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OGC Nice vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Sat 26 Jan 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade de Nice HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

OGC Nice vs Nimes OlympiqueLigue 1 at Stade de Nice.

Match Details

  • Referee Julien Pacelli
  • Referee Benoit Millot
  • Referee Antony Gautier
  • Referee Aurelien Drouet
  • Referee Mickael Leleu

Head-to-Head

5
1
OGC Nice 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nimes Olympique

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan Nimes Olympique H 2–0 W
19 Jan Stade de Reims A 1–1 D
16 Jan AS Monaco FC A 1–1 D
12 Jan FC Girondins de Bordeaux H 1–0 W
22 Dec RC Strasbourg Alsace A 0–2 L
16 Dec AS Saint-Étienne H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jan OGC Nice A 0–2 L
23 Jan Angers SCO H 3–1 W
19 Jan Toulouse FC H 0–1 L
16 Jan FC Nantes H 1–0 W
22 Dec Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–4 L
16 Dec Lille OSC H 2–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for OGC Nice to score. At the same time, Nimes Olympique does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both OGC Nice and Nimes Olympique are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Stade de Nice. Nimes Olympique seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Danilo, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both OGC Nice and Nimes Olympique are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' Ignatius Kpene Ganago is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' A stunning finish from Youcef Attal — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Theo Valls has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. OGC Nice is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Loick Landre argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 54' Assisted by Eddy Sylvestre with the perfectly-timed delivery and Allan Saint-Maximin makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adrien Tameze is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nimes Olympique.
  • 62' Jordan Ferri is replacing Theo Valls for the Nimes Olympique side.
  • 63' The whistle greets Wylan Cyprien as he departs to be replaced by Remi Walter.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 72' The whistle greets Eddy Sylvestre as he departs to be replaced by Myziane Maolida.
  • 76' Sada Thioub has so much to prove this time. He replaces Denis Bouanga on 76 minute.
  • 81' Rachid Alioui is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nimes Olympique so far.
  • 82' Pierre Lees Melou is replacing Ignatius Kpene Ganago for the OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur side.
  • 87' It’s high time Patrick Vieira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 88' Nimes Olympique receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 90' Nimes Olympique receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 Nimes Olympique xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 65% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice62% Draw25% Nimes Olympique13%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
87%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
38%
OGC Nice or Nimes Olympique
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
OGC Nice41% Draw49% Nimes Olympique10%
Actual: OGC Nice win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
17.4%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.4%
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
4.5%
4 – 0
3.1%
1 – 2
2.7%
2 – 2
2.4%
4 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5 15% 85%
-2 15% 19% 65%
-1.5 35% 65%
-1 35% 27% 38%
-0.5 62% 38%
+0.5 89% 11%
+1 89% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
57%
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
21%

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