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OGC Nice vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Sun 16 Dec 2018 · 16:00 UTC Stade de Nice HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

OGC Nice vs AS Saint-ÉtienneLigue 1 at Stade de Nice.

Match Details

  • Referee Olivier Thual
  • Referee Thomas Leonard
  • Referee Frederic Hebrard
  • Referee Gilles Lang
  • Referee Romain Lissorgue

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec AS Saint-Étienne H 1–1 D
04 Dec Angers SCO H 0–0 D
01 Dec En Avant Guingamp A 0–0 D
25 Nov Lille OSC H 2–0 W
10 Nov Nimes Olympique A 1–0 W
03 Nov Amiens SC H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec OGC Nice A 1–1 D
05 Dec FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–3 L
30 Nov FC Nantes H 3–0 W
23 Nov Olympique Lyonnais A 0–1 L
10 Nov Stade de Reims H 2–0 W
04 Nov Angers SCO H 4–3 W

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: AS Saint-Etienne gets underway.
  • 5' It’s high time Patrick Vieira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Etienne that had 427 games and scored 380 goals.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His OGC Nice side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Christophe Herelle.
  • 34' That is a Yellow card for AS Saint-Etienne. Yannis Salibur will be fuming at that decision.
  • 39' Robert Beric is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for OGC Nice so far.
  • 44' OGC Nice are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Saint-Etienne's shape.
  • 45' Youcef Attal is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' OGC Nice currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ole Kristian Selnaes.
  • 53' A goal from the France international Lois Diony! He fires home on 53 to make it 0-1!
  • 58' The referee has no hesitation. Christophe Herelle is booked for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur — Red card on 58.
  • 62' Yannis Salibur picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 67' A tactical swap from AS Saint-Etienne — Arnaud Nordin on, Robert Beric off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' It is a substitution in OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur team. Adrien Tameze is replaced by Bassem Srarfi on 72 minute.
  • 75' Time for substitution for AS Saint-Etienne. Lois Diony is replaced by Makhtar Gueye.
  • 80' The 30-year-old Youcef Attal has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 81' Brilliant from the ! Wylan Cyprien makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 86' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both OGC Nice and AS Saint-Etienne are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 88' Another substitution for AS Saint-Etienne to replace Pierre-Yves Polomat by Charles Abi on 88 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.31 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 AS Saint-Étienne xG
I would bet for: OGC Nice or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
OGC Nice43% Draw29% AS Saint-Étienne28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
72%
Draw or AS Saint-Étienne
57%
OGC Nice or AS Saint-Étienne
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice29% Draw50% AS Saint-Étienne21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.8%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push AS Saint-Étienne covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% 59%
+0.5 72% 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
36%
AS Saint-Étienne keeps clean sheet
28%

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