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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
6 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 18.8 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 puts Olympique Lyonnais on the lead.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Nantes and Olympique Lyonnais are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' The travelling Olympique Lyonnais supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique Lyonnais that had 424 games and scored 568 goals.
  • 37' Memphis Depay is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 37' Dennis Appiah is replacing Charles Traore for the FC Nantes side.
  • 42' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Nantes must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 47' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Nantes in their trying to find a way past Olympique Lyonnais's compact .
  • 60' Nicolas Pallois has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
  • 63' The Olympique Lyonnais manager makes a substitution. Maxwel Cornet departs to be replaced by Mattia De Sciglio.
  • 66' The FC Nantes bench stirs into life. Moses Simon is withdrawn and Abdoul Kader Bamba gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Jason Denayer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' FC Nantes are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 77' Olympique Lyonnais come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 78' The Olympique Lyonnais manager makes a substitution. Memphis Depay departs to be replaced by Houssem Aouar.
  • 80' It is a substitution in FC Nantes team. Fabio is replaced by Sebastien Corchia on 80 minute.
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Nantes and Olympique Lyonnais are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' Olympique Lyonnais ring the changes. Karl Toko Ekambi has done his job and it is now time for Yaya Soumare to step up.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Olympique Lyonnais take all three points.

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
Memphis Depay 2
Lucas Paqueta 2
Karl Toko Ekambi 1
Gift Orban 1
Houssem Aouar 1
Tinotenda Kadewere 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.