SC Bastia vs Nîmes Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

SC Bastia

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SC Bastia enter this fixture after a 2-2 Coupe De France drawn match against SM Caen.

For SC Bastia, the goals were scored by Poggi (70') and Benjamin Santelli (117'). Malik Tchokounté (4') and Casimir Ninga (95') scored for SM Caen. After a tense 3-5 penalty shootout, SM Caen were victorious.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games that SC Bastia have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Bastia have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 11 goals on the way.

Nîmes

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Rennes in Ligue 1 action, Nîmes and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Nîmes managed 32% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Stade Rennais FC had 12 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Serhou Guirassy (24') and Benjamin Bourigeaud (50') scored for Rennes.

Demonstrating their involvement in high-scoring encounters, the back of the net has been hit 21 times in the last 6 matches in which Nîmes have taken to the field, giving an average of 3.5 goals each fixture. Opposition teams have managed 12 of this grand total. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

ℹ️ Team News: SC Bastia

SC Bastia manager Mathieu Chabert has zero fitness concerns at all coming into this match thanks to a completely injury-free group to choose from.

📰 Team News: Nîmes

From a largely available group of players, there’s only the lone fitness worry for the Nîmes manager Pascal Plancque to contend with. Anthony Briancon (Knee Surgery) won’t be playing here.

🔮 Prediction

In our opinion, Nîmes and SC Bastia should both be able to score here although it’s hard to pick a clear winner.

A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. That is why we are leaning toward a very close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of the 90.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 23:24 19/07/2021