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FC Nantes vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
FC Nantes
3 – 2
Full Time
Olympique de Marseille
Wed 5 Dec 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Kevin Strootman

Overview

Match Preview

FC Nantes vs Olympique de Marseille — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Referee Olivier Thual
  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game 🟥 2 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

8
5
11
FC Nantes 24 games · Avg 2.8 goals Olympique de Marseille
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-05 FC Nantes 3–2 Olympique de Marseille 2018-02-08 Olympique de Marseille 1–0 FC Nantes 2017-11-26 FC Nantes 2–0 Olympique de Marseille 2017-02-03 Olympique de Marseille 0–2 FC Nantes 2016-08-13 FC Nantes 1–2 Olympique de Marseille

Recent Form

FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Olympique de Marseille
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Nantes are 1st (24 pts). Olympique de Marseille are 7th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Nantes welcome Olympique de Marseille for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Nantes in their trying to find a way past Olympique de Marseille's compact .
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vahid Halilhodžić will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Kevin Strootman is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Emiliano Sala is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Nantes so far.
  • 28' Goal! Morgan Sanson scores his 20 goal in 465 matches.
  • 30' Goal! Emiliano Sala scores his 16 goal in 426 matches.
  • 35' 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.
  • 36' Florian Thauvin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' A goal from the Guinea international Abdoulaye Toure! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-2!
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Abdoulaye Toure gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Nantes and Olympique de Marseille are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 63' What a strike from Gabriel Boschilia! The score is 4-2.
  • 68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 73' 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 Andrei Girotto suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Lucas Ocampos as he leaves the pitch. Dimitri Payet steps in for Olympique de Marseille.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Olympique de Marseille team. Bouna Sarr is replaced by Jordan Amavi on 75 minute.
  • 80' FC Nantes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 82' The FC Nantes bench stirs into life. Fabio is withdrawn and Samuel Moutoussamy gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Olympique de Marseille have won 515 goals from 465 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 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

Bench

Coach Vahid Halilhodžić

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-12-05 FC Nantes 3–2 Olympique de Marseille 2018-02-08 Olympique de Marseille 1–0 FC Nantes 2017-11-26 FC Nantes 2–0 Olympique de Marseille 2017-02-03 Olympique de Marseille 0–2 FC Nantes 2016-08-13 FC Nantes 1–2 Olympique de Marseille

FC Nantes Form

2018-12-05 FC Nantes 3–2 Olympique de Marseille W 2018-11-30 AS Saint-Étienne 3–0 FC Nantes L 2018-11-24 FC Nantes 1–1 Angers SCO D 2018-11-11 Stade Rennais FC 1901 1–1 FC Nantes D 2018-11-04 FC Nantes 5–0 En Avant Guingamp W 2018-10-27 Amiens SC 1–2 FC Nantes W

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

✓ Correct
FC Nantes51% Draw30% Olympique de Marseille19%
Actual: FC Nantes win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes34% 0% No66%
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

✓ Correct
FC Nantes31% Draw56% Olympique de Marseille13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
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.