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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 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

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
0% Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique de Marseille
Amine Gouiri 4 G 1 A
Pierre Emile Hojbjerg 1 G
Keyliane Abdallah 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Nimes Olympique is hosting Olympique de Marseille for another epic battle.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nimes Olympique and Olympique de Marseille are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nimes Olympique must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Morgan Sanson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nimes Olympique tonight.
  • 25' Teji Savanier, a France midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nimes Olympique side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 34' Nimes Olympique is taking the lead after the goal scored by Denis Bouanga on 34.
  • 36' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Denis Bouanga.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at . Nimes Olympique seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jordan Amavi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Olympique de Marseille.
  • 49' Florian Thauvin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bernard Blaquart might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 58' Bouna Sarr is replacing Florian Thauvin for the Olympique de Marseille side.
  • 62' A stunning finish from Sada Thioub — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 65' The crowd applauds Steve Mandanda as he leaves the pitch. Yohann Pele steps in for Olympique de Marseille.
  • 68' Controversy at the stadium! Loick Landre argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Morgan Sanson on 72.
  • 72' Kostas Mitroglou has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Ocampos on 72 minute.
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mustapha Diallo on 74 minutes.
  • 75' Nimes Olympique make a change. Umut Bozok trudges off to be replaced by Baptiste Guillaume on 75 minutes.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rudi Garcia will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 86' A stunning finish from Renaud Ripart — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 88' The Nimes Olympique manager makes a substitution. Denis Bouanga departs to be replaced by Theo Valls.
  • 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
Teji Savanier 1
Florian Thauvin 1
Dimitri Payet 1
Denis Bouanga 1
Renaud Ripart 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.