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FC Nantes vs SM Caen, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
FC Nantes
1 – 1
Full Time
SM Caen
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Kalifa Coulibaly 5' Y
Y 26' Paul Baysse
Abdul Majeed Waris 69' Y
Y 73' Alexander Djiku
R 79' Paul Baysse

Overview

Match Preview

FC Nantes vs SM Caen — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Frederic Hebrard
  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
  • Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Referee Julien Rouquette
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

1
1
FC Nantes 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals SM Caen
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 FC Nantes 1–1 SM Caen

Recent Form

FC Nantes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug SM Caen H 1–1 D
18 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 0–2 L
11 Aug AS Monaco FC H 1–3 L
06 May AS Saint-Étienne A 2–2 D
29 Apr OGC Nice H 5–0 W
18 Apr Herne Bay FC A 3–4 L
SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug FC Nantes A 1–1 D
18 Aug OGC Nice H 1–1 D
12 Aug Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–3 L
19 May Valenciennes FC A 1–1 D
12 May AS Beziers H 1–1 D
06 May Red Star FC A 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FC Nantes and SM Caen.
  • 5' It’s a booking for FC Nantes player. Kalifa Coulibaly gets a Yellow card.
  • 10' The travelling SM Caen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' It looks surprising FC Nantes does not make any changes. Ciprian Tatarusanu has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' Paul Baysse was booked on 26.
  • 31' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Samuel Moutoussamy made 426 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' What a strike from Enzo Crivelli! The score is 0-1.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. SM Caen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Abdul Majeed Waris. He replaces Abdoulaye Dabo on 46 minute.
  • 51' SM Caen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Nantes that had 426 games and scored 329 goals.
  • 57' Another substitution for SM Caen to replace Enzo Crivelli by Stef Peeters on 57 minute.
  • 62' Time for substitution for FC Nantes. Samuel Moutoussamy is replaced by Gabriel Boschilia.
  • 67' Abdoulaye Dabo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 69' The referee shows FC Nantes player a Yellow card on 69.
  • 70' SM Caen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adama Mbengue is hanging Emmanuel Imorou on the field on 70 minute.
  • 73' The referee shows SM Caen player a Yellow card on 73.
  • 75' FC Nantes manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emiliano Sala is hanging Kalifa Coulibaly on the field on 75 minute.
  • 77' Baissama Sankoh has so much to prove this time. He replaces Casimir Ninga on 77 minute.
  • 79' Paul Baysse was booked on 79.
  • 80' Goal! Emiliano Sala scores his 16 goal in 426 matches.
  • 85' 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 Frederic Guilbert suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FC Nantes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Miguel Cardoso

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabien Mercadal

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.38 FC Nantes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 SM Caen xG
I would bet for: FC Nantes or SM Caen 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes42% Draw29% SM Caen29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Nantes or Draw
71%
Draw or SM Caen
58%
FC Nantes or SM Caen
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Nantes30% Draw49% SM Caen21%
Actual: SM Caen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.5%
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Nantes

Handicap FC Nantes covers Push SM Caen covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Nantes keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
SM Caen keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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