Match Report
In the standings it was Nîmes 19th on 35 points, Nantes 18th on 40 — separated by 5. Nantes had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Per game in the league, Nîmes were scoring 1.05 and conceding 1.87, Nantes 1.24 and 1.45, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Nîmes came in having won three on the spin.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Nîmes have 2 wins to Nantes's 2, with 0 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stade des Costières in Nimes (capacity 40). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nantes led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.