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

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Fri 18 Sep 2020 · 19:00 UTC Groupama Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique Lyonnais vs Nimes OlympiqueLigue 1 at Groupama Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Referee Amaury Delerue
  • Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
  • Referee Pierre Legat
  • Referee Erwan Finjean
16 games this season 🟨 1.7/game 5.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Recent Form

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Olympique Lyonnais welcome Nimes Olympique for this crunch clash at Groupama Stadium.
  • 5' Nimes Olympique are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Olympique Lyonnais in their trying to find a way past Nimes Olympique's compact .
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Maxwel Cornet on 34.
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Olympique Lyonnais and Nimes Olympique are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Maxwel Cornet as he leaves the pitch. Karl Toko Ekambi steps in for Olympique Lyonnais.
  • 48' Andres Cubas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 52' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Leo Dubois on 52 minutes.
  • 56' The Olympique Lyonnais bench stirs into life. Leo Dubois is withdrawn and Sinaly Diomande gets his opportunity.
  • 59' Nimes Olympique make a change. Sidy Sarr trudges off to be replaced by Matteo Ahlinvi on 59 minutes.
  • 62' The whistle greets Maxence Caqueret as he departs to be replaced by Jean Lucas.
  • 67' It looks surprising Olympique Lyonnais does not make any changes. Melvin Bard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lamine Fomba.
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 78' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 83' Nimes Olympique started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Olympique Lyonnais! Tinotenda Kadewere comes on to replace Rayan Cherki.
  • 90' Jean Lucas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' A change in the Nimes Olympique ranks — Nolan Roux exits the field as Lucas Buades enters on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Olympique Lyonnais and Nimes Olympique share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

H2H

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.