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Nimes Olympique vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Nimes Olympique
2 – 5
Full Time
Olympique Lyonnais
Sun 16 May 2021 · 19:00 UTC Stade des Costieres HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ruddy Buquet
  • Referee Guillaume Debart
  • Referee Alexandre Perreau Niel
  • Referee Mikael Berchebru
  • Referee Stephanie Frappart
  • 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
4
Nimes Olympique 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals Olympique Lyonnais
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-16 Nimes Olympique 2–5 Olympique Lyonnais 2020-09-18 Olympique Lyonnais 0–0 Nimes Olympique 2019-12-06 Nimes Olympique 0–4 Olympique Lyonnais 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
16 May Olympique Lyonnais H 2–5 L
09 May FC Metz A 3–0 W
02 May Stade de Reims H 2–2 D
25 Apr Racing Club de Lens A 1–2 L
18 Apr RC Strasbourg Alsace H 1–1 D
11 Apr Stade Brestois 29 A 1–1 D
Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Nimes Olympique A 5–2 W
08 May FC Lorient H 4–1 W
02 May AS Monaco FC A 3–2 W
25 Apr Lille OSC H 2–3 L
18 Apr FC Nantes A 2–1 W
11 Apr Angers SCO H 3–0 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Nimes Olympique vs Olympique Lyonnais — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' A goal from the Senegal international Moussa Kone! He fires home on 5 to make it 1-0!
  • 8' The Brazil Lucas Paqueta breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 1-1!
  • 9' Lucas Paqueta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 14' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 19' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Memphis Depay adds to his 2 season tally! Olympique Lyonnais lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' The deadlock is broken! Lucas Paqueta gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
  • 29' Algeria international Islam Slimani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 44' Olympique Lyonnais is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Another change for Nimes Olympique made on 46 minute. Patrick Burner leaves to be changed by Sofiane Alakouch.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andres Cubas suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Houssem Aouar makes it 1-5.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 62' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Moussa Kone makes no mistake. 2-5!
  • 64' Olympique Lyonnais manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rayan Cherki is hanging Houssem Aouar on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' 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.
  • 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nimes Olympique needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Nimes Olympique. Lamine Fomba is replaced by Lucas Deaux.
  • 76' Nimes Olympique ring the changes. Niclas Eliasson has done his job and it is now time for Nassim Chadli to step up.
  • 81' Mahamadou Doucoure gets the nod from Nimes Olympique. He replaces Moussa Kone and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Matteo Ahlinvi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zinedine Ferhat at the 86 minute mark.
  • 87' Assisted by Rayan Cherki with the perfectly-timed delivery and Islam Slimani makes no mistake. 2-6!
  • 87' Fresh legs for Olympique Lyonnais! Sinaly Diomande comes on to replace Leo Dubois.
  • 88' Against the run of play, Islam Slimani has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • With this win, Olympique Lyonnais is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-05-16 Nimes Olympique 2–5 Olympique Lyonnais 2020-09-18 Olympique Lyonnais 0–0 Nimes Olympique 2019-12-06 Nimes Olympique 0–4 Olympique Lyonnais 2019-05-24 Nimes Olympique 2–3 Olympique Lyonnais 2018-10-19 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Nimes Olympique

Nimes Olympique Form

2021-05-16 Nimes Olympique 2–5 Olympique Lyonnais L 2021-05-09 FC Metz 0–3 Nimes Olympique W 2021-05-02 Nimes Olympique 2–2 Stade de Reims D 2021-04-25 Racing Club de Lens 2–1 Nimes Olympique L 2021-04-18 Nimes Olympique 1–1 RC Strasbourg Alsace D 2021-04-11 Stade Brestois 29 1–1 Nimes Olympique D

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2021-05-16 Nimes Olympique 2–5 Olympique Lyonnais W 2021-05-08 Olympique Lyonnais 4–1 FC Lorient W 2021-05-02 AS Monaco FC 2–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2021-04-25 Olympique Lyonnais 2–3 Lille OSC L 2021-04-18 FC Nantes 1–2 Olympique Lyonnais W 2021-04-11 Olympique Lyonnais 3–0 Angers SCO W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.37 Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique25% Draw23% Olympique Lyonnais52%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw
48%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
75%
Nimes Olympique or Olympique Lyonnais
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique20% Draw40% Olympique Lyonnais40%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
6.5%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 4
3.5%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 21% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 16% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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