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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' Temperatures are rising at Stade des Costieres as Nimes Olympique face off against FC Metz in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' France international Mamadou Fofana has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Nimes Olympique are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Metz's shape.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 23' The referee shows FC Metz player a Yellow card on 23.
  • 28' It’s high time Vincent Hognon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' Renaud Cohade has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
  • 30' What composure from Habib Diallo! The Senegal international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Nimes Olympique in their trying to find a way past FC Metz's compact .
  • 40' It looks surprising Nimes Olympique does not make any changes. Fabien Centonze has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Nimes Olympique is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' It’s a booking for Nimes Olympique player. Romain Philippoteaux gets a Yellow card.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nimes Olympique that had 340 games and scored 239 goals.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Metz needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 59' Another change for Nimes Olympique made on 59 minute. Vlatko Stojanovski leaves to be changed by Haris Duljevic.
  • 61' Renaud Ripart adds to his 0 season tally! Nimes Olympique lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 65' FC Metz receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 70' Farid Boulaya needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 71' Thierry Ambrose is ready to make an impact after coming on for Opa Nguette at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nimes Olympique must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 79' Renaud Ripart makes way for Kevin Denkey at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nimes Olympique.
  • 82' Mamadou Fofana picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' A change in the FC Metz ranks — Adama Traore exits the field as Farid Boulaya enters on 83.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Sidy Sarr. He replaces Theo Valls on 87 minute.
  • 90' John Boye catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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.