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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-Étienne — Ligue 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
20% Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

OGC Nice
Sepe Elye Wahi 6 G 2 A
Jonathan Clauss 3 G 1 A
Mohammed Amoura 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for OGC Nice to score. At the same time, AS Saint-Etienne does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' OGC Nice are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AS Saint-Etienne's shape.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Patrick Vieira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' It looks surprising AS Saint-Etienne does not make any changes. Dante has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Youcef Attal is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AS Saint-Etienne tonight.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His OGC Nice side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' The referee has no hesitation. Christophe Herelle is booked for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur — Yellow card on 30.
  • 34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Yannis Salibur.
  • 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' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both OGC Nice and AS Saint-Etienne are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' OGC Nice is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 51' Ole Kristian Selnaes was booked on 51.
  • 53' AS Saint-Etienne is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lois Diony on 53.
  • 58' OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Yannis Salibur.
  • 67' Another change for AS Saint-Etienne made on 67 minute. Robert Beric leaves to be changed by Arnaud Nordin.
  • 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' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 81' What a strike from Wylan Cyprien! The score is 0-2.
  • 86' Pierre-Yves Polomat has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 439 appearances.
  • 88' Another substitution for AS Saint-Etienne to replace Pierre-Yves Polomat by Charles Abi on 88 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.