Balanced ball game between Nîmes and Martigues expected

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Competition: France National
Competition: Mon 14.Aug
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade des Costières (18482 seats)

The brand new season is about to start and the club members are trembling with excitement. It’s a fresh slate as Nîmes greet Martigues for the opening game at Stade des Costières. Read more!

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Nîmes form and stats

Disaster struck Nîmes last season as they could not defend their status as a Ligue 2 team. With 22 defeats from 38 games, and only 10 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Nîmes are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W9 D2 L8.

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 7 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Nîmes are traveling soon after this match as the National match at Rouen awaits in four days.

Nîmes have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Nîmes scored {0 goals} and let in {2 goals} during these one game.

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Martigues form and stats

Let's have a look at how Martigues performed last season in the National: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 15 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 54 and conceded {40 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 9 and lost 3 with 23/22 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Martigues playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 6 Martigues wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Versailles in just four days.

Martigues played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In these two matches Martigues scored 3 and conceded {2 goals}.

Head 2 Head

Head to head data (for the previous seven meetings): Nîmes won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Martigues have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / two.

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Total First Half Second Half
Nîmes Martigues
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Nîmes Last season Martigues
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   17 34
10 9   Won W   5 15
6 2   Drew D   9 15
22 8   Lost L   3 4
44 27   Scored S   23 54
62 23   Conceded C   22 40
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 97%
71% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 82%
50% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 50%
34% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 32%
21% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 9%
53% 42%   BTTS BTTS   71% 68%
21% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 24%
32% 26%   Failed to Score F T   18% 12%
 
3.4 3.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 4.2
4.8 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   3.1 2.8
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.3
3 1   Red cards R C   4 5
 
10.1 10.8   Shots (avg) S (   10.3 10.9
3.8 4.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.4
30% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 37%
 
11.7 11.2   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 9.1
4.5 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.5 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cholet 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Le Mans 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Niort 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Red Star 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Orleans 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Nancy 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Villefranche 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Dijon 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Rouen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Versailles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Martigues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nîmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Avranches 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
15 Epinal 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Chasselay MDA 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Marignane Gignac CB 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Chateauroux 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 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 Le Havre 38 20 15 3 46 19 19 11 7 1 23 9 19 9 8 2 23 10 27 75
2 Metz 38 20 12 6 61 33 19 10 7 2 28 15 19 10 5 4 33 18 28 72
3 Bordeaux 38 20 9 8 51 27 19 12 4 2 28 9 19 8 5 6 23 18 24 69
4 Bastia 38 17 9 12 52 45 19 11 4 4 26 15 19 6 5 8 26 30 7 60
5 Caen 38 16 11 11 52 43 19 11 6 2 33 17 19 5 5 9 19 26 9 59
6 Guingamp 38 15 10 13 51 46 19 7 4 8 26 24 19 8 6 5 25 22 5 55
7 Paris 38 15 10 13 45 43 19 8 3 8 24 22 19 7 7 5 21 21 2 55
8 Saint-Etienne 38 15 11 12 63 57 19 10 4 5 34 27 19 5 7 7 29 30 6 53
9 Sochaux 38 15 7 16 54 41 19 9 4 6 31 18 19 6 3 10 23 23 13 52
10 Grenoble Foot 38 38 14 9 15 33 36 19 9 5 5 19 16 19 5 4 10 14 20 -3 51
11 Quevilly Rouen 38 12 14 12 47 49 19 6 9 4 28 24 19 6 5 8 19 25 -2 50
12 Pau 38 12 11 15 40 52 19 6 6 7 20 27 19 6 5 8 20 25 -12 47
13 Amiens SC 38 13 8 17 40 52 19 8 3 8 20 22 19 5 5 9 20 30 -12 47
14 Rodez 38 10 13 14 38 44 19 4 7 8 18 27 19 6 6 6 20 17 -6 46
15 Laval 38 14 4 20 44 56 19 9 2 8 27 24 19 5 2 12 17 32 -12 46
16 Valenciennes 38 10 15 13 42 49 19 6 11 2 27 23 19 4 4 11 15 26 -7 45
17 Annecy 38 11 12 15 39 51 19 9 4 6 18 18 19 2 8 9 21 33 -12 45
18 Dijon 38 10 12 16 38 43 19 7 7 5 21 17 19 3 5 11 17 26 -5 42
19 Nîmes 38 10 6 22 44 62 19 9 2 8 27 23 19 1 4 14 17 39 -18 36
20 Niort 38 7 8 23 35 67 19 5 4 10 24 36 19 2 4 13 11 31 -32 29
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 Dunkerque 34 19 5 10 50 32 17 10 2 5 25 14 17 9 3 5 25 18 18 62
2 Red Star 34 17 9 8 51 30 17 8 3 6 23 20 17 9 6 2 28 10 21 60
3 Concarneau 34 18 7 9 57 37 17 10 3 4 27 14 17 8 4 5 30 23 20 60
4 Martigues 34 15 15 4 54 40 17 10 6 1 31 18 17 5 9 3 23 22 14 60
5 Versailles 34 14 9 11 41 41 17 9 3 5 21 18 17 5 6 6 20 23 0 51
6 Avranches 34 15 4 15 47 44 17 8 2 7 27 22 17 7 2 8 20 22 3 48
7 Villefranche 34 11 13 10 49 40 17 7 7 3 25 16 17 4 6 7 24 24 9 46
8 Sedan 34 12 10 12 41 47 17 6 4 7 18 22 17 6 6 5 23 25 -6 46
9 Orleans 34 10 14 10 38 37 17 4 8 5 16 17 17 6 6 5 22 20 1 44
10 Chateauroux 34 12 8 14 41 46 17 6 4 7 23 25 17 6 4 7 18 21 -5 44
11 Le Mans 34 10 13 11 50 42 17 7 8 2 34 15 17 3 5 9 16 27 8 43
12 Nancy 34 10 13 11 37 39 17 7 3 7 20 19 17 3 10 4 17 20 -2 42
13 Cholet 34 10 12 12 36 44 17 6 7 4 19 18 17 4 5 8 17 26 -8 42
14 Bourg-en-Bresse 34 9 13 12 42 46 17 4 8 5 24 26 17 5 5 7 18 20 -4 40
15 Stade Briochin 34 8 14 12 36 46 17 4 8 5 16 19 17 4 6 7 20 27 -10 38
16 Le Puy F.43 Auvergne 34 7 14 13 34 50 17 3 8 6 19 24 17 4 6 7 15 26 -16 35
17 Gobelins 34 6 13 15 28 42 17 3 9 5 18 19 17 3 4 10 10 23 -14 31
18 Bastia-Borgo 34 6 8 20 32 61 17 5 4 8 21 31 17 1 4 12 11 30 -29 26

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 Cholet 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Le Mans 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Niort 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Red Star 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
5 Orleans 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Nancy 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Villefranche 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Dijon 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Rouen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Versailles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Martigues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nîmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Avranches 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
15 Epinal 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
16 Chasselay MDA 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 Marignane Gignac CB 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Chateauroux 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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