Wednesday , 30 September 2026

IF Elfsborg vs OGC Nice, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2024-25
IF Elfsborg
1 – 0
Full Time
OGC Nice
Thu 23 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC Boras Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Terry Yegbe 13' Y
Simon Hedlund 89' Y
Y 89' Tom Louchet

Overview

Match Preview

IF Elfsborg vs OGC Nice — Europe at Boras Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Igor Pajac

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
IF Elfsborg 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals OGC Nice
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-23 IF Elfsborg 1–0 OGC Nice

Recent Form

IF Elfsborg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan OGC Nice H 1–0 W
12 Dec Qarabag Agdam FK H 1–0 W
28 Nov Athletic Club A 0–3 L
07 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 1–1 D
23 Oct Galatasaray SK A 3–4 L
03 Oct AS Roma H 1–0 W
OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jan IF Elfsborg A 0–1 L
17 Jan Lille OSC A 1–2 L
11 Jan Stade de Reims A 4–2 W
03 Jan Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 3–2 W
15 Dec Montpellier HSC A 2–2 D
12 Dec Royale Union Saint-Gilloise A 1–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! IF Elfsborg welcome OGC Nice for this crunch clash at Boras Arena.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Gottfrid Rapp has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 8 appearances.
  • 13' Terry Yegbe picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 23' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 33' IF Elfsborg is showing some good football. However, IF Elfsborg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' OGC Nice fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 48' Mohamed Cho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 53' IF Elfsborg currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 58' The home supporters are growing impatient. IF Elfsborg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' The Gustav Henriksson breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-0!
  • 67' Time for substitution for OGC Nice. Melvin Bard is replaced by Ali El Abdi.
  • 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. IF Elfsborg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' OGC Nice manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Youssouf Ndayishimiye is hanging Yael Nandjou on the field on 75 minute.
  • 78' It is a substitution in IF Elfsborg team. Arber Zeneli is replaced by Rami Kaib on 78 minute.
  • 83' Jalal Abdulai makes way for Per Frick at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from IF Elfsborg.
  • 88' IF Elfsborg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 89' Simon Hedlund has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 89.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

IF Elfsborg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.28 IF Elfsborg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 OGC Nice xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
IF Elfsborg49% Draw29% OGC Nice22%
Actual: IF Elfsborg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

IF Elfsborg or Draw
78%
Draw or OGC Nice
51%
IF Elfsborg or OGC Nice
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
IF Elfsborg31% Draw53% OGC Nice16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.7%
2 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
8.7%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.5%

Asian Handicap — IF Elfsborg

Handicap IF Elfsborg covers Push OGC Nice covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 24% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

IF Elfsborg keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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