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

Ligue 1 · 2019-20
AS Saint-Etienne
2 – 1
Full Time
Nimes Olympique
Sat 25 Jan 2020 · 19:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45' · FT 45'
Franck Honorat 26' Y
Assane Diousse 62' Y
Y 69' Florian Miguel
Y 90' Sidy Sarr
Miguel Trauco 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AS Saint-Etienne vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 1 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Match Details

  • Referee Julien Aube
  • Referee Franck Schneider
  • Referee Thierry Bouille
  • Referee Jeremy Stinat
  • Referee Bastien Courbet

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Monaco FC 5 13
2 Olympique Lyonnais 5 11
3 Paris FC 5 11
4 Lille OSC 5 10
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5 10
6 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5 8
7 Angers SCO 5 7
8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5 7
9 Le Mans FC 5 6
10 AJ Auxerre 5 6
11 Stade Brestois 29 5 5
12 FC Lorient 5 5
13 Toulouse FC 5 5
14 OGC Nice 5 5
15 Racing Club de Lens 5 4
16 ES Troyes AC 5 4
17 Olympique de Marseille 5 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 2

Head-to-Head

5
3
AS Saint-Etienne 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nimes Olympique
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-25 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 Nimes Olympique 2019-09-29 Nimes Olympique 0–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2019-04-01 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 Nimes Olympique 2018-10-26 Nimes Olympique 1–1 AS Saint-Etienne

Recent Form

AS Saint-Etienne
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
Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan AS Saint-Etienne 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' AS Saint-Étienne have kicked off against Nimes Olympique. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 3' The deadlock is broken! Wahbi Khazri gets on the scoresheet on 3 minutes.
  • 8' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 13' AS Saint-Étienne currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Saint-Étienne side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 23' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Franck Honorat.
  • 31' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Theo Valls suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' What an equalizer from Wahbi Khazri!
  • 39' Mathieu Debuchy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' Zinedine Ferhat doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 50' AS Saint-Étienne are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nimes Olympique's shape.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' Yohan Cabaye makes way for Denis Bouanga at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 62' A meaty challenge results in booking for Assane Diousse on 62.
  • 67' Loic Perrin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 7 Yellow cards this season.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Florian Miguel is booked for Nimes Olympique — Yellow card on 69.
  • 74' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Saint-Étienne and Nimes Olympique are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 78' Another change for Nimes Olympique made on 78 minute. Kevin Denkey leaves to be changed by Vlatko Stojanovski.
  • 82' Nimes Olympique make a change. Romain Philippoteaux trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Buades on 82 minutes.
  • 84' Mahdi Camara is replacing Wahbi Khazri for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • 89' Sidy Sarr gets the nod from Nimes Olympique. He replaces Theo Valls and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Nimes Olympique player. Sidy Sarr gets a Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AS Saint-Étienne players.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bernard Blaquart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wahbi Khazri 3
Niels Nkounkou 3
Malik Tchokounte 2
Remy Cabella 2
Jean-Philippe Krasso 2
Mathieu Debuchy 1
Ibrahima Wadji 1
Zinedine Ferhat 1

Head to Head

2020-01-25 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 Nimes Olympique 2019-09-29 Nimes Olympique 0–1 AS Saint-Etienne 2019-04-01 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 Nimes Olympique 2018-10-26 Nimes Olympique 1–1 AS Saint-Etienne

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2020-01-25 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 Nimes Olympique W 2020-01-12 AS Saint-Etienne 0–2 FC Nantes L 2019-12-21 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–1 AS Saint-Etienne L 2019-12-15 AS Saint-Etienne 0–4 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2019-12-12 VfL Wolfsburg 1–0 AS Saint-Etienne L 2019-12-08 Stade de Reims 3–1 AS Saint-Etienne L

Nimes Olympique Form

2020-01-25 AS Saint-Etienne 2–1 Nimes Olympique L 2020-01-15 Nimes Olympique 0–1 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2020-01-11 Nimes Olympique 2–0 Stade de Reims W 2019-12-21 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 Nimes Olympique L 2019-12-14 Nimes Olympique 0–1 FC Nantes L 2019-12-06 Nimes Olympique 0–4 Olympique Lyonnais L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne47% Draw26% Nimes Olympique27%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne or Draw
74%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
53%
AS Saint-Etienne or Nimes Olympique
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Saint-Etienne30% Draw47% Nimes Olympique23%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne 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.