Week 25 features a match on Sat Feb 19th, where Nîmes hosts Grenoble Foot 38 in a Ligue 2 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 8th placed Nîmes is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Caen. Nuno Da Costa scored the first goal for Caen in the 9th minute, then Alexandre Mendy added another in the 18th minute In the end, Nîmes couldn’t muster any offence and Caen ran away with the shutout win. Nîmes should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Grenoble Foot 38, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Niort. Loic Nestor struck first for Grenoble Foot 38 in the 47th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Niort couldn’t muster any offence and Grenoble Foot 38 ran away with the shutout win. Grenoble Foot 38 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade Des Alpes, Grenoble Foot 38 won by a score of 2 to 1. Leon Delpech struck first for Nîmes in the 1st minute on a feed from Yassine Benrahou, then Mamadou Diallo tied it up for Grenoble Foot 38 in the 54th minute on a feed from Loris Nery But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by David Henen.
Grenoble Foot 38 is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jordan Tell and Nestor each only have 1 goal in their last five. For Nîmes, their top scorers are Julien Ponceau and Yassine Benrahou, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.