In a weekend match on Saturday Feb 12th, in week 24, Caen and Nîmes will play a match in Caen in a clash of these two mismatched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 15th placed Caen, recorded a 1-1 draw against Nancy. Mickaël Biron struck first for Nancy in the 55th minute, then Alexandre Mendy tied it up for Caen in the 62nd minute earning Caen at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while nîmes is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Dunkerque. Kevin Rocheteau scored the first goal for Dunkerque in the 73rd 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 Dunkerque ran away with the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Nîmes should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Nîmes and Caen last played eachother at the Stade Des Costières on Saturday Aug 28th. Nîmes and Caen battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Nîmes nor Caen could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Nîmes is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Julien Ponceau and Yassine Benrahou each having 2 goals in their last 5. Both Nuno Da Costa and Deminguet have been the hottest scorers for Caen in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.