Ligue 2 prediction and preview: Nîmes modest favorites to beat Pau

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Costières (18482 seats)

This promises to be another interesting encounter at Stade des Costières in the Ligue 2. Nîmes is in 3rd position and welcome Pau in 13th place. Read all about the match here!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Nîmes form and stats

The hosts won their first Ligue 2 game here at Stade des Costières, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Nîmes last season were 3 wins, 5 draws and 11 losses from 19 games.

Nîmes are returning here after visiting Valenciennes in a Ligue 2 game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Yassine Benrahou, Niclas Eliasson and Elías Már Ómarsson scored the goal(s). Yassine Benrahou (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.51/10. Benrahou scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Ahead of that match, Nîmes won a home game hosting Dijon (2-1).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nîmes handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, one draw and one defeat.

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

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Pau form and stats

Pau have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Ligue 2 were 2 victories, 6 draws and 11 defeats from 19 fixtures.

Pau are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the Ligue 2.

Pau's previous game was their home loss versus Toulouse (0-1). Midfielder Steeve Beusnard was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.72. Beusnard hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 47 successful passes (of 50 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Rodez's place.

Pau are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and eight defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

It's early days yet, but Pau has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Last seven meetings between the teams: Nîmes won three, Pau won two and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NîmesL. Fomba
L. Fomba
2 goals
NîmesY. Benrahou
Y. Benrahou
2 goals
NîmesN. Eliasson
N. Eliasson
1 goals

Nîmes missing players

Pau missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Nîmes Pau
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
6 2 0 Scored S 0 0 2
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 67%
 
4.7 9 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3
3.7 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 3.7
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.7 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5 9
4.7 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 4
43% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
Nîmes Last season Pau
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
9 3   Won W   2 11
8 5   Drew D   6 11
21 11   Lost L   11 16
40 22   Scored S   16 42
71 39   Conceded C   30 49
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 92%
84% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 68%
53% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 42%
29% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 21%
13% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
47% 53%   BTTS BTTS   47% 45%
21% 16%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 24%
34% 32%   Failed to Score F T   47% 39%
 
4.2 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.5
5.3 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.2
1.6 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.3
5 4   Red cards R C   5 5
 
