Match Report
Nancy, 1st with 65 points, sat 37 points above Nîmes (17th, 28). Scoring rates set the scale: Nancy 1.69 scored and 0.88 conceded per game, Nîmes 0.75 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.2.
Momentum sat with Nancy, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Nancy held 13 points of 15 and Nîmes 4.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Nancy, 2 by Nîmes, 0 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Stade Marcel-Picot in Tomblaine (capacity 20,087). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Nancy: Teddy Bouriaud (53')