Nîmes Olympique: a half-baked assessment

Huit buts et trois passes décisives pour Orphé Mbina, sixième Croco le plus utilisé. Midi Libre – Mikaël Anisset

Nîmes Olympique s’est maintenu en National au terme d’un exercice marqué par un manque de régularité et d’efficacité.

Half FIG half grape. Nîmes Olympique did not have a great season but succeeded in the essential, remaining in the National, division in which it will play, in 2024-2025, for the eleventh time in its history.

The Crocos, who had had a decent start to the year (3 wins, 7 draws, 1 loss), paid a high price and dragged out their series of six losses for a long time at the end of the first leg . Much more efficient in the return matches, they reversed the trend, notably managing to string together 4 victories in a row (only four other teams have achieved this).

The ranking of National

Overall, the Nîmes lacked consistency and regularity. They also cruelly sinned in finishing. Observations which are found in the figures.

15th assessment of the outward phase, 3rd of the return phase

44. This is the number of points collected by Nîmes, 16 during the outward phase (15th assessment), 28 during the return phase (3rd assessment).

24. This is the number of points abandoned to the Antonines where the Crocs will not have been sovereign  : 7 wins, 6 draws, 4 losses. With 27 points collected, they have the 10th record in the Championship at home.

17. This is the small number of points gleaned away from home (11th record): 4 wins, 5 draws, 8 losses.

36 goals scored only

36. This is the dark spot of the season. The Crocos only scored 36 goals (15th attack, 17 goals in the first period, 19 in the second). They remained silent on 8 occasions, including 6 outside.

13. This is the number of Crocos who found the net: with 8 goals (4 at home, 4 away), Mbina finished best goaleador (16th in the National). The other scorers: Mbemba (5+1), Picouleau (2+3), Mexico, Camara, Burner and Delpech (1+1), Doucouré and Sané (2+0), Mendy, Diouf and Sbaï (1+0) , Khalid (0+1).

5. This is the (small) number of goals scored in a set phase (13.8% of total), 3 from a free kick, 2 after a corner.

1. Nîmes has only managed once, this season, to score more than two goals in the same meeting: against Sochaux on the 33rd day (4-2).

3.Diallo, Picouleau and Mbina each delivered three assists, the team's highest total. The other smugglers: Mbemba and Mexico (2), Burner, Thoumin, Diouf, Sbaï, Mendy and Laurens (1).

8th defense of the National

43. This is the number of goals conceded by Nîmes (22 in the first period, 21 in the second), which finished with the 8th defense, tied with Villefranche-Beaujolais. The Crocos managed 10 clean sheets including 6 at the Antonins, all 10 with Paradowski in goal.

32.6. This is the percentage of goals conceded in the last quarter of an hour (14 including 4 in additional time).

10.This is the number of goals conceded from a set piece: five following a corner, five after a free kick, or a little more than 23% (23.25) of the total.

7. This is the number of penalties obtained by the Crocos who converted 5, achieved by four different players (Doucouré, Mbina, Picouleau and Mbemna). NO conceded 8 penalties (7 successful).

16. This is the number of times Nîmes has opened the score, for a record of 10 wins, 4 draws, 2 defeats.

Picouleau, the most used

31.This is the number of players used in the Championship. No Croco participated in all 34 matches (3,060 minutes). Picouleau was the most used element with 2 739’ Next: Mendy (2,664), Mexico (2,661), Diouf (2,517), Paradowski (2,517), 430’), Mbina (2 245’), Diallo (2 170’), Doukansy (2 143’), Sbaï (1 763’) rsquo;), Burner (1 662’), Guessoum (1 342’), Mbemba (1 319’), Camara (1 138’ ), Doucouré (863'), Sacko (776'), Labonne (716'), Thoumin (674'), Sy (602'), Delpech (556' ;#39;), Paviot (416'), Dias (360'), Lamgahez and Ondoa (270'), Ngakoutou (236'), Laurens (203' ;), Khalid (174'), Sané (168'), Lemaangr (116'), Wade (81'), Dupont and Doucet (13').

2. Two players, Nazih and Paget, were placed on a score sheet but did not come into play .

Mendy and Diouf the most knowledgeable

66.This is the number of yellow cards received. The most knowledgeable Crocs: Mendy and Diouf (8), Diallo (6), Sbaï and Picouleau (5), Guessoum, Doukansy, Labonne, Mbina, Sacko and Delpech (3). Nîmes only finished three matches without warning.

3. Diallo, Mendy and Labonne are the three Crocos who were expelled. Four Nîmes opponents received a red card.

11. This is the number of times Nîmes hit the opposing amounts. The unluckiest Crocos: Mbina (3), Picouleau, Mexico and Mbemba (2). Conversely, NO was similarly saved 11 times by its amounts.

4. This is the number of rounds spent in the Coupe de France by Nîmes, eliminated in the 32nd final in Orléans (2 -1).

1 635. This season, only 27 801 spectators attended the seventeen home matches, i.e. one average of 1 635 (10th largest attendance at National).

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