Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Orléans (7th, 45 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Nîmes (17th, 28 pts). Per game in the league, Orléans were scoring 1.34 and conceding 1.28, Nîmes 0.75 and 1.28, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Orléans.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 Orléans wins, 1 for Nîmes, 0 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Stade de la Source in Orleans (capacity 7,533). Orléans led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Orléans: Guillaume Khous (28'), Fahd El Khoumisti (61'), Fahd El Khoumisti (77')