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Olympique Lyonnais vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Olympique Lyonnais
2 – 0
Full Time
Nimes Olympique
Fri 19 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Fethi Harek
Y 32' Anthony Briancon
Pape Cheikh Diop 34' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique Lyonnais vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Olivier Thual
  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee Matthieu Lombard
  • Referee Julien Aube
  • Referee Thierry Bouille

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
1
Olympique Lyonnais 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals Nimes Olympique
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-19 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Nimes Olympique

Recent Form

Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Nimes Olympique H 2–0 W
07 Oct Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–5 L
02 Oct FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 2–2 D
29 Sep FC Nantes H 1–1 D
26 Sep Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 3–0 W
23 Sep Olympique de Marseille H 4–2 W
Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Olympique Lyonnais A 0–2 L
06 Oct Stade de Reims H 0–0 D
30 Sep Montpellier HSC A 0–3 L
26 Sep En Avant Guingamp H 0–0 D
21 Sep AS Monaco FC A 1–1 D
16 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 3–3 D

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
44% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
Ernest Nuamah 4 G 1 A
Corentin Tolisso 2 G 3 A
Zachary Athekame 2 G 3 A
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Olympique Lyonnais welcome Nimes Olympique for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The travelling Nimes Olympique supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' France international Moussa Dembele has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fethi Harek on 17.
  • 22' Olympique Lyonnais are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nimes Olympique's shape.
  • 24' Magnificent from Moussa Dembele! That is 70 goals in 432 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 29' Olympique Lyonnais currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 32' Nimes Olympique receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Pape Cheikh Diop on 34 minutes.
  • 39' It looks surprising Olympique Lyonnais does not make any changes. Teji Savanier has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Olympique Lyonnais needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 49' Houssem Aouar has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Martin Terrier, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 59' Olympique Lyonnais have won 584 goals from 432 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' The Nimes Olympique manager makes a substitution. Clement Depres departs to be replaced by Umut Bozok.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Pape Cheikh Diop as he leaves the pitch. Jordan Ferri steps in for Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Olympique Lyonnais must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 78' Another change for Olympique Lyonnais made on 78 minute. Moussa Dembele leaves to be changed by Bertrand Traore.
  • 83' Nimes Olympique manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Renaud Ripart is hanging Antonin Bobichon on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' Memphis Depay is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Lenny Pintor. He replaces Memphis Depay on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Olympique Lyonnais and Nimes Olympique share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Génésio

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bernard Blaquart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Memphis Depay 4
Lucas Paqueta 3
Islam Slimani 2
Moussa Kone 2
Maxwel Cornet 2
Houssem Aouar 2
Joachim Andersen 1
Moussa Dembele 1

Head to Head

2018-10-19 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Nimes Olympique

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2018-10-19 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Nimes Olympique W 2018-10-07 Paris Saint-Germain FC 5–0 Olympique Lyonnais L 2018-10-02 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk D 2018-09-29 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 FC Nantes D 2018-09-26 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–3 Olympique Lyonnais W 2018-09-23 Olympique Lyonnais 4–2 Olympique de Marseille W

Nimes Olympique Form

2018-10-19 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Nimes Olympique L 2018-10-06 Nimes Olympique 0–0 Stade de Reims D 2018-09-30 Montpellier HSC 3–0 Nimes Olympique L 2018-09-26 Nimes Olympique 0–0 En Avant Guingamp D 2018-09-21 AS Monaco FC 1–1 Nimes Olympique D 2018-09-16 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3–3 Nimes Olympique D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.74 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Nimes Olympique xG
I would bet for: Olympique Lyonnais to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais58% Draw25% Nimes Olympique17%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
83%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
42%
Olympique Lyonnais or Nimes Olympique
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique Lyonnais40% Draw46% Nimes Olympique14%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.8%
4 – 0
2.9%
0 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 25% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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