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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
13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Monaco FC 5 13
2 Olympique Lyonnais 5 11
3 Paris FC 5 11
4 Lille OSC 5 10
5 Stade Rennais FC 1901 5 10
6 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5 8
7 Angers SCO 5 7
8 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5 7
9 Le Mans FC 5 6
10 AJ Auxerre 5 6
11 Stade Brestois 29 5 5
12 FC Lorient 5 5
13 Toulouse FC 5 5
14 OGC Nice 5 5
15 Racing Club de Lens 5 4
16 ES Troyes AC 5 4
17 Olympique de Marseille 5 3
18 Le Havre AC 5 2

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' FC Nantes receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 5.
  • 10' FC Nantes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SM Caen backline.
  • 15' FC Nantes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Enzo Crivelli has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' FC Nantes 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.
  • 26' That is a Yellow card for SM Caen. Paul Baysse will be fuming at that decision.
  • 31' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' 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.
  • 37' GOAL! Enzo Crivelli fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 42' 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.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Abdoulaye Dabo as he leaves the pitch. Abdul Majeed Waris steps in for FC Nantes.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Miguel Cardoso will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 57' The whistle greets Enzo Crivelli as he departs to be replaced by Stef Peeters.
  • 62' The FC Nantes manager makes a substitution. Samuel Moutoussamy departs to be replaced by Gabriel Boschilia.
  • 67' Alexander Djiku is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Nantes so far.
  • 69' FC Nantes player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 70' SM Caen make a change. Emmanuel Imorou trudges off to be replaced by Adama Mbengue on 70 minutes.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Alexander Djiku. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' Fresh legs for FC Nantes! Emiliano Sala comes on to replace Kalifa Coulibaly.
  • 77' Baissama Sankoh gets the nod from SM Caen. He replaces Casimir Ninga and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' A moment of madness from Paul Baysse on 79 minutes earns him a Red card. SM Caen will be frustrated.
  • 80' Against the run of play, Emiliano Sala has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SM Caen that had 399 games and scored 298 goals.
  • 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 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.