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

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
OGC Nice
2 – 0
Full Time
Nimes Olympique
Sat 26 Jan 2019 · 19:00 UTC Stade de Nice HT 45' · FT 45'
Ignatius Ganago 31' Y
Y 53' Loick Landre
Y 88' Sofiane Alakouch
Y 90' Sada Thioub

Overview

Match Preview

OGC Nice vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 1 at Stade de Nice.

Match Details

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

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

5
1
OGC Nice 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Nimes Olympique
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-26 OGC Nice 2–0 Nimes Olympique 2018-11-10 Nimes Olympique 0–1 OGC Nice

Recent Form

OGC Nice
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
Nimes Olympique
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
20% Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' OGC Nice have kicked off against Nimes Olympique. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sofiane Alakouch suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' OGC Nice are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. OGC Nice must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Teji Savanier needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 31' That is a Yellow card for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur. Ignatius Kpene Ganago will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' OGC Nice are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nimes Olympique backline.
  • 41' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Youcef Attal makes it 0-1.
  • 46' A quiet spell here at Stade de Nice. OGC Nice seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. OGC Nice and Nimes Olympique are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 53' The referee has no hesitation. Loick Landre is booked for Nimes Olympique — Yellow card on 53.
  • 54' Assisted by Eddy Sylvestre with the perfectly-timed delivery and Allan Saint-Maximin makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Nimes Olympique — Jordan Ferri on, Theo Valls off on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Another change for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur made on 63 minute. Wylan Cyprien leaves to be changed by Remi Walter.
  • 68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bernard Blaquart will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 72' Time for substitution for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur. Eddy Sylvestre is replaced by Myziane Maolida.
  • 76' A change in the Nimes Olympique ranks — Denis Bouanga exits the field as Sada Thioub enters on 76.
  • 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 82' Ignatius Kpene Ganago makes way for Pierre Lees Melou at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur.
  • 87' It looks surprising Nimes Olympique does not make any changes. Gaetan Paquiez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' Nimes Olympique player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sada Thioub on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for OGC Nice players.

Lineups

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bernard Blaquart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alexis Claude Maurice 3
Youcef Attal 2
Loick Landre 2
Dan Ndoye 1
Amine Gouiri 1
Allan Saint-Maximin 1
Wylan Cyprien 1
Ignatius Ganago 1

Head to Head

2019-01-26 OGC Nice 2–0 Nimes Olympique 2018-11-10 Nimes Olympique 0–1 OGC Nice

OGC Nice Form

2019-01-26 OGC Nice 2–0 Nimes Olympique W 2019-01-19 Stade de Reims 1–1 OGC Nice D 2019-01-16 AS Monaco FC 1–1 OGC Nice D 2019-01-12 OGC Nice 1–0 FC Girondins de Bordeaux W 2018-12-22 RC Strasbourg Alsace 2–0 OGC Nice L 2018-12-16 OGC Nice 1–1 AS Saint-Étienne D

Nimes Olympique Form

2019-01-26 OGC Nice 2–0 Nimes Olympique L 2019-01-23 Nimes Olympique 3–1 Angers SCO W 2019-01-19 Nimes Olympique 0–1 Toulouse FC L 2019-01-16 Nimes Olympique 1–0 FC Nantes W 2018-12-22 Stade Rennais FC 1901 4–0 Nimes Olympique L 2018-12-16 Nimes Olympique 2–3 Lille OSC L

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.