 9 3 1 5 9 15 5 3 1 1 8 6 4 0 0 4 1 9 -6 10
16 Valenciennes 9 2 3 4 7 13 5 1 1 3 4 10 4 1 2 1 3 3 -6 9
17 Amiens SC 9 1 4 4 10 14 5 0 2 3 4 8 4 1 2 1 6 6 -4 7
18 Bastia 9 1 4 4 7 11 4 0 4 0 3 3 5 1 0 4 4 8 -4 7
19 Dunkerque 9 0 3 6 5 14 5 0 2 3 2 7 4 0 1 3 3 7 -9 3
20 Nancy 9 0 3 6 5 18 4 0 1 3 2 10 5 0 2 3 3 8 -13 3

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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.