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AS Saint-Étienne vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Sun 20 Dec 2020 · 14:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Mikael Lesage
  • Referee Huseyin Ocak
  • Referee Pierre Gaillouste
  • Referee Mohamed Benkemouche

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec Nimes Olympique H 2–2 D
16 Dec FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–1 W
11 Dec Angers SCO H 0–0 D
06 Dec Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 0–0 D
29 Nov Lille OSC H 1–1 D
21 Nov Stade Brestois 29 A 1–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec AS Saint-Étienne A 2–2 D
16 Dec OGC Nice H 0–2 L
13 Dec FC Lorient A 0–3 L
04 Dec Olympique de Marseille H 0–2 L
29 Nov AS Monaco FC A 0–3 L
22 Nov Stade de Reims A 1–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Nimes Olympique kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Saint-Etienne and Nimes Olympique are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 8' Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with the perfectly-timed delivery and Harold Moukoudi makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 13' AS Saint-Etienne is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 14' What a strike from Matteo Ahlinvi! The score is 1-1.
  • 17' Adil Aouchiche has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wahbi Khazri on 17 minute.
  • 22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' Poor challenge from Romain Hamouma. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 30' Niclas Eliasson was booked on 30.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Baptiste Reynet. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' Nimes Olympique make a change. Haris Duljevic trudges off to be replaced by Renaud Ripart on 52 minutes.
  • 56' What composure from Renaud Ripart! The France international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 61' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 62' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 62 minute. Romain Hamouma leaves to be changed by Denis Bouanga.
  • 63' Arnaud Nordin doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sidy Sarr.
  • 69' Lamine Fomba gets the nod from Nimes Olympique. He replaces Sidy Sarr and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moussa Kone is hanging Niclas Eliasson on the field on 74 minute.
  • 78' The AS Saint-Etienne manager makes a substitution. Arnaud Nordin departs to be replaced by Maxence Rivera.
  • 82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yvan Neyou.
  • 87' Yvan Neyou is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Saint-Etienne so far.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Étienne49% Draw27% Nimes Olympique24%
Actual: Draw

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
76%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
51%
AS Saint-Étienne or Nimes Olympique
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Étienne32% Draw48% Nimes Olympique20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — AS Saint-Étienne

Handicap AS Saint-Étienne covers Push Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% 77%
-1 23% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% 54%
+0.5 75% 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
36%
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
23%

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