In this week 24 match on Feb 20th, Nîmes hosts Saint-Étienne at Stade Des Costières 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 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Nîmes recorded a 1-1 draw against Rodez. Clément Depres struck first for Rodez in the 7th minute from the penalty spot, then Rafiki Said Ahamada got the equalizer for Nîmes in the 50th minute on a feed from Lys Mousset earning Nîmes a comeback draw. Nîmes is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Saint-Étienne is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Dijon. Jean-Philippe Krasso scored the first goal for Saint-Étienne in the 12th minute, then Benjamin Bouchouari added another in the 39th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dijon couldn’t manage to score, and Saint-Étienne took the shutout win. Saint-Étienne is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Aug 6th, Saint-Étienne hosted Nîmes in their last match together. Saint-Étienne and Nîmes battled to a 1-1 draw. Jens Thomasen scored the first goal for Nîmes in the 32nd minute, then Jean-Philippe Krasso tied it up for Saint-Étienne in the 45th minute earning them at least the one point.
Jean-Philippe Krasso has been the most effective weapon for Saint-Étienne lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Pablo Pagis has been the most prolific scorer on Nîmes in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.