Orléans 2-1 Nîmes: result and report

Ligue 2 · Friday 18 November 2016

Result

Orléans 2-1 Nîmes

Ligue 2 · Friday 18 November 2016, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Orléans · Nîmes · Ligue 2 predictions

Orléans 2-1 Nîmes: match report

Orléans beat Nîmes 2-1 in Ligue 2 on Friday 18 November 2016. The half-time score was 0-1.

Christian Kouakou opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Orléans's goals came from Esseid Belkalem (58') and L. Nabab (82'). Nîmes scored through Christian Kouakou (19').

Discipline: Orléans received 2 yellow cards; Nîmes received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Orléans were 17th on 11 points from 14 and Nîmes 10th on 19 points from 14. Orléans went on to finish that season 18th with 42 points, and Nîmes 6th with 64.

Orléans lined up in a 4-4-2 and Nîmes in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Esseid Belkalem of Orléans (8.2), level with Michaël Barreto (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Orléans win, 1 draw and 0 for Nîmes.

Going into the match Orléans's last five read D-D-L-D-L and Nîmes's D-W-D-D-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Goal · Christian KouakouNîmes · 0-1
  • 38'Yellow card · E. SeidouOrléans
  • 58'Goal · Esseid BelkalemOrléans · 1-1
  • 74'Yellow card · Anthar YahiaOrléans
  • 82'Goal · L. NababOrléans · 2-1
  • 89'Yellow card · G. AngoulaNîmes
  • 90'Missed penalty · Jordi DelclosOrléans

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Orléans 1, draws 1, Nîmes 0.

Team news

Orléans line-up (4-4-2)

Oumar Sissoko, Gauthier Pinaud, Anthar Yahia, Edson Seidou, Esseid Belkalem, Michaël Barreto, J. Aholou, Matthieu Ligoule, Karim Ziani, Romain Armand, Livio Nabab

Nîmes line-up (4-4-2)

Gauthier Gallon, Gael Angoula, Gaëtan Paquiez, Anthony Briançon, Zie Diabate, Larry Azouni, Téji Savanier, Florian Fabre, Renaud Ripart, Rachid Alioui, Christian Kouakou