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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 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

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-Étienne 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for OGC Nice to score. At the same time, SM Caen does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SM Caen that had 399 games and scored 298 goals.
  • 10' SM Caen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Saif-Eddine Khaoui, as he is very good at scoring at Stade de Nice with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 16' It’s a booking for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur player. Pierre Lees Melou gets a Yellow card.
  • 21' Emmanuel Imorou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' SM Caen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 32' SM Caen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' SM Caen is showing some good football. However, SM Caen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 47' It looks surprising SM Caen does not make any changes. Jonathan Gradit has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 60' SM Caen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Malik Tchokounte. He replaces Saif-Eddine Khaoui on 63 minute.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Ihsan Sacko. He replaces Bassem Srarfi on 67 minute.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 74' GOAL! Alexander Djiku scores on 74. Assisted by Malik Tchokounte
  • 77' OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pedro Brazao is hanging Patrick Burner on the field on 77 minute.
  • 78' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Enzo Crivelli is replaced by Frederic Guilbert on 78 minute.
  • 80' Another substitution for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur to replace Remi Walter by Assil Jaziri on 80 minute.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yoel Armougom.
  • 89' Dante was booked on 89.
  • The final score is 0-1.

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.