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OGC Nice vs SM Caen, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
OGC Nice
0 – 1
Full Time
SM Caen
Sat 20 Apr 2019 · 18:00 UTC Stade de Nice HT 45' · FT 45'
Pierre Lees Melou 16' Y
Y 27' Alexander Djiku
Y 60' Casimir Ninga
Y 85' Yoel Armougom
Dante 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

OGC Nice vs SM Caen — Ligue 1 at Stade de Nice.

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
  • Referee Johan Hamel
  • Referee Eric Danizan
  • Referee Christophe Mouysset
  • Referee Antoine Valnet

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Paris Saint-Germain FC 10 23
2 Lille OSC 10 21
3 Paris FC 10 20
4 Olympique de Marseille 10 18
5 Olympique Lyonnais 10 17
6 OGC Nice 10 17
7 AS Monaco FC 10 16
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 10 16
9 Stade Brestois 29 10 15
10 FC Lorient 10 15
11 Racing Club de Lens 10 13
12 Toulouse FC 10 13
13 RC Strasbourg Alsace 10 10
14 AJ Auxerre 10 10
15 Le Mans FC 10 8
16 Angers SCO 10 8
17 ES Troyes AC 10 8
18 Le Havre AC 10 2

Head-to-Head

1
1
OGC Nice 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals SM Caen
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-20 OGC Nice 0–1 SM Caen 2018-08-18 SM Caen 1–1 OGC Nice

Recent Form

OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr SM Caen H 0–1 L
14 Apr Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–0 D
07 Apr Montpellier HSC H 1–0 W
31 Mar Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–0 W
15 Mar Toulouse FC H 1–1 D
10 Mar Olympique de Marseille A 0–1 L
SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr OGC Nice A 1–0 W
13 Apr Angers SCO H 0–1 L
06 Apr Nimes Olympique A 0–2 L
31 Mar AS Monaco FC A 1–0 W
16 Mar AS Saint-Etienne H 0–5 L
10 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% 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' We are underway at Stade de Nice. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Brice Samba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' sm caen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' 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.
  • 16' Controversy at the stadium! Pierre Lees Melou argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 21' ogc nice is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 27' The referee shows SM Caen player a Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. ogc nice in their trying to find a way past sm caen's compact .
  • 47' The 33-year-old Pierre Lees Melou has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 52' Frederic Guilbert has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 399 appearances.
  • 57' sm caen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Casimir Ninga picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' Malik Tchokounte is replacing Saif-Eddine Khaoui for the SM Caen side.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Bassem Srarfi as he leaves the pitch. Ihsan Sacko steps in for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur.
  • 72' Walter Benitez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for ogc nice so far.
  • 74' A goal from the Ghana international Alexander Djiku! He fires home on 74 to make it 0-1!
  • 77' Pedro Brazao is replacing Patrick Burner for the OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur side.
  • 78' SM Caen make a change. Enzo Crivelli trudges off to be replaced by Frederic Guilbert on 78 minutes.
  • 80' A change in the OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur ranks — Remi Walter exits the field as Assil Jaziri enters on 80.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Yoel Armougom. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Dante. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for ogc nice.

Lineups

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabien Mercadal

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 SM Caen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + OGC Nice or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
OGC Nice36% Draw33% SM Caen31%
Actual: SM Caen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
69%
Draw or SM Caen
64%
OGC Nice or SM Caen
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice23% Draw55% SM Caen22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.6%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
2.2%
3 – 0
2.2%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push SM Caen covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 21% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 20% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
SM Caen keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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