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OGC Nice vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Sun 31 Jan 2021 · 12:00 UTC Stade de Nice HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Johan Hamel
  • Referee Franck Schneider
  • Referee Alexandre Viala
  • Referee Mehdi Mokhtari
  • Referee Julien Haulbert

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan AS Saint-Étienne H 0–1 L
23 Jan Racing Club de Lens A 1–0 W
17 Jan FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 0–3 L
09 Jan FC Metz A 1–1 D
06 Jan Stade Brestois 29 A 0–2 L
23 Dec FC Lorient H 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jan OGC Nice A 1–0 W
24 Jan Olympique Lyonnais H 0–5 L
17 Jan RC Strasbourg Alsace A 0–1 L
09 Jan Stade de Reims A 1–3 L
06 Jan Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–1 D
23 Dec AS Monaco FC A 2–2 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. OGC Nice host AS Saint-Étienne — let the battle begin!
  • 5' AS Saint-Étienne fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. OGC Nice in their trying to find a way past AS Saint-Étienne's compact .
  • 20' AS Saint-Étienne is showing some good football. However, AS Saint-Étienne are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Saint-Étienne needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His OGC Nice side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Claude Puel will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' The referee shows AS Saint-Etienne player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 48' Robson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Saint-Étienne that had 427 games and scored 380 goals.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' Alexis Claude Maurice has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeff Reine-Adelaide on 62 minute.
  • 67' OGC Nice started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hicham Boudaoui on 68.
  • 71' Fresh legs for OGC Nice! Myziane Maolida comes on to replace Amine Gouiri.
  • 72' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Lucas Douath comes on to replace Yvan Neyou.
  • 77' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lucas Douath.
  • 81' It is a substitution in AS Saint-Etienne team. Adil Aouchiche is replaced by Kevin Monnet-Paquet on 81 minute.
  • 86' OGC Nice are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 88' Charles Abi doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Another substitution for OGC Nice to replace Robson by Dan Ndoye on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for: OGC Nice or AS Saint-Etienne 70% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice31% Draw30% AS Saint-Etienne39%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
61%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
69%
OGC Nice or AS Saint-Etienne
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice22% Draw49% AS Saint-Etienne29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% 71%
+0.5 59% 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% 20%
+2 80% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% 7%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
26%
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
33%

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