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Olympique Lyonnais vs OGC Nice, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Fri 31 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique Lyonnais vs OGC NiceLigue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Referee Cyril Gringore
  • Referee Mikael Lesage
  • Referee Romain Lissorgue
20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game 6.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Head-to-Head

7
2
7
Olympique Lyonnais 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals OGC Nice

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#6 Position #20
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Olympique Lyonnais are 6th (0 pts). OGC Nice are 20th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Olympique Lyonnais host OGC Nice — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Rafael has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Olympique Lyonnais side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' OGC Nice is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Olympique Lyonnais is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 35' France international Malang Sarr has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' That is a Yellow card for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur. Adrien Tameze will be fuming at that decision.
  • 42' Mario Balotelli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 42.
  • 47' Olympique Lyonnais started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
  • 51' Olympique Lyonnais is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marcelo on 51.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' Olympique Lyonnais are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against OGC Nice's shape.
  • 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Martin Terrier, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' Maxwel Cornet gets the nod from Olympique Lyonnais. He replaces Martin Terrier and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Dante has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 76' Fresh legs for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur! Myziane Maolida comes on to replace Mario Balotelli.
  • 79' The whistle greets Lucas Tousart as he departs to be replaced by Pape Cheikh Diop.
  • 84' The Olympique Lyonnais bench stirs into life. Bertrand Traore is withdrawn and Houssem Aouar gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Racine Coly gets the nod from OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur. He replaces Allan Saint-Maximin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' It’s high time Bruno Génésio made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • OGC Nice celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.41 Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.38 OGC Nice xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 94% + Under — clean sheet likely 87%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique Lyonnais27% Draw49% OGC Nice24%
Actual: OGC Nice win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes13% 0% No87%
Avg goals/match: 0.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 52%
48%
± 1.5 20%
80%
± 2.5 6%
94%
± 3.5 1%
99%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
76%
Draw or OGC Nice
73%
Olympique Lyonnais or OGC Nice
51%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Olympique Lyonnais11% Draw79% OGC Nice10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
48.4%
1 – 0
16.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
3.2%
0 – 2
2.7%
2 – 1
1.8%
1 – 2
1.6%
2 – 2
0.5%
3 – 0
0.4%
0 – 3
0.3%
3 – 1
0.3%

Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais

Handicap Olympique Lyonnais covers Push OGC Nice covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% 96%
-1 4% 18% 78%
-0.5 22% 78%
+0.5 80% 20%
+1 80% 17% 3%
+1.5 97% 3%
+2 97% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
69%
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
66%

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