Nîmes Olympique: at the end of the first leg, an insufficient record across the board

Septième joueur le plus utilisé depuis le début de saison, Orphé Mbina est le meilleur réalisateur croco avec 5 buts. Midi Libre – ALEXIS BETHUNE

Les Crocos sont relégables et les chiffres, après dix-sept journées disputées, ne sont forcément pas bons.

The situation is very worrying. At the end of the first leg, concluded Monday evening with a defeat at Sochaux (1-0), Nîmes Olympique found itself in a relegation position, already pushed back five lengths from 12th place.

Nîmes 6th after eleven days, 15th after seventeen…

Sixth in the evening of the 11th day, with only one defeat, the Crocos looked ahead. Niort, runner-up to Red Star, intractable leader, was then only four points behind. Six days and six defeats later, the Nîmes, fifteenth in the standings, are fourteen behind the Chamois…

In terms of numbers, obviously, most of the lights are red. Which is hardly encouraging before a return phase during which Nîmes will have to collect at least 25 or 26 points, that is to say winning slightly more than one match in two.

17 points dropped at home

16. This is the number of points after 17 days, an average of only 0.94 per match. Nîmes' record: 3 wins, 7 draws, 7 losses.

17. This is the number of points already abandoned at home (14th National record) where the Crocos n’ have won only twice (4 draws, 3 losses).

8. This is the number of times the Crocos have opened the scoring, for a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

15.This is the small number of goals scored (10 at home, 5 away). Nîmes, which has the 16th attack, remained silent on five occasions, four of which were away. Results when the Crocos do not score: 1 draw, 4 defeats.

7. This is the number of Crocos who found the net: Mbina (5), Doucouré, Picouleau, Burner and Delpech (2), Mendy and Diouf (1).

8. This is the number of Nîmes who have achieved one or more assists: Mexico and Picouleau (2), Burner , Thoumin, Diallo, Diouf, Mbina and Sbaï (1).

A strongly negative goal-average

26.This is the number of goals conceded (12 at home, 14 away, 14th record tied with Avranches). Nîmes has kept four clean sheets for a record of 3 wins and 1 draw.

7. This is the number of times Nîmes has been saved by its uprights. Conversely, the Crocs hit wood 4 times.

– 11. This is the Crocos' negative goal average, the second worst in the Championship.

In the last quarter of an hour, 0 goals scored, 10 conceded

0. Nîmes scored no goals in the last quarter of an hour and only one in the last half hour.

10. Nîmes conceded ten goals in the last quarter of an hour and added time (7+3), i.e. one little more than 38% of the total.

42.3.This is the percentage of goals conceded from set pieces: 5 from penalties, 3 from free kicks and 3 from a corner.

46.6. This is the percentage of goals scored from set pieces: 2 from penalties, 3 from free kicks and 2 after a corner.

25 players used, Picouleau is the one who played the most

6. This is the number of penalties conceded since the start of the season by Nîmes. Five were successful.

2. This is the number of penalties obtained by the Crocos. Both were transformed by Doucouré.

25.This is the number of players used since the start of the season. None played all seventeen matches (1,530) and none participated in all of them. Most used: Picouleau (1,397), Mendy (1,359), Guessoum (1,342), Doukansy (1,270), Diouf (1,260), Mexico (1,151), Mbina (1,135), Burner (1,058), Diallo (1,020), Paradowski (990), Sbaï (753) .

1,294 spectators on average at the Antonins

40. This is the number of cards received (38 yellow, 2 red). Nîmes is only 16th in the fair play rankings. The most knowledgeable players are Diouf (5), Picouleau (4), Guessoum, Diallo, Doukansy, Delpech and Mendy (3).

1. Only one opponent was sent off against Nîmes, Versailles player Diakhaby.

4. This is the number of rounds spent in the Coupe de France. The Crocos were eliminated in Orléans in the 32nd final.

11,649. This is the (very small) number of spectators who attended the nine matches played at the Antonins stadium, i.e. an average attendance of 1,294.

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