Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Olympique Lyonnais vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Olympique Lyonnais
0 – 0
Full Time
Nimes Olympique
Fri 18 Sep 2020 · 19:00 UTC Groupama Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Maxwel Cornet 34' Y
Y 48' Andres Cubas
Leo Dubois 52' Y
Y 68' Lamine Fomba
Jean Lucas 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique Lyonnais vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 1 at Groupama Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Amaury Delerue
  • Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
  • Referee Pierre Legat
  • Referee Erwan Finjean
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

4
1
Olympique Lyonnais 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals Nimes Olympique
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-18 Olympique Lyonnais 0–0 Nimes Olympique 2019-12-06 Nimes Olympique 0–4 Olympique Lyonnais 2019-05-24 Nimes Olympique 2–3 Olympique Lyonnais 2018-10-19 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Nimes Olympique

Recent Form

Olympique Lyonnais
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Nimes Olympique H 0–0 D
15 Sep Montpellier HSC A 1–2 L
11 Sep FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–0 D
28 Aug Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 4–1 W
19 Aug FC Bayern München H 0–3 L
15 Aug Manchester City FC A 3–1 W
Nimes Olympique
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Olympique Lyonnais A 0–0 D
13 Sep Stade Rennais FC 1901 H 2–4 L
30 Aug FC Nantes A 1–2 L
23 Aug Stade Brestois 29 H 4–0 W
07 Mar FC Metz A 1–2 L
28 Feb Olympique de Marseille H 2–3 L

Key Stats

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
Ernest Nuamah 3 G 1 A
Zachary Athekame 2 G 2 A
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G
Malick Fofana 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Nimes Olympique gets underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Olympique Lyonnais side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Loick Landre has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Olympique Lyonnais currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' Matteo Ahlinvi, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Groupama Stadium. Olympique Lyonnais seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 34' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maxwel Cornet.
  • 39' Nimes Olympique is showing some good football. However, Nimes Olympique are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 44' Olympique Lyonnais is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' A change in the Olympique Lyonnais ranks — Maxwel Cornet exits the field as Karl Toko Ekambi enters on 46.
  • 48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andres Cubas on 48.
  • 52' Poor challenge from Leo Dubois. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' Another change for Olympique Lyonnais made on 56 minute. Leo Dubois leaves to be changed by Sinaly Diomande.
  • 59' A change in the Nimes Olympique ranks — Sidy Sarr exits the field as Matteo Ahlinvi enters on 59.
  • 62' Jean Lucas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maxence Caqueret at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' 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.
  • 68' Lamine Fomba catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 78' Nimes Olympique come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 83' Nimes Olympique started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Rayan Cherki as he leaves the pitch. Tinotenda Kadewere steps in for Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 90' Jean Lucas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Nolan Roux as he leaves the pitch. Lucas Buades steps in for Nimes Olympique.
  • It finishes all square. Olympique Lyonnais and Nimes Olympique share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Olympique Lyonnais Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Memphis Depay 4
Lucas Paqueta 3
Maxwel Cornet 2
Houssem Aouar 2
Islam Slimani 2
Moussa Kone 2
Tanguy Ndombele 1
Renaud Ripart 1

Head to Head

2020-09-18 Olympique Lyonnais 0–0 Nimes Olympique 2019-12-06 Nimes Olympique 0–4 Olympique Lyonnais 2019-05-24 Nimes Olympique 2–3 Olympique Lyonnais 2018-10-19 Olympique Lyonnais 2–0 Nimes Olympique

Olympique Lyonnais Form

2020-09-18 Olympique Lyonnais 0–0 Nimes Olympique D 2020-09-15 Montpellier HSC 2–1 Olympique Lyonnais L 2020-09-11 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0–0 Olympique Lyonnais D 2020-08-28 Olympique Lyonnais 4–1 Dijon Football Cote d'Or W 2020-08-19 Olympique Lyonnais 0–3 FC Bayern München L 2020-08-15 Manchester City FC 1–3 Olympique Lyonnais W

Nimes Olympique Form

2020-09-18 Olympique Lyonnais 0–0 Nimes Olympique D 2020-09-13 Nimes Olympique 2–4 Stade Rennais FC 1901 L 2020-08-30 FC Nantes 2–1 Nimes Olympique L 2020-08-23 Nimes Olympique 4–0 Stade Brestois 29 W 2020-03-07 FC Metz 2–1 Nimes Olympique L 2020-02-28 Nimes Olympique 2–3 Olympique de Marseille L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Nimes Olympique xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique Lyonnais52% Draw27% Nimes Olympique21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
79%
Draw or Nimes Olympique
48%
Olympique Lyonnais or Nimes Olympique
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais34% Draw50% Nimes Olympique16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 24% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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