On the 3rd of February, in this week 22 match, Nîmes plays host to Grenoble Foot 38 in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Nîmes is fresh off their 3-2 win against Niort. Malik Tchokounte struck first for Nîmes in the 12th minute on a penalty, then Pablo Pagis added another in the 17th minute. Nîmes is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Grenoble Foot 38 is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Bastia. Kapitbafan Djoco struck first for Bastia in the 90th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Grenoble Foot 38 was frustrated by Bastia’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bastia ended the match with the shutout victory. Grenoble Foot 38 should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade Des Alpes, Grenoble Foot 38 won by a score of 1 to 0. Abdulia Sanyang struck first for Grenoble Foot 38 in the 88th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Nîmes couldn’t muster any offence and Grenoble Foot 38 ran away with the shutout win.
Jordan Tell has been the most effective weapon for Grenoble Foot 38 lately. The French attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Nîmes’s most prolific scorer has been Pablo Pagis. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.