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Nimes Olympique vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Fri 26 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Nimes Olympique vs AS Saint-ÉtienneLigue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Amaury Delerue
  • Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
  • Referee Huseyin Ocak
  • Referee Floris Aubin
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

3
5
Nimes Olympique 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals AS Saint-Étienne

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct AS Saint-Étienne H 1–1 D
19 Oct Olympique Lyonnais A 0–2 L
06 Oct Stade de Reims H 0–0 D
30 Sep Montpellier HSC A 0–3 L
26 Sep En Avant Guingamp H 0–0 D
21 Sep AS Monaco FC A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Oct Nimes Olympique A 1–1 D
21 Oct Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 1–1 D
06 Oct Lille OSC A 1–3 L
28 Sep AS Monaco FC H 2–0 W
25 Sep Toulouse FC A 3–2 W
22 Sep SM Caen H 2–1 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Nimes Olympique and AS Saint-Etienne is underway.
  • 1' GOAL! Remy Cabella scores on 1. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy
  • 6' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jean-Louis Gasset will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 11' Loic Perrin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 427 appearances.
  • 16' Teji Savanier is a natural attacking midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for AS Saint-Etienne tonight.
  • 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Baptiste Guillaume made 340 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' The 37-year-old Kevin Monnet-Paquet has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 29' A tactical swap from Nimes OlympiqueDenis Bouanga on, Sofiane Alakouch off on 29 minutes.
  • 34' AS Saint-Etienne fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' Nimes Olympique is showing some good football. However, Nimes Olympique are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' Arnaud Nordin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Saint-Etienne so far.
  • 49' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nimes Olympique and AS Saint-Etienne are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 54' Nimes Olympique are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 59' Nimes Olympique are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Saint-Etienne's shape.
  • 62' A change in the AS Saint-Etienne ranks — Arnaud Nordin exits the field as Yannis Salibur enters on 62.
  • 66' Controversy at the stadium! Yann M'Vila argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' Nimes Olympique make a change. Baptiste Guillaume trudges off to be replaced by Rachid Alioui on 70 minutes.
  • 74' Against the run of play, Rachid Alioui has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 78' Lois Diony is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Monnet-Paquet at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Remy Cabella.
  • 83' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Assane Diousse comes on to replace Ole Kristian Selnaes.
  • 88' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 89' The whistle greets Umut Bozok as he departs to be replaced by Clement Depres.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Denis Bouanga.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.22 Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for: Nimes Olympique or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nimes Olympique39% Draw31% AS Saint-Étienne30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw
70%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
61%
Nimes Olympique or AS Saint-Étienne
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nimes Olympique27% Draw51% AS Saint-Étienne22%
Actual: AS Saint-Étienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.2%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5 6% 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% 83%
-1 17% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% 61%
+0.5 71% 29%
+1 71% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
36%
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
30%

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