Match Report
14 points and 8 places separated them: Nîmes 17th with 28, Valenciennes 9th with 42. Valenciennes's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.75/1.28 for Nîmes and 1.19/1.13 for Valenciennes (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Nîmes had been beaten in three straight games. Valenciennes carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Nîmes had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Valenciennes, 9.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 2 for Nîmes, 2 for Valenciennes and 1 drawn, at 3.6 goals per meeting. 80% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
Stade des Costières in Nimes staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.