Oct 8th features a match where Quevilly Rouen will play host to Nîmes in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. Quevilly Rouen is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Caen. Camara struck first for Quevilly Rouen in the 29th minute on a feed from Issa Soumaré, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Caen was frustrated by Quevilly Rouen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Quevilly Rouen ended the match with the shutout victory. Quevilly Rouen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while nîmes sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Paris. Nasser Yacouba Djiga struck first for Paris on an own goal in the 87th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Nîmes couldn’t muster any offence and Paris ran away with the shutout win. Nîmes looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Nîmes won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Nîmes’s top weapon lately has been Malik Tchokounte, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Quevilly Rouen’s most prolific scorer has been Issa Soumaré. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.