In this week 21 match on Jan 15th, Nîmes and Valenciennes will play a match in Nîmes in a meeting of these two Ligue 2 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Nîmes is fresh off their 2-1 win against Dijon. Niclas Eliasson scored the first goal for Nîmes in the 5th minute, then Julien Ponceau added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Niclas Eliasson. Nîmes is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Valenciennes recorded a 1-1 draw against Guingamp. Ntim struck first for Valenciennes in the 22nd minute, then Frantzdy Pierrot tied it up for Guingamp in the 75th minute earning Guingamp at least a draw. Valenciennes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Aug 7th, Valenciennes hosted Nîmes at the Stade Du Hainaut in their last match together. Nîmes was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Elías Már Ómarsson struck first for Nîmes in the 56th minute on a feed from Yassine Benrahou, then Yassine Benrahou added another in the 81st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Valenciennes couldn’t manage to score, and Nîmes took the shutout win.
Baptiste Guillaume and Floyd Ayité are the top scorers for Valenciennes in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Moussa Koné and Elías Már Ómarsson are the top scorers for Nîmes in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.