In a weekend match on Fri Sep 2nd, in week 7, Valenciennes will play host to Nîmes in a clash of these two closely matched Ligue 2 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. Valenciennes sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Saint-Étienne. Aeron Zinga scored the first goal for Valenciennes in the 26th minute, then in the 30th minute, Dylan Chambost sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Yvann Macon . Valenciennes is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while nîmes is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Laval. Moussa Koné scored the first goal for Nîmes in the 54th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Laval couldn’t manage to score, and Nîmes took the shutout win. Nîmes is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Nîmes won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Nîmes’s most prolific scorer has been Moussa Koné. The Senegalese attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Hamache and Joffrey Cuffaut are the top scorers for Valenciennes in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.