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Nimes Olympique vs Olympique de Marseille, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Nimes Olympique
3 – 1
Full Time
Olympique de Marseille
Sun 19 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Denis Bouanga 36' Y
Loick Landre 68' Y
Y 72' Morgan Sanson
Mustapha Diallo 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Nimes Olympique vs Olympique de Marseille — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Amaury Delerue
  • Referee Bartolomeu Varela

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 23
2 Lille OSC 10 21
3 Paris FC 10 20
4 Olympique de Marseille 10 18
5 Olympique Lyonnais 10 17
6 OGC Nice 10 17
7 AS Monaco FC 10 16
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 10 16
9 Stade Brestois 29 10 15
10 FC Lorient 10 15
11 Racing Club de Lens 10 13
12 Toulouse FC 10 13
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 10 10
15 Le Mans FC 10 8
16 Angers SCO 10 8
17 ES Troyes AC 10 8
18 Le Havre AC 10 2

Head-to-Head

2
4
Nimes Olympique 6 games · Avg 3.5 goals Olympique de Marseille
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-19 Nimes Olympique 3–1 Olympique de Marseille

Recent Form

Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Olympique de Marseille H 3–1 W
11 Aug Angers SCO A 4–3 W
19 May AS Beziers A 3–0 W
12 May La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 1–0 W
06 May AS Nancy-Lorraine A 2–1 W
28 Apr RC Strasbourg Alsace H 0–0 D
Olympique de Marseille
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Nimes Olympique A 1–3 L
10 Aug Toulouse FC H 4–0 W
06 May Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 3–2 W
29 Apr Cleethorpes Town FC H 3–3 D
17 Apr Angers SCO A 0–2 L
14 Apr OGC Nice H 2–1 W

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique de Marseille
0-15
4/3
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
6/2
61-75
2/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique de Marseille
Amine Gouiri 7 G 3 A
Amine Harit 3 G 1 A
Himad Abdelli 3 G
Igor Paixao 2 G 1 A
Keyliane Abdallah 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Nimes Olympique and Olympique de Marseille is underway.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Mustapha Diallo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nimes Olympique so far.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . Nimes Olympique seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' Nimes Olympique started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Florian Thauvin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 6 goals this season.
  • 34' Denis Bouanga doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Denis Bouanga on 36.
  • 41' Nimes Olympique are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Olympique de Marseille's shape.
  • 46' Valere Germain has been relatively quiet despite scoring 44 goals in his last 479 appearances.
  • 49' What composure from Florian Thauvin! The France international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 58' Bouna Sarr has so much to prove this time. He replaces Florian Thauvin on 58 minute.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Sada Thioub makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 65' Fresh legs for Olympique de Marseille! Yohann Pele comes on to replace Steve Mandanda.
  • 68' That is a Yellow card for Nimes Olympique. Loick Landre will be fuming at that decision.
  • 72' Morgan Sanson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' A change in the Olympique de Marseille ranks — Lucas Ocampos exits the field as Kostas Mitroglou enters on 72.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Nimes Olympique player. Mustapha Diallo gets a Yellow card.
  • 75' The whistle greets Umut Bozok as he departs to be replaced by Baptiste Guillaume.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 86' Renaud Ripart adds to his 1 season tally! Nimes Olympique lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 88' Nimes Olympique make a change. Denis Bouanga trudges off to be replaced by Theo Valls on 88 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bernard Blaquart

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dario Benedetto 8
Niclas Eliasson 4
Valere Germain 2
Denis Bouanga 1
Renaud Ripart 1
Anthony Briancon 1
Sada Thioub 1
Sofiane Alakouch 1

Head to Head

2018-08-19 Nimes Olympique 3–1 Olympique de Marseille

Nimes Olympique Form

2018-08-19 Nimes Olympique 3–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2018-08-11 Angers SCO 3–4 Nimes Olympique W 2018-05-19 AS Beziers 0–3 Nimes Olympique W 2018-05-12 Nimes Olympique 1–0 La Berrichonne de Chateauroux W 2018-05-06 AS Nancy-Lorraine 1–2 Nimes Olympique W 2018-04-28 Nimes Olympique 0–0 RC Strasbourg Alsace D

Olympique de Marseille Form

2018-08-19 Nimes Olympique 3–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2018-08-10 Olympique de Marseille 4–0 Toulouse FC W 2018-05-06 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–3 Olympique de Marseille W 2018-04-29 Olympique de Marseille 3–3 Cleethorpes Town FC D 2018-04-17 Angers SCO 2–0 Olympique de Marseille L 2018-04-14 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 OGC Nice W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.91 Nimes Olympique xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for: Nimes Olympique to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nimes Olympique57% Draw23% Olympique de Marseille20%
Actual: Nimes Olympique win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Nimes Olympique or Draw
81%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
43%
Nimes Olympique or Olympique de Marseille
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Nimes Olympique41% Draw43% Olympique de Marseille16%
Actual: Nimes Olympique win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.5%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Nimes Olympique

Handicap Nimes Olympique covers Push Olympique de Marseille covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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