9.7 9.7   Shots (avg) S (   7.4 7.7
3.3 3.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 2.8
32% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 39%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 9
2 Toulouse 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 7
3 Nîmes 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 7
4 Auxerre 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
5 Caen 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
6 Sochaux 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 6
7 Ajaccio 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
8 Quevilly Rouen 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 4
9 Le Havre 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 4
10 Niort 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
11 Rodez 3 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 -3 4
12 Guingamp 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
13 Pau 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
14 Valenciennes 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 2
15 Bastia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Dunkerque 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
17 Dijon 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
18 Grenoble Foot 38 3 0 1 2 0 7 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 -7 1
19 Amiens SC 3 0 0 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 -5 0
20 Nancy 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -5 0
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 Lille 38 24 11 3 64 23 19 10 7 2 28 11 19 14 4 1 36 12 41 83
2 PSG 38 26 4 8 86 28 19 13 1 5 44 14 19 13 3 3 42 14 58 82
3 Monaco 38 24 6 8 76 42 19 12 5 2 43 21 19 12 1 6 33 21 34 78
4 Olympique Lyonnais 38 22 10 6 81 43 19 11 3 5 42 23 19 11 7 1 39 20 38 76
5 Olympique Marseille 38 16 12 10 54 47 19 10 5 4 32 23 19 6 7 6 22 24 7 60
6 Rennes 38 16 10 12 52 40 19 9 4 6 26 21 19 7 6 6 26 19 12 58
7 Lens 38 15 12 11 55 54 19 7 7 5 28 26 19 8 5 6 27 28 1 57
8 Montpellier 38 14 12 12 60 62 19 7 4 8 34 35 19 7 8 4 26 27 -2 54
9 Nice 38 15 7 16 50 53 19 7 3 9 25 30 19 8 4 7 25 23 -3 52
10 Metz 38 12 11 15 44 48 19 5 5 9 19 26 19 7 6 6 25 22 -4 47
11 Saint-Etienne 38 12 10 16 42 54 19 5 6 8 20 29 19 7 4 8 22 25 -12 46
12 Bordeaux 38 13 6 19 42 56 19 7 4 8 19 21 19 6 2 11 23 35 -14 45
13 Angers SCO 38 12 8 18 40 58 19 6 3 10 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 31 -18 44
14 Reims 38 9 15 14 42 50 19 4 8 7 16 21 19 5 7 7 26 29 -8 42
15 Strasbourg 38 11 9 18 49 58 19 4 5 10 21 29 19 7 4 8 28 29 -9 42
16 Lorient 38 11 9 18 50 68 19 10 2 7 31 29 19 1 7 11 19 39 -18 42
17 Brest 38 11 8 19 50 66 19 8 4 7 32 33 19 3 4 12 18 33 -16 41
18 Nantes 38 9 13 16 47 55 19 3 8 8 21 29 19 6 5 8 26 26 -8 40
19 Nîmes 38 9 8 21 40 71 19 3 5 11 22 39 19 6 3 10 18 32 -31 35
20 Dijon 38 4 9 25 25 73 19 1 6 12 8 31 19 3 3 13 17 42 -48 21
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 Troyes 38 23 8 7 60 36 19 15 3 1 32 15 19 8 5 6 28 21 24 77
2 Clermont 38 21 9 8 61 25 19 13 5 1 37 9 19 8 4 7 24 16 36 72
3 Toulouse 38 20 10 8 71 42 19 13 4 2 44 18 19 7 6 6 27 24 29 70
4 Grenoble Foot 38 38 18 11 9 51 35 19 12 6 1 35 14 19 6 5 8 16 21 16 65
5 Paris 38 17 13 8 53 37 19 11 5 3 31 18 19 6 8 5 22 19 16 64
6 Auxerre 38 16 14 8 64 43 19 10 6 3 38 18 19 6 8 5 26 25 21 62
7 Sochaux 38 12 15 11 45 37 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 6 8 5 21 15 8 51
8 Nancy 38 11 14 13 53 53 19 6 8 5 28 28 19 5 6 8 25 25 0 47
9 Guingamp 38 10 17 11 41 43 19 4 10 5 19 23 19 6 7 6 22 20 -2 47
10 Amiens SC 38 11 14 13 34 40 19 7 8 4 15 12 19 4 6 9 19 28 -6 47
11 Valenciennes 38 12 11 15 50 59 19 7 6 6 24 23 19 5 5 9 26 36 -9 47
12 Le Havre 38 11 14 13 38 48 19 4 8 7 16 23 19 7 6 6 22 25 -10 47
13 Ajaccio 38 11 13 14 34 43 19 8 6 5 21 17 19 3 7 9 13 26 -9 46
14 Pau 38 11 11 16 42 49 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 2 6 11 16 30 -7 44
15 Rodez 38 8 19 11 38 44 19 6 9 4 23 20 19 2 10 7 15 24 -6 43
16 Dunkerque 38 10 11 17 34 47 19 6 8 5 22 18 19 4 3 12 12 29 -13 41
17 Caen 38 9 14 15 34 49 19 6 9 4 17 19 19 3 5 11 17 30 -15 41
18 Niort 38 9 14 15 34 58 19 6 6 7 17 25 19 3 8 8 17 33 -24 41
19 Chambly 38 9 11 18 41 64 19 7 3 9 21 27 19 2 8 9 20 37 -23 38
20 Chateauroux 38 4 11 23 32 58 19 3 5 11 21 31 19 1 6 12 11 27 -26 23

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 Paris 3 3 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 9
2 Toulouse 3 2 1 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 7
3 Nîmes 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 7
4 Auxerre 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
5 Caen 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
6 Sochaux 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 6
7 Ajaccio 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
8 Quevilly Rouen 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 4
9 Le Havre 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 4
10 Niort 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
11 Rodez 3 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 -3 4
12 Guingamp 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
13 Pau 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
14 Valenciennes 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 2
15 Bastia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Dunkerque 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
17 Dijon 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 1
18 Grenoble Foot 38 3 0 1 2 0 7 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 -7 1
19 Amiens SC 3 0 0 3 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 -5 0
20 Nancy 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -5 0

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