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AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 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-Etienne 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AS Saint-Étienne and Nimes Olympique has kicked off!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 8' A goal from the Cameroon international Harold Moukoudi! He fires home on 8 to make it 0-1!
  • 13' Haris Duljevic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nimes Olympique so far.
  • 14' Goal! Matteo Ahlinvi scores his 4 goal in 340 matches.
  • 17' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Wahbi Khazri has done his job and it is now time for Adil Aouchiche to step up.
  • 22' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 26' Romain Hamouma has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 26.
  • 30' That is a Yellow card for Nimes Olympique. Niclas Eliasson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 35' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Baptiste Reynet.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Saint-Étienne and Nimes Olympique are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' 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 Lamine Fomba suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' AS Saint-Étienne seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 52' Time for substitution for Nimes Olympique. Haris Duljevic is replaced by Renaud Ripart.
  • 56' Renaud Ripart is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 61' Nimes Olympique started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 62' Denis Bouanga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Romain Hamouma on 62 minute.
  • 63' A stunning finish from Arnaud Nordin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sidy Sarr on 67.
  • 69' Nimes Olympique ring the changes. Sidy Sarr has done his job and it is now time for Lamine Fomba to step up.
  • 74' Another substitution for Nimes Olympique to replace Niclas Eliasson by Moussa Kone on 74 minute.
  • 78' Maxence Rivera gets the nod from AS Saint-Etienne. He replaces Arnaud Nordin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' The referee has no hesitation. Yvan Neyou is booked for AS Saint-Etienne — Yellow card on 82.
  • 87' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Saint-Étienne and Nimes Olympique are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.49 AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne49% 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-Etienne or Draw
76%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
51%
AS Saint-Etienne or Nimes Olympique
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Saint-Etienne32% 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-Etienne

Handicap AS Saint-Etienne 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-Etienne 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.