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Nîmes and Lille meet at Stade des Costières, in a match for the 18 th round of League 1. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 05-01-2013 and ended with the score: Lille (3-2) Nîmes. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since Lille presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Nîmes:
After 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 23 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Caen, by (1-2), after in the previous match they have won (3-0) at home, against Amiens SC. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 14 suffered. In the last 7 home league matches Nîmes has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 21 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 7 matches). In 16 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there are 3 periods that stand out: they scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘) and 4 of their 10 goals between (76′-90′); He suffered 3 of his 8 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Nîmes enters this match with a 1-2 victory in the move to the Caen arena, thus totaling the third consecutive game without losing in the French championship: the goals of the team were marked by Landre and Bozok. The local team usually acts in a 4-3-3, favoring a faster style of play, being that the three most advanced pieces Alioui, Bouanga and Bozok: the second is the best score of Nîmes, with 4 goals scored. Coach Bernard Blaquart should not be able to count on Valdivia and Diallo, both with physical problems.
Probable alignment: P. Bernardoni, F. Harek, A. Briançon, Denis Bouanga, T. Savanier, S. Alakouch, G. Paquiez, J. Ferri, U. Bozok, A. Bobichon, R. Alioui.
Coach: B. Blaquart.
Lille:
After 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 31 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Montpellier, by (0-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Reims, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. For the league, Lille won 10 points out of 24 possible points, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 8 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (3 out of 9 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 17 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have only won 1 result. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 6 of their 11 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Lille left for this match with a draw, 1-1, at the reception at Stade Reims, adding in this way the third consecutive game without losing in the championship: the only goal of the team was scored by Nicolas Pépé. It should be noted that visitors are still in the top positions of the leaderboard. The visiting team must act in a tactical system in 4-3-3, with the aim of using a more interior style of play, progressing in the field through short passes. We believe that Lille will adopt a more offensive stance, with the aim of taking advantage of the lack of confidence and defensive weaknesses of its adversary. Nicolas Pépé is the great scorer of Lille, with 11 goals scored. The coach should not be able to count on Bahlouli and Soumaoro, both with physical problems.
Probable alignment: M. Maignan, M. Çelik, José Fonte, K. Dabila, F. Ballo, Xeka, Thiago Mendes, J. Ikoné, N. Pépé, Luiz Araujo, Rafael Leão.
Coach: C. Galtier.
Nimes vs Lille head to head matches
05.01.13 COU Lille Nimes 3 : 2
29.10.03 COU Nimes Lille 1 : 2
19.01.03 COU Lille Nimes 1 : 0 (0 : 0)
20.11.99 L2 Nimes Lille 3 : 3
06.08.99 L2 Lille Nimes 1 : 0