Week 28 brings us a match on Mar 12th, where Le Havre hosts Nîmes at Stade Océane in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. Le Havre sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Quevilly Rouen. Abline scored the first goal for Le Havre in the 16th minute, then Quentin Cornette added another in the 65th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Quevilly Rouen couldn’t manage to score, and Le Havre took the shutout win. Le Havre is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while nîmes is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Paris. Khalid Boutaïb struck first for Paris in the 24th minute on a feed from Julien Yves Remi Lopez Baila, then Niclas Eliasson tied it up for Nîmes in the 38th minute on a feed from Yassine Benrahou earning Nîmes at least a draw. Nîmes is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 24th of September, Nîmes hosted Le Havre in their last match together. Le Havre won by a score of 1 to 0. Jamal Thiare scored the first goal for Le Havre in the 64th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Nîmes was frustrated by Le Havre’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Le Havre ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Nîmes, their top scorers are Moussa Koné and Niclas Eliasson, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Le Havre’s most prolific scorer has been Matthis Abline. The French attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.