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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
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.5 goals/game

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 Plzeň 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 Qarabağ Ağdam 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
0% Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season

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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Boras Arena. IF Elfsborg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 13' Poor challenge from Terry Yegbe. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' Niklas Hult has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 28' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' The home supporters are growing impatient. IF Elfsborg must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His IF Elfsborg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 48' Sofiane Diop, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 53' IF Elfsborg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' IF Elfsborg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined OGC Nice backline.
  • 62' Gustav Henriksson doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Melvin Bard as he leaves the pitch. Ali El Abdi steps in for OGC Nice.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' The OGC Nice manager makes a substitution. Yael Nandjou departs to be replaced by Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
  • 78' Another change for IF Elfsborg made on 78 minute. Arber Zeneli leaves to be changed by Rami Kaib.
  • 83' The IF Elfsborg manager makes a substitution. Jalal Abdulai departs to be replaced by Per Frick.
  • 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 89' Simon Hedlund picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 1-0 the final result. OGC Nice will be bitterly disappointed.

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.