In this week 12 match, on Saturday Oct 15th, Nîmes and Amiens SC will play a match in Nîmes 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 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Nîmes sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Quevilly Rouen. Christophe Diedhiou scored the first goal for Quevilly Rouen in the 18th minute, then Louis Mafouta added another in the 45th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Amiens SC is fresh off their 2-1 win against Dijon. Gurtner struck first for Dijon on an own goal in the 4th minute, then Antoine Leautey tied it up for Amiens SC in the 57th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Gaël Kakuta to cap off a wild match. Amiens SC looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Amiens SC won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Both Toluwalase Arokodare and Papiss Demba Cissé have been the hottest scorers for Amiens SC in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Malik Tchokounte has been the most prolific scorer on Nîmes in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.