Olympique Lyonnais vs OGC Nice, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Olympique Lyonnais vs OGC Nice — Ligue 1 .
- Olympique Lyonnais 10 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
- OGC Nice 10 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
- Referee Cyril Gringore
- Referee Mikael Lesage
- Referee Romain Lissorgue
18 games this season
🟨 4.1/game
⚽ 9.7 goals/game
🟥 4 total
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug | OGC Nice | H | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Aug | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 2–0 | W |
| 17 Aug | Stade de Reims | A | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Aug | Amiens SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 05 May | SSC Napoli | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Apr | Valencia CF | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug | Olympique Lyonnais | A | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Aug | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | H | 0–4 | L |
| 18 Aug | SM Caen | A | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Aug | Stade de Reims | H | 0–1 | L |
| 06 May | Market Drayton Town FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 29 Apr | FC Nantes | A | 0–5 | L |
Season Stats
| Olympique Lyonnais | OGC Nice | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #6 |
| 17 | Points | 17 |
| 10 | Played | 10 |
| 5 / 2 / 3 | W / D / L | 5 / 2 / 3 |
| 15 | Scored | 15 |
| 9 | Conceded | 12 |
| +6 | GD | +3 |
| 1.70 | PPG | 1.70 |
| 50% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
59%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season
Olympique Lyonnais this season
20%
Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season
OGC Nice this season
Olympique Lyonnais are 5th (17 pts). OGC Nice are 6th (17 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)
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 |
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' KICK OFF: Olympique Lyonnais gets underway.
- 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Olympique Lyonnais must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Olympique Lyonnais in their trying to find a way past OGC Nice's compact .
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' France international Myziane Maolida has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 30' 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.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Olympique Lyonnais winning 100% of all matches.
- 40' OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 42' It’s a booking for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur player. Mario Balotelli gets a Yellow card.
- 47' 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.
- 51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marcelo makes it 1-0.
- 56' Pierre Lees Melou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 61' Christophe Jallet has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 452 appearances.
- 66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Patrick Vieira might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 68' A tactical swap from Olympique Lyonnais — Maxwel Cornet on, Martin Terrier off on 68 minutes.
- 73' Wylan Cyprien is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Olympique Lyonnais so far.
- 76' OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur make a change. Mario Balotelli trudges off to be replaced by Myziane Maolida on 76 minutes.
- 79' Another substitution for Olympique Lyonnais to replace Lucas Tousart by Pape Cheikh Diop on 79 minute.
- 84' A change in the Olympique Lyonnais ranks — Bertrand Traore exits the field as Houssem Aouar enters on 84.
- 85' OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur ring the changes. Allan Saint-Maximin has done his job and it is now time for Racine Coly to step up.
- 90' Olympique Lyonnais currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- It finishes all square. Olympique Lyonnais and OGC Nice share the spoils 0-1.
Lineups
Olympique Lyonnais Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 4
- 22
- 6
- 18
- 29
-
10
Bertrand Traore ↓ Houssem Aouar 84'
- 28
- 11
-
7
Martin Terrier ↓ Maxwel Cornet 68'
- 5
Bench
- 30
- 15
- 23
- 12
-
8
Houssem Aouar ↑ 84'
-
24
Pape Cheikh Diop ↑ 79'
-
27
Maxwel Cornet ↑ 68'
Coach
Bruno Génésio
OGC Nice Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
- 40
- 23
- 31
- 24
- 25
- 5
- 8
- 9
- 7
- 29
Bench
- 11
- 16
- 15
-
12
Racine Coly ↑ 85'
- 27
-
26
Myziane Maolida ↑ 76'
- 6
Coach
Patrick Vieira
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Karl Toko Ekambi | 7 |
| Kasper Dolberg | 4 |
| Alexandre Lacazette | 4 |
| Houssem Aouar | 3 |
| Moussa Dembele | 2 |
| Evann Guessand | 1 |
| Rayan Cherki | 1 |
| Lucas Paqueta | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique Lyonnais Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11
Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82
OGC Nice xG
I would bet for:
Olympique Lyonnais or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 70%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: OGC Nice win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 1.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 2.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
73%
Draw or OGC Nice
60%
Olympique Lyonnais or OGC Nice
67%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17%
1 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais
| Handicap | Olympique Lyonnais covers | Push | OGC Nice covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 12% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 23% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 17% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
45%
✓
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.