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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
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game 6.8 goals/game 🟥 2 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' Nimes Olympique have kicked off against AS Saint-Étienne. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 1' Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy with the perfectly-timed delivery and Remy Cabella makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 6' AS Saint-Étienne started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 6.
  • 11' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stephane Ruffier is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nimes Olympique.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nimes Olympique side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 26' It is a cagey affair so far. Nimes Olympique in their trying to find a way past AS Saint-Étienne's compact .
  • 29' The whistle greets Sofiane Alakouch as he departs to be replaced by Denis Bouanga.
  • 34' AS Saint-Étienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Étienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Étienne that had 427 games and scored 380 goals.
  • 44' A quiet spell here at . AS Saint-Étienne seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 49' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' Anthony Briancon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AS Saint-Étienne so far.
  • 59' Lois Diony has been relatively quiet despite scoring 34 goals in his last 427 appearances.
  • 62' Arnaud Nordin makes way for Yannis Salibur at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Saint-Etienne.
  • 66' That is a Yellow card for AS Saint-Etienne. Yann M'Vila will be fuming at that decision.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Nimes Olympique team. Baptiste Guillaume is replaced by Rachid Alioui on 70 minute.
  • 74' Rachid Alioui makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Nimes Olympique are in front.
  • 78' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Lois Diony comes on to replace Kevin Monnet-Paquet.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Remy Cabella is booked for AS Saint-Etienne — Yellow card on 83.
  • 83' The AS Saint-Etienne manager makes a substitution. Ole Kristian Selnaes departs to be replaced by Assane Diousse.
  • 88' AS Saint-Étienne are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 89' Nimes Olympique ring the changes. Umut Bozok has done his job and it is now time for Clement Depres to step up.
  • 90' Denis Bouanga picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.