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

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
Olympique de Marseille
1 – 2
Full Time
Nimes Olympique
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Olympique de Marseille kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Olympique de Marseille is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nimes Olympique that had 340 games and scored 239 goals.
  • 18' Pape Gueye has so much to prove this time. He replaces Boubacar Kamara on 18 minute.
  • 19' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andres Cubas on 19.
  • 20' The referee calls foul for Andres Cubas. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The travelling Nimes Olympique supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Nimes Olympique is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Morgan Sanson made 465 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 54' Niclas Eliasson puts Nimes Olympique on the lead.
  • 55' GOAL! Niclas Eliasson scores on 55. Assisted by Sofiane Alakouch
  • 57' Goal! Niclas Eliasson scores his 19 goal in 387 matches.
  • 58' What a strike from Niclas Eliasson! The score is 0-4.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Valentin Rongier on 60.
  • 61' Olympique de Marseille receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Mickael Cuisance. He replaces Morgan Sanson on 65 minute.
  • 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' The referee calls foul for Duje Caleta-Car. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 68' Duje Caleta-Car is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 73' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 78' Valentin Rongier has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 84' GOAL! Dario Benedetto scores on 84.
  • 84' Yassine Benrahou has so much to prove this time. He replaces Niclas Eliasson on 84 minute.
  • 85' What a strike from Dario Benedetto! The score is 2-4.
  • 89' Nimes Olympique player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Karim Aribi. He replaces Moussa Kone on 90 minute.
  • 90' Nimes Olympique receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andre Villas-Boas

Nimes Olympique Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dario Benedetto 8
Niclas Eliasson 4
Valere Germain 2
Denis Bouanga 1
Renaud Ripart 1
Anthony Briancon 1
Sada Thioub 1
Sofiane Alakouch 1

Head to Head

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

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.