Caen – Nimes SOCCER PICKS
Caen and Nîmes face at Stade Michel d’Ornano, in a match for the 16 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 13-05-2014 and ended with the score: Caen (1-1) Nîmes.
Caen:
The home team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 13 points won, after 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against AS Monaco, by (0-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Angers, by (1-1). In the last 7 home league matches Caen has a record of 1 win, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 21 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 7 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In 15 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).
The Caen arrives at this game with a tie, by 1-1, in the displacement to the Angers field: the only goal of the team was scored by Beauvue. It is important to inform that the local team registers 7 consecutive games without winning the French championship. In this home game we believe that coach Fabien Mercadal will play in 3-5-2, privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks: Fayçal Fajr is one of the main responsible for creating the offensive process. However, the best markers of this team are Enzo Crivelli and Claudio Beauvue, both with 3 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Ninga, suspended, in addition to Genevois, injured.
Nimes:
The away team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 20 points won, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Strasbourg, by (0-1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Amiens SC, by (3-0). In the last 8 away league matches Nîmes has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 24 possible. In 15 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 9 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).
The Nimes come to this day with a 3-0 victory at the reception at Amiens, thus adding the second triumph followed in the French championship: the goals of the team were scored by Denis Bouanga and Alioui (2). In this away game, coach Bernard Blaquart must take the risk in 4-3-3, privileging defensive organization and counterattacks, that is, defending with nearby sectors, looking for space in the back of the defensive line of Caen. Denis Bouanga is the best scorer of Nîmes, with 4 goals scored. For this game the coach still does not know if he can count on Valdivia and Diallo.
