In this week 18 match, on Tue Jan 10th, Nîmes will play host to Metz 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 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Nîmes recorded a 0-1 loss against Grenoble Foot 38. Abdulia Sanyang struck first for Grenoble Foot 38 in the 88th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Nîmes was frustrated by Grenoble Foot 38’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Grenoble Foot 38 ended the match with the shutout victory. Nîmes looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Metz, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Grenoble Foot 38. Fali Cande struck first for Metz in the 52nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Grenoble Foot 38 couldn’t muster any offence and Metz ran away with the shutout win. Metz is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Metz’s most prolific scorer has been Lenny Joseph. The French midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Malik Tchokounte has been the most effective weapon for Nîmes lately. The French attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.