Olympique de Marseille vs Nimes Olympique, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Ligue 1 · 2020-21

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Sat 16 Jan 2021 · 16:00 UTC Orange Velodrome HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Y 19' Andres Cubas

Y 20' Andres Cubas

Valentin Rongier 60' Y

Valentin Rongier 61' Y

Duje Caleta-Car 67' Y

Duje Caleta-Car 68' Y

Y 89' Anthony Briancon

Y 90' Anthony Briancon

Overview

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Olympique de Marseille vs Nimes Olympique — Ligue 1 at Orange Velodrome.

Olympique de Marseille 10 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
Nimes Olympique 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Julien Aube
Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
Referee Jeremy Stinat
Referee Julien Haulbert

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

Olympique de Marseille 6 games · Avg 3.5 goals Nimes Olympique

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-16 Olympique de Marseille 1–2 Nimes Olympique 2020-12-04 Nimes Olympique 0–2 Olympique de Marseille 2020-02-28 Nimes Olympique 2–3 Olympique de Marseille 2019-12-21 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 Nimes Olympique 2019-04-13 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 Nimes Olympique

Recent Form

Olympique de Marseille

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	Nimes Olympique	H	1–2	L
09 Jan	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	A	0–0	D
06 Jan	Montpellier HSC	H	3–1	W
23 Dec	Angers SCO	A	1–2	L
19 Dec	Stade de Reims	H	1–1	D
16 Dec	Stade Rennais FC 1901	A	1–2	L

Nimes Olympique

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jan	Olympique de Marseille	A	2–1	W
09 Jan	Lille OSC	H	0–1	L
06 Jan	RC Strasbourg Alsace	A	0–5	L
23 Dec	Dijon Football Cote d'Or	H	1–3	L
20 Dec	AS Saint-Étienne	A	2–2	D
16 Dec	OGC Nice	H	0–2	L

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique de Marseille

0-15

4/3

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

6/2

61-75

2/3

76+

6/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique de Marseille

Amine Gouiri	7 G	3 A
Amine Harit	3 G	1 A
Himad Abdelli	3 G
Igor Paixao	2 G	1 A
Keyliane Abdallah	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Nimes Olympique gets underway.
5' Boubacar Kamara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yohann Pele, as he is very good at scoring at Orange Velodrome with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Nimes Olympique fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
18' Pape Gueye gets the nod from Olympique de Marseille. He replaces Boubacar Kamara and will look to change the dynamic.
19' Controversy at the stadium! Andres Cubas argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
20' It’s a booking for Nimes Olympique player. Andres Cubas gets a Yellow card.
25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Zinedine Ferhat suffering a number of foals already.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Olympique de Marseille must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' Olympique de Marseille currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Andre Villas-Boas will be considering his options from the bench.
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
54' The deadlock is broken! Niclas Eliasson gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
55' What a strike from Niclas Eliasson! The score is 0-2.
57' Against the run of play, Niclas Eliasson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
58' GOAL! Niclas Eliasson scores on 58. Assisted by Sofiane Alakouch
60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Valentin Rongier.
61' The referee calls foul for Valentin Rongier. He receives a Yellow card.
65' Olympique de Marseille make a change. Morgan Sanson trudges off to be replaced by Mickael Cuisance on 65 minutes.
66' Olympique de Marseille manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Valere Germain is hanging Florian Thauvin on the field on 66 minute.
67' Duje Caleta-Car has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Duje Caleta-Car on 68 minutes.
73' Nimes Olympique are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
78' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
83' It looks like no one’s ball. Olympique de Marseille is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
84' Brilliant from the ! Dario Benedetto makes it 1-4 with a superb finish on 84.
84' The Nimes Olympique manager makes a substitution. Niclas Eliasson departs to be replaced by Yassine Benrahou.
85' Dario Benedetto does the damage! The net is bulging and Olympique de Marseille surge ahead!
89' Nimes Olympique player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Nimes Olympique make a change. Moussa Kone trudges off to be replaced by Karim Aribi on 90 minutes.
90' Anthony Briancon is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nimes Olympique players.

Lineups

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

Starting XI

21
Valentin Rongier
26
Florian Thauvin C ↓ Valere Germain 66'
16
Yohann Pele
2
Hiroki Sakai ↓ Saif-Eddine Khaoui 66'
4
Boubacar Kamara ↓ Pape Gueye 18'
8
Morgan Sanson ↓ Mickael Cuisance 65'
10
Dimitri Payet ↓ Nemanja Radonjic 66'
15
Duje Caleta-Car
3
Alvaro Gonzalez
29
Pol Mikel Lirola
9
Dario Benedetto

Bench

Coach Andre Villas-Boas

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

7
Niclas Eliasson ↓ Yassine Benrahou 84'
30
Baptiste Reynet
8
Lucas Deaux
10
Zinedine Ferhat
23
Anthony Briancon C
20
Renaud Ripart
29
Sofiane Alakouch
12
Lamine Fomba
28
Moussa Kone ↓ Karim Aribi 90'
18
Andres Cubas
3
Birger Meling

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dario Benedetto	8
Niclas Eliasson	4
Valere Germain	2
Teji Savanier	1
Florian Thauvin	1
Dimitri Payet	1
Denis Bouanga	1
Renaud Ripart	1

Head to Head

Olympique de Marseille Form

2021-01-16 Olympique de Marseille 1–2 Nimes Olympique L 2021-01-09 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–0 Olympique de Marseille D 2021-01-06 Olympique de Marseille 3–1 Montpellier HSC W 2020-12-23 Angers SCO 2–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2020-12-19 Olympique de Marseille 1–1 Stade de Reims D 2020-12-16 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–1 Olympique de Marseille L

Nimes Olympique Form

2021-01-16 Olympique de Marseille 1–2 Nimes Olympique W 2021-01-09 Nimes Olympique 0–1 Lille OSC L 2021-01-06 RC Strasbourg Alsace 5–0 Nimes Olympique L 2020-12-23 Nimes Olympique 1–3 Dijon Football Cote d'Or L 2020-12-20 AS Saint-Étienne 2–2 Nimes Olympique D 2020-12-16 Nimes Olympique 0–2 OGC Nice L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.76 Olympique de Marseille xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.21 Nimes Olympique xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Olympique de Marseille49% Draw26% Nimes Olympique25%

Actual: Nimes Olympique win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Olympique de Marseille or Draw

74%

Draw or Nimes Olympique

51%

Olympique de Marseille or Nimes Olympique

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Olympique de Marseille35% Draw44% Nimes Olympique21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille

Handicap	Olympique de Marseille covers	Push	Nimes Olympique covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Nimes Olympique keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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