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FC Nantes vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
FC Nantes
1 – 2
Full Time
Olympique Lyonnais
Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Y 67' Jason Denayer

Overview

Match Preview

FC Nantes vs Olympique Lyonnais — Ligue 1 at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Romain Delpech
5 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

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

2
4
9
FC Nantes 15 games · Avg 2.2 goals Olympique Lyonnais
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-18 FC Nantes 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2020-12-23 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 FC Nantes 2019-09-28 Olympique Lyonnais 0–1 FC Nantes 2019-04-12 FC Nantes 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2018-09-29 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 FC Nantes

Recent Form

FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Olympique Lyonnais H 1–2 L
11 Apr Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–1 L
04 Apr OGC Nice H 1–2 L
21 Mar FC Lorient H 1–1 D
14 Mar Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–1 W
03 Mar Stade de Reims H 1–2 L
Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr FC Nantes A 2–1 W
11 Apr Angers SCO H 3–0 W
03 Apr Racing Club de Lens A 1–1 D
21 Mar Paris Saint-Germain FC H 2–4 L
12 Mar Stade de Reims A 1–1 D
03 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Nantes Olympique Lyonnais
#1 Position #6
24 Points 0
34 Played 0
5 / 9 / 20 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
29 Scored 0
52 Conceded 0
-23 GD +0
0.71 PPG –
15% Win % –

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Nantes are 1st (24 pts). Olympique Lyonnais are 6th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Olympique Lyonnais get us underway at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau.
  • 5' Memphis Depay adds to his 2 season tally! Olympique Lyonnais lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 10' Bruno Guimaraes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Nantes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' What a moment for Memphis Depay! That strike on 37 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 37' The whistle greets Charles Traore as he departs to be replaced by Dennis Appiah.
  • 42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Nantes and Olympique Lyonnais are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 47' Olympique Lyonnais come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 52' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 57' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' Nicolas Pallois does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Nantes surge ahead!
  • 63' Mattia De Sciglio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maxwel Cornet on 63 minute.
  • 66' FC Nantes make a change. Moses Simon trudges off to be replaced by Abdoul Kader Bamba on 66 minutes.
  • 67' Olympique Lyonnais player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' FC Nantes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 77' It looks surprising Olympique Lyonnais does not make any changes. Yaya Soumare has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' Houssem Aouar is ready to make an impact after coming on for Memphis Depay at the 78 minute mark.
  • 80' FC Nantes make a change. Fabio trudges off to be replaced by Sebastien Corchia on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Kalifa Coulibaly is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Nantes so far.
  • 90' Yaya Soumare is replacing Karl Toko Ekambi for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Nantes.

Lineups

FC Nantes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antoine Kombouare

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moussa Dembele 3
Alexandre Lacazette 3
Lucas Paqueta 2
Memphis Depay 2
Gabriel Boschilia 1
Mostafa Mohamed 1
Martin Terrier 1
Tete 1

Head to Head

2021-04-18 FC Nantes 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais 2020-12-23 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 FC Nantes 2019-09-28 Olympique Lyonnais 0–1 FC Nantes 2019-04-12 FC Nantes 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais 2018-09-29 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 FC Nantes

FC Nantes Form

2021-04-18 FC Nantes 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais L 2021-04-11 Stade Rennais FC 1901 1–0 FC Nantes L 2021-04-04 FC Nantes 1–2 OGC Nice L 2021-03-21 FC Nantes 1–1 FC Lorient D 2021-03-14 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–2 FC Nantes W 2021-03-03 FC Nantes 1–2 Stade de Reims L

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2021-04-18 FC Nantes 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2021-04-11 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 Angers SCO W 2021-04-03 Racing Club de Lens 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais D 2021-03-21 Olympique Lyonnais 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2021-03-12 Stade de Reims 1–1 Olympique Lyonnais D 2021-03-03 Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 Stade Rennais FC 1901 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.52 FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Olympique Lyonnais or Draw 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes24% Draw39% Olympique Lyonnais37%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 38%
62%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw
63%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
76%
FC Nantes or Olympique Lyonnais
61%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes12% Draw66% Olympique Lyonnais22%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.6%
0 – 1
19.7%
1 – 0
12.2%
1 – 1
12.1%
0 – 2
7.8%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 1
2.9%
0 – 3
2%
2 – 2
1.4%
1 – 3
1.3%
3 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap FC Nantes covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 15% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 25% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
46% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
60% ✗

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