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OGC Nice vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2024-25
Sun 9 Mar 2025 · 19:45 UTC Allianz Riviera 23,840 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 78' Rayan Cherki
0–2 83' Ernest Nuamah

Overview

Match Preview

OGC Nice vs Olympique LyonnaisLigue 1 at Allianz Riviera.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Assistant 1 Hicham Zakrani
  • Assistant 2 Aurelien Berthomieu
5 games this season 🟨 0.0/game 3.4 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Olympique Lyonnais H 0–2 L
01 Mar AS Saint-Étienne A 3–1 W
23 Feb Montpellier HSC H 2–0 W
16 Feb Le Havre AC A 3–1 W
08 Feb Racing Club de Lens H 2–0 W
02 Feb Toulouse FC A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar OGC Nice A 2–0 W
06 Mar FCSB Bukarest A 3–1 W
02 Mar Stade Brestois 29 H 2–1 W
23 Feb Paris Saint-Germain FC H 2–3 L
16 Feb Montpellier HSC A 4–1 W
09 Feb Stade de Reims H 4–0 W

Season Stats

OGC Nice Olympique Lyonnais
#20 Position #6
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

OGC Nice are 20th (0 pts). Olympique Lyonnais are 6th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Allianz Riviera!
  • 4' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Sael Kumbedi.
  • 9' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 14' Olympique Lyonnais is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' Ernest Nuamah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Clauss is clearly more than just a goal scorer for OGC Nice.
  • 29' France international Rayan Cherki has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' Olympique Lyonnais seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 44' The travelling Olympique Lyonnais supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' The whistle greets Sael Kumbedi as he departs to be replaced by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
  • 51' Corentin Tolisso needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' It looks like no one’s ball. Olympique Lyonnais is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' The whistle greets Malick Fofana as he departs to be replaced by Ernest Nuamah.
  • 71' Clinton Mata is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for OGC Nice so far.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a card for Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
  • 77' A change in the OGC Nice ranks — Gaetan Laborde exits the field as Jeremie Boga enters on 77.
  • 78' GOAL! Rayan Cherki fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 83' Ernest Nuamah does the damage! The net is bulging and Olympique Lyonnais surge ahead!
  • 84' A change in the OGC Nice ranks — Melvin Bard exits the field as Ali El Abdi enters on 84.
  • 89' It is a substitution in Olympique Lyonnais team. Thiago Almada is replaced by Jordan Veretout on 89 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Corentin Tolisso. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 0-2 the final result. OGC Nice will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.43 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Olympique Lyonnais or Draw 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice21% Draw38% Olympique Lyonnais41%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
58%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
79%
OGC Nice or Olympique Lyonnais
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice9% Draw65% Olympique Lyonnais26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.7%
0 – 1
22.2%
1 – 1
11.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 3
3%
2 – 1
2.2%
2 – 0
2.1%
1 – 3
1.6%
2 – 2
1.2%
0 – 4
0.7%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% 97%
-1 3% 12% 85%
-0.5 15% 85%
+0.5 56% 44%
+1 56% 28% 16%
+1.5 84% 16%
+2 84% 12% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
41%
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
65%

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