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 5 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- OGC Nice 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Francois Letexier
- Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
- Referee Cyril Gringore
- Referee Mikael Lesage
- Referee Romain Lissorgue
13 games this season
🟨 4.1/game
⚽ 8.0 goals/game
🟥 2 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
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #14 |
| 11 | Points | 5 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 3 / 2 / 0 | W / D / L | 1 / 2 / 2 |
| 10 | Scored | 3 |
| 2 | Conceded | 6 |
| +8 | GD | -3 |
| 2.20 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 60% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
60%
Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season
Olympique Lyonnais this season
20%
Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season
OGC Nice this season
Olympique Lyonnais are 2nd (11 pts). OGC Nice are 14th (5 pts).
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
OGC Nice
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
–/2
■ 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
- 5' It looks surprising OGC Nice does not make any changes. Bertrand Traore has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruno Génésio might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 20' Olympique Lyonnais are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against OGC Nice's shape.
- 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 30' 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.
- 35' The 33-year-old Pierre Lees Melou has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 40' Adrien Tameze picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mario Balotelli.
- 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 51' Brilliant from the ! Marcelo makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 51.
- 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Olympique Lyonnais must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 61' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 66' OGC Nice have won 370 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 68' Maxwel Cornet is replacing Martin Terrier for the Olympique Lyonnais side.
- 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 76' Another substitution for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur to replace Mario Balotelli by Myziane Maolida on 76 minute.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Pape Cheikh Diop. He replaces Lucas Tousart on 79 minute.
- 84' Olympique Lyonnais ring the changes. Bertrand Traore has done his job and it is now time for Houssem Aouar to step up.
- 85' The OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur manager makes a substitution. Allan Saint-Maximin departs to be replaced by Racine Coly.
- 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Olivier Boscagli made 444 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. OGC Nice take all three points.
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 |
| Jerome Boateng | 1 |
| Marcelo | 1 |
| William Saliba | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique Lyonnais Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38
Olympique Lyonnais xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46
OGC Nice xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: OGC Nice win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 1.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 2.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 3.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
Olympique Lyonnais or Draw
83%
Draw or OGC Nice
47%
Olympique Lyonnais or OGC Nice
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
20.9%
0 – 0
18.1%
2 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
3.3%
4 – 0
2.3%
1 – 2
2.2%
2 – 2
1.7%
0 – 2
1.5%
Asian Handicap — Olympique Lyonnais
| Handicap | Olympique Lyonnais covers | Push | OGC Nice covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 18% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 29% | 41% |
| -0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +0.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +1 | 89% | 9% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
63%
✗
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
26%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.