In total; 20 matches are done and Nîmes are 4 points ahead of Valenciennes. What will happen?
- Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Valenciennes have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Ligue 2
It's quite the trip for Valenciennes when visiting Nîmes as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
This promises to be an engrossing fixture with lots of action and energy as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
Nîmes form and stats
3-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligue 2 numbers at home for Nîmes so far this season.
Happy days for Nîmes in their previous game, a Ligue 2 match away at Dijon (placed 14th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. The striker Eliasson won the honour of being "man of the match" for Nîmes with the rating of 8.63/10. Eliasson scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Toulouse (1-2).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 ten games) they have won four times, drawn four and lost two.
Nîmes has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Nîmes's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Valenciennes form and stats
3-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Valenciennes in their Ligue 2 matches away. One point away has become something of a habit for Valenciennes who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Valenciennes played 1-1 against Guingamp in their previous match. Defender Ntim was the best team player with a rating of 7.55. Ntim scored one goal and won 7 of 11 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sochaux.We have checked recent matches where Valenciennes have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 17 games were six victories, six draws and five defeats.
The attacking power of Valenciennes when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Valenciennes as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Valenciennes - Nîmes 0-3 was the result in these sides' latest H2H game, earlier this season. Data for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: seven wins for Nîmes, three draws and zero wins for Valenciennes. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Benrahou 6 goals |  M. Koné 5 goals |  N. Eliasson 4 goals |
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| Nîmes | Valenciennes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | 11 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 28 |
| 90% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 85% |
| 75% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 65% |
| 55% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 15% | 10% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 5% | 10% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 55% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 55% |
| 25% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 30% | 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.2 | 9.6 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 6.1 | 8.2 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 32% | 27% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 29% |
| 10.9 | 10.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 4 |
- Nîmes have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nîmes have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Valenciennes have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Ligue 2
- Valenciennes have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajaccio | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 37 |
| 3 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Paris | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Sochaux | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Niort | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Pau | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Rodez | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 27 |
| 10 | Nîmes | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Guingamp | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 12 | Quevilly Rouen | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Bastia | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Dijon | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Caen | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| 16 | Valenciennes | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Amiens SC | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 18 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 21 |
| 19 | Dunkerque | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 20 | Nancy | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 12 |
