The home advantage belongs to Nîmes in this fixture vs Valenciennes, but the away side will battle to the finish. Here's the complete Tipsway match guide!
- 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
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Nîmes form and stats
The complete Ligue 2 results playing at home this season for Nîmes are 3-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Nîmes enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Dijon's place. The match ended 2-1 with Ponceau and Eliasson scoring. The home team returns to Stade des Costières after drawing with Dijon (placed 11th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-1. No payout for Nîmes in their previous match, an away game at Dijon that ended in defeat 2-1. Eliasson (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.64/10. Eliasson scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, Nîmes had a home game versus Toulouse which ended with a victory 1-2. Before that, Nîmes drew at home versus Toulouse. Ahead of that match, Nîmes lost 1-2 at home to Toulouse.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 nine matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost three.
There will be little rest for Nîmes after this match as they are travelling to Pau for a Ligue 2 game in only four days.
The Nîmes fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. Nîmes have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Valenciennes form and stats
The visitors are W3-D5-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ligue 2. Valenciennes has drawn their two previous away games.
Valenciennes delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Guingamp (placed 12th) in their previous fixture. The manager Delmotte was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Stade du Hainaut. Valenciennes suffered a 1-1 loss to Guingamp (placed 12th). The supporters enjoyed Valenciennes's previous game versus Guingamp (placed 12th), a 1-1 win played at home. Ntim, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.75. Ntim scored one goal and won 7 of 11 duels.
Prior to that result Valenciennes won their away game at Sochaux. The scoreline was 1-1. A 1-1 draw at Sochaux's stadium before that. Preceding that game, the 1-1 loss visiting Sochaux's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Valenciennes in our archives, and the results are: one win for Valenciennes, four draws and two defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Nancy in just four days.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Valenciennes as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head encounter ended Valenciennes - Nîmes 0-3, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nîmes seven wins, three draws and Valenciennes zero victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Benrahou 6 goals |  M. Koné 5 goals |  N. Eliasson 4 goals |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 28 |
| 90% | 80% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 85% |
| 75% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 65% |
| 55% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 15% | 10% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 5% | 10% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 55% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 55% |
| 25% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 30% |
| 30% | 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 5 | 6.1 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.2 | 9.6 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 6.1 | 8.2 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 32% | 27% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 29% | 29% |
| 10.9 | 10.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 7.8 | 8.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 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 | Toulouse | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 41 |
| 2 | Ajaccio | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | Sochaux | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 39 |
| 4 | Paris | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Auxerre | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Le Havre | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Niort | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Pau | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Rodez | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Nîmes | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Dijon | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Guingamp | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 13 | Quevilly Rouen | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Bastia | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Caen | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 16 | Grenoble Foot 38 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 17 | Valenciennes | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -12 | 22 |
| 18 | Amiens SC | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 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 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -22 | 15 |
