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AS Saint-Étienne vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 1 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2019-20
Sat 25 Jan 2020 · 19:00 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 Julien Aube
  • Referee Franck Schneider
  • Referee Thierry Bouille
  • Referee Jeremy Stinat
  • Referee Bastien Courbet

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan Nimes Olympique H 2–1 W
12 Jan FC Nantes H 0–2 L
21 Dec RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–2 L
15 Dec Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–4 L
12 Dec VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L
08 Dec Stade de Reims A 1–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan AS Saint-Étienne A 1–2 L
15 Jan Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 0–1 L
11 Jan Stade de Reims H 2–0 W
21 Dec Olympique de Marseille A 1–3 L
14 Dec FC Nantes H 0–1 L
06 Dec Olympique Lyonnais H 0–4 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! AS Saint-Étienne vs Nimes Olympique — let the football do the talking.
  • 3' Wahbi Khazri puts AS Saint-Etienne on the lead.
  • 8' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 13' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Saint-Étienne and Nimes Olympique are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 18' Nimes Olympique started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' It’s high time Bernard Blaquart made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franck Honorat on 26.
  • 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bernard Blaquart might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 34' Against the run of play, Wahbi Khazri has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 39' Nimes Olympique are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' What composure from Zinedine Ferhat! The Algeria international strokes it home. 0-3.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Nimes Olympique seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 59' The crowd applauds Yohan Cabaye as he leaves the pitch. Denis Bouanga steps in for AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 62' AS Saint-Etienne receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 67' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Florian Miguel argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 74' Yohan Cabaye has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 427 appearances.
  • 78' Kevin Denkey makes way for Vlatko Stojanovski at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nimes Olympique.
  • 82' Another change for Nimes Olympique made on 82 minute. Romain Philippoteaux leaves to be changed by Lucas Buades.
  • 84' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Wahbi Khazri has done his job and it is now time for Mahdi Camara to step up.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Nimes Olympique team. Theo Valls is replaced by Sidy Sarr on 89 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sidy Sarr.
  • Nimes Olympique will have plenty to reflect on. AS Saint-Étienne were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 AS Saint-Étienne xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Nimes Olympique xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne47% Draw26% Nimes Olympique27%
Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Étienne30% Draw47% Nimes Olympique23%
Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne

Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5 8% 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% 58%
+0.5 71% 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
32%
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
24%

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