Match Report
Olympique Lyonnais, 4th with 76 points, sat 41 points above Nîmes (19th, 35). Nîmes had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 14th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Nîmes ran at 1.05 scored and 1.87 conceded, Olympique Lyonnais at 2.13 and 1.13.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Nîmes, 1 draw and 3 for Olympique Lyonnais, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host.
Stade des Costières in Nimes, capacity 18,482, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Olympique Lyonnais led 3-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-5.




