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

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
AS Saint-Etienne
2 – 2
Full Time
Nimes Olympique
Sun 20 Dec 2020 · 14:00 UTC Stade Geoffroy-Guichard HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Romain Hamouma 26' Y
Y 30' Niclas Eliasson
Y 35' Baptiste Reynet
Y 67' Sidy Sarr
Yvan Neyou 82' Y

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
AS Saint-Etienne 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nimes Olympique
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-20 AS Saint-Etienne 2–2 Nimes Olympique 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
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
Nimes Olympique
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' Three points are at stake. AS Saint-Étienne host Nimes Olympique — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jessy Moulin, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 8' Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with the perfectly-timed delivery and Harold Moukoudi makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 13' AS Saint-Étienne are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 14' Magnificent from Matteo Ahlinvi! That is 4 goals in 340 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 17' A tactical swap from AS Saint-Etienne — Adil Aouchiche on, Wahbi Khazri off on 17 minutes.
  • 22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marco Majouga made 340 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Romain Hamouma. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 30' The referee has no hesitation. Niclas Eliasson is booked for Nimes Olympique — Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' Nimes Olympique player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 40' 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 Timothee Kolodziejczak suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' It’s high time Claude Puel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 52' Renaud Ripart is ready to make an impact after coming on for Haris Duljevic at the 52 minute mark.
  • 56' What a moment for Renaud Ripart! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 62' Denis Bouanga gets the nod from AS Saint-Etienne. He replaces Romain Hamouma and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' A goal from the France international Arnaud Nordin! He fires home on 63 to make it 0-4!
  • 67' Nimes Olympique player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 69' Lamine Fomba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sidy Sarr at the 69 minute mark.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Nimes Olympique team. Niclas Eliasson is replaced by Moussa Kone on 74 minute.
  • 78' Arnaud Nordin makes way for Maxence Rivera at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 82' A moment of madness from Yvan Neyou on 82 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AS Saint-Etienne will be frustrated.
  • 87' AS Saint-Étienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Étienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • The points are shared — AS Saint-Étienne 2-2 Nimes Olympique. Honours even.

Lineups

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wahbi Khazri 3
Niels Nkounkou 3
Jean-Philippe Krasso 2
Malik Tchokounte 2
Remy Cabella 2
Rachid Alioui 1
Denis Bouanga 1
Robert Beric 1

Head to Head

2020-12-20 AS Saint-Etienne 2–2 Nimes Olympique 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

2020-12-20 AS Saint-Etienne 2–2 Nimes Olympique D 2020-12-16 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–2 AS Saint-Etienne W 2020-12-11 AS Saint-Etienne 0–0 Angers SCO D 2020-12-06 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–0 AS Saint-Etienne D 2020-11-29 AS Saint-Etienne 1–1 Lille OSC D 2020-11-21 Stade Brestois 29 4–1 AS Saint-Etienne L

Nimes Olympique Form

2020-12-20 AS Saint-Etienne 2–2 Nimes Olympique D 2020-12-16 Nimes Olympique 0–2 OGC Nice L 2020-12-13 FC Lorient 3–0 Nimes Olympique L 2020-12-04 Nimes Olympique 0–2 Olympique de Marseille L 2020-11-29 AS Monaco FC 3–0 Nimes Olympique L 2020-11-22 Stade de Reims 0–1 Nimes Olympique W

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.