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Nimes Olympique vs FC Metz, Ligue 1 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2019-20
Nimes Olympique
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Metz
Sat 30 Nov 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade des Costieres HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Opa Nguette
Y 29' Renaud Cohade
Romain Philippoteaux 46' Y
Y 65' Habib Maiga
Y 82' Mamadou Fofana
Y 90' John Boye
Y 90' Farid Boulaya

Overview

Match Preview

Nimes Olympique vs FC Metz — Ligue 1 at Stade des Costieres.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Referee Stephan Luzi
  • Referee Aurelien Drouet
  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
  • Referee Gwenael Pasqualotti
  • Referee Eddy Rosier
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
4
Nimes Olympique 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Metz
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-30 Nimes Olympique 1–1 FC Metz

Recent Form

Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov FC Metz H 1–1 D
23 Nov Angers SCO A 0–1 L
09 Nov RC Strasbourg Alsace A 1–4 L
26 Oct Stade de Reims A 0–0 D
19 Oct Amiens SC H 1–1 D
06 Oct Lille OSC A 2–2 D
FC Metz
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Nimes Olympique A 1–1 D
23 Nov Stade de Reims H 1–1 D
09 Nov Lille OSC A 0–0 D
02 Nov Montpellier HSC H 2–2 D
26 Oct Olympique Lyonnais A 0–2 L
19 Oct FC Nantes H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Nimes Olympique and FC Metz is underway.
  • 5' FC Metz are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Pablo Martinez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' Nimes Olympique started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 23' A moment of madness from Opa Nguette on 23 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Metz will be frustrated.
  • 28' Paul Bernardoni has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 29' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Renaud Cohade.
  • 30' Habib Diallo puts FC Metz on the lead.
  • 35' The travelling FC Metz supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nimes Olympique and FC Metz are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' FC Metz is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Poor challenge from Romain Philippoteaux. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Anthony Briancon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nimes Olympique tonight.
  • 59' Haris Duljevic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vlatko Stojanovski at the 59 minute mark.
  • 61' A stunning finish from Renaud Ripart — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 65' FC Metz receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 70' Sofiane Alakouch is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Metz so far.
  • 71' Time for substitution for FC Metz. Opa Nguette is replaced by Thierry Ambrose.
  • 76' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vincent Hognon might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 79' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Denkey is hanging Renaud Ripart on the field on 79 minute.
  • 82' FC Metz player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 83' It is a substitution in FC Metz team. Adama Traore is replaced by Farid Boulaya on 83 minute.
  • 87' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sidy Sarr is hanging Theo Valls on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. John Boye is booked for FC Metz — Yellow card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Nimes Olympique and FC Metz share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bernard Blaquart

FC Metz Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincent Hognon

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.15 Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 FC Metz xG
I would bet for: Nimes Olympique or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Nimes Olympique40% Draw31% FC Metz29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Metz
60%
Nimes Olympique or FC Metz
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nimes Olympique26% Draw53% FC Metz21%
Actual: FC Metz win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.7%
0 – 1
10.3%
2 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
2.9%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push FC Metz covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
FC Metz keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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