FC Nantes vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Nantes vs Olympique de Marseille — Ligue 1 .
- FC Nantes 34 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
- Olympique de Marseille 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Referee Cyril Mugnier
- Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
- Referee Olivier Thual
- Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
19 games this season
🟨 2.5/game
⚽ 6.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Dec | Olympique de Marseille | H | 3–2 | W |
| 30 Nov | AS Saint-Étienne | A | 0–3 | L |
| 24 Nov | Angers SCO | H | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Nov | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 1–1 | D |
| 04 Nov | En Avant Guingamp | H | 5–0 | W |
| 27 Oct | Amiens SC | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Dec | FC Nantes | A | 2–3 | L |
| 02 Dec | Stade de Reims | H | 0–0 | D |
| 29 Nov | Eintracht Frankfurt | A | 0–4 | L |
| 25 Nov | Amiens SC | A | 3–1 | W |
| 11 Nov | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | H | 2–0 | W |
| 08 Nov | SS Lazio | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Nantes | Olympique de Marseille | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Position | #7 |
| 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
54%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
H2H (24 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
FC Nantes are 1st (24 pts). Olympique de Marseille are 7th (0 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Nantes and Olympique de Marseille get this one started.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kostas Mitroglou, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' Valere Germain is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Olympique de Marseille so far.
- 15' Controversy at the stadium! Kevin Strootman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 20' Bouna Sarr has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 465 appearances.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Olympique de Marseille is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 28' Olympique de Marseille is taking the lead after the goal scored by Morgan Sanson on 28.
- 30' Emiliano Sala makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and FC Nantes are in front.
- 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Nantes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Florian Thauvin makes it 1-2.
- 41' Olympique de Marseille fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 45' The Guinea defensive midfielder Abdoulaye Toure breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-2!
- 46' A goal from the Guinea international Abdoulaye Toure! He fires home on 45 to make it 3-2!
- 51' Olympique de Marseille have won 515 goals from 465 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Nantes must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 63' A goal from the Brazil international Gabriel Boschilia! He fires home on 63 to make it 4-2!
- 68' Olympique de Marseille are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 73' It looks surprising Olympique de Marseille does not make any changes. Nicolas Pallois has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Dimitri Payet. He replaces Lucas Ocampos on 74 minute.
- 75' Jordan Amavi is replacing Bouna Sarr for the Olympique de Marseille side.
- 80' Jordan Amavi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 82' The FC Nantes manager makes a substitution. Fabio departs to be replaced by Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 87' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Nantes and Olympique de Marseille are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 90' Kalifa Coulibaly gets the nod from FC Nantes. He replaces Emiliano Sala and will look to change the dynamic.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.
Lineups
FC Nantes Lineups
Starting XI
-
2
Fabio ↓ Samuel Moutoussamy 82'
- 1
- 25
- 6
- 4
- 28
- 19
- 3
- 20
- 9
- 12
Bench
- 16
-
22
Anthony Limbombe ↑ 75'
-
18
Samuel Moutoussamy ↑ 82'
- 21
-
7
Kalifa Coulibaly ↑ 90'
- 5
- 33
Coach
Vahid Halilhodžić
Olympique de Marseille Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 6
- 30
- 26
- 4
- 23
-
17
Bouna Sarr ↓ Jordan Amavi 75'
- 8
- 19
-
5
Lucas Ocampos ↓ Dimitri Payet 74'
- 28
Bench
- 16
-
18
Jordan Amavi ↑ 75'
- 27
- 14
-
10
Dimitri Payet ↑ 74'
-
11
Kostas Mitroglou ↑ 82'
- 15
Coach
Rudi Garcia
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Dimitri Payet | 4 |
| Andrei Girotto | 3 |
| Ludovic Blas | 3 |
| Mason Greenwood | 2 |
| Chancel Mbemba | 2 |
| Florian Thauvin | 2 |
| Morgan Sanson | 2 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Nantes Form
Olympique de Marseille Form
2018-12-05
FC Nantes
3–2
Olympique de Marseille
L
2018-12-02
Olympique de Marseille
0–0
Stade de Reims
D
2018-11-29
Eintracht Frankfurt
4–0
Olympique de Marseille
L
2018-11-25
Amiens SC
1–3
Olympique de Marseille
W
2018-11-11
Olympique de Marseille
2–0
Dijon Football Cote d'Or
W
2018-11-08
SS Lazio
2–1
Olympique de Marseille
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2
FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64
Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Nantes win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 1.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 2.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 3.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
FC Nantes or Draw
81%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
49%
FC Nantes or Olympique de Marseille
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 3–2 not predicted3 – 2Actual
0 – 0
18.4%
1 – 0
17.8%
1 – 1
13%
2 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
4.3%
1 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.4%
4 – 0
1.3%
Asian Handicap — FC Nantes
| Handicap | FC Nantes covers | Push | Olympique de Marseille covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 14% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 26% | 52% |
| -0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 13% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
53%
✗
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

