Valenciennes - Nîmes: Small difference between teams in Ligue 2 clash

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Competition: France Ligue 2
Competition: Sat 07.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade du Hainaut (24926 seats)

Valenciennes will battle it out with Nîmes in this Ligue 2 game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!

Valenciennes and Nîmes 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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Nîmes, who are travelling more than 900 kilometers to play this game.

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Valenciennes form and stats

A Ligue 2 draw at home so far for Valenciennes. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats from 19 matches.

The home team returns to Stade du Hainaut after being equal after 90 minutes with Guingamp (placed 11th) on their last time out; the Ligue 2 game ended 1-1. Gaëtan Robail, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 7.75 (out of 10). Robail scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 4 times.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Niort.

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 Valenciennes have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won six, drawn two and lost three.

Early season league goal statistics from Valenciennes's 1 home game: 0 goals, 0 conceded.

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Nîmes form and stats

One match played away so far in the Ligue 2 for Nîmes and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses from 19 games.

Nîmes had fun at their own home (Stade du Hainaut) last time out, beating Dijon 2-1. Yassine Benrahou and Lamine Fomba scored. Midfielder Yassine Benrahou was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.92. Benrahou scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled passed the opponent 4 of 8 times.

A 1-1 draw at Bastia's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Nîmes in our archives, and the results are: one win for Nîmes, two draws and three defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Nîmes has managed 1 goal and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's zero Valenciennes victories, three draws and six Nîmes wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NîmesL. Fomba
L. Fomba
2 goals
ValenciennesG. Robail
G. Robail
1 goals
NîmesY. Benrahou
Y. Benrahou
1 goals

Valenciennes missing players

Nîmes missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Valenciennes Nîmes
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 1 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 1 1 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 1 1 2
50% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.5 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 5.5
6 7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4 3
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6 9.5
2.5 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 5
20% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 20% 30%
Valenciennes Last season Nîmes
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
12 7   Won W   6 9
11 6   Drew D   3 8
15 6   Lost L   10 21
50 24   Scored S   18 40
59 23   Conceded C   32 71
97% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 97%
76% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 84%
45% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   63% 53%
29% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 29%
13% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 13%
50% 47%   BTTS BTTS   42% 47%
24% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 21%
29% 21%   Failed to Score F T   37% 34%
 
3.6 3.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4.2
4.4 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.5 5.3
2.1 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
5 2   Red cards R C   1 5
 
7.7 8.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.7 9.7
3.5 3.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.3
37% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 32%

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

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