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AS Saint-Étienne vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Mon 1 Apr 2019 · 18:30 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Étienne vs Nimes OlympiqueLigue 1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
  • Referee Karim Abed
  • Referee Thierry Bouille
  • Referee Jeremy Stinat
  • Referee Mikael Berchebru

Head-to-Head

5
3
AS Saint-Étienne 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nimes Olympique

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Nimes Olympique H 2–1 W
16 Mar SM Caen A 5–0 W
10 Mar Lille OSC H 0–1 L
03 Mar Olympique de Marseille A 0–2 L
22 Feb Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–0 W
17 Feb Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr AS Saint-Étienne A 1–2 L
16 Mar RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–2 D
09 Mar Amiens SC A 1–2 L
23 Feb Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–3 L
15 Feb Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 2–0 W
10 Feb FC Nantes A 4–2 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stade Geoffroy-Guichard will turn into a battlefield for AS Saint-Etienne and Nimes Olympique.
  • 2' What a strike from Antonin Bobichon! The score is 0-1.
  • 6' Mathieu Debuchy picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 11' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 16' Romain Hamouma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Red cards this season.
  • 21' Nimes Olympique is showing some good football. However, Nimes Olympique are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 24' Against the run of play, Remy Cabella has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 24' Controversy at the stadium! Jordan Ferri argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 29' Sada Thioub, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' AS Saint-Etienne are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nimes Olympique's shape.
  • 39' The 36-year-old Yann M'Vila has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' Time for substitution for Nimes Olympique. Faitout Maouassa is replaced by Florian Miguel.
  • 47' Over 47 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 52' Nimes Olympique are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' Nimes Olympique player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jean-Louis Gasset will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Youssef Ait Bennasser as he leaves the pitch. Valentin Vada steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 71' Mathieu Debuchy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nimes Olympique so far.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Nimes Olympique. Umut Bozok is replaced by Baptiste Guillaume.
  • 74' Lois Diony is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arnaud Nordin at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Sensational shot from Robert Beric. AS Saint-Etienne is back in the lead.
  • 82' Nimes Olympique receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 83' The AS Saint-Etienne manager makes a substitution. Romain Hamouma departs to be replaced by Lamine Ghezali.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Lamine Ghezali is booked for AS Saint-Etienne — Yellow card on 85.
  • 85' Sada Thioub is replacing Jordan Ferri for the Nimes Olympique side.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Yann M'Vila. He receives a Yellow card.
  • AS Saint-Etienne celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 AS Saint-Étienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Nimes Olympique xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne47% Draw27% Nimes Olympique26%
Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

AS Saint-Étienne or Draw
74%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
53%
AS Saint-Étienne or Nimes Olympique
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne31% Draw48% Nimes Olympique21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne

Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5 8% 92%
-2 8% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% 56%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
34%
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
24%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.