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Nimes Olympique vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Nimes Olympique
2 – 3
Full Time
Olympique Lyonnais
Fri 24 May 2019 · 19:05 UTC Stade des Costieres HT 45' · FT 45'
Gaetan Paquiez 61' Y
Y 90' Bertrand Traore

Overview

Match Preview

Nimes Olympique vs Olympique Lyonnais — Ligue 1 at Stade des Costieres.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee Djemel Zitouni
  • Referee Antoine Valnet
13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
4
Nimes Olympique 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals Olympique Lyonnais
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-24 Nimes Olympique 2–3 Olympique Lyonnais 2018-10-19 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Nimes Olympique

Recent Form

Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May Olympique Lyonnais H 2–3 L
18 May En Avant Guingamp A 2–2 D
11 May AS Monaco FC H 1–0 W
04 May Stade de Reims A 3–0 W
28 Apr Lille OSC A 0–5 L
20 Apr FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 2–1 W
Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May Nimes Olympique A 3–2 W
18 May SM Caen H 4–0 W
12 May Olympique de Marseille A 3–0 W
05 May Lille OSC H 2–2 D
26 Apr FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 3–2 W
19 Apr Angers SCO H 2–1 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
Ernest Nuamah 3 G 1 A
Zachary Athekame 2 G 2 A
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G
Malick Fofana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stade des Costieres will turn into a battlefield for Nimes Olympique and Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 6' The Ivory Coast forward Maxwel Cornet breaks the deadlock on 6 minutes. 0-1!
  • 11' Renaud Ripart doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 16' It’s high time Bernard Blaquart made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 31' Lucas Tousart has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 429 appearances.
  • 36' It is a cagey affair so far. Nimes Olympique in their trying to find a way past Olympique Lyonnais's compact .
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gaetan Paquiez, as he is very good at scoring at Stade des Costieres with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 48' Assisted by Teji Savanier with the perfectly-timed delivery and Antonin Bobichon makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Memphis Depay made 429 appearances and scored 92 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' Mathieu Gorgelin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 61' Gaetan Paquiez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 61.
  • 66' 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.
  • 71' Olympique Lyonnais come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 74' Bertrand Traore is ready to make an impact after coming on for Martin Terrier at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 80' Baptiste Guillaume gets the nod from Nimes Olympique. He replaces Sada Thioub and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Olympique Lyonnais team. Moussa Dembele is replaced by Lucas Tousart on 85 minute.
  • 89' Maxwel Cornet with the second goal in the match!
  • 90' Bertrand Traore catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Nimes Olympique and Olympique Lyonnais share the spoils 2-3.

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bernard Blaquart

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Génésio

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Memphis Depay 4
Lucas Paqueta 3
Islam Slimani 2
Moussa Kone 2
Maxwel Cornet 2
Houssem Aouar 2
Moussa Dembele 1
Tanguy Ndombele 1

Head to Head

2019-05-24 Nimes Olympique 2–3 Olympique Lyonnais 2018-10-19 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Nimes Olympique

Nimes Olympique Form

2019-05-24 Nimes Olympique 2–3 Olympique Lyonnais L 2019-05-18 En Avant Guingamp 2–2 Nimes Olympique D 2019-05-11 Nimes Olympique 1–0 AS Monaco FC W 2019-05-04 Stade de Reims 0–3 Nimes Olympique W 2019-04-28 Lille OSC 5–0 Nimes Olympique L 2019-04-20 Nimes Olympique 2–1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2019-05-24 Nimes Olympique 2–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-05-18 Olympique Lyonnais 4–0 SM Caen W 2019-05-12 Olympique de Marseille 0–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-05-05 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 Lille OSC D 2019-04-26 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 2–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-04-19 Olympique Lyonnais 2–1 Angers SCO W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Nimes Olympique or Olympique Lyonnais 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique29% Draw26% Olympique Lyonnais45%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw
56%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
71%
Nimes Olympique or Olympique Lyonnais
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nimes Olympique23% Draw43% Olympique Lyonnais34%
Actual: Nimes Olympique win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.8%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 3
5.3%
1 – 0
5.3%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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