Olympique de Marseille vs OGC Nice, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Olympique de Marseille vs OGC Nice — Ligue 1 at Orange Velodrome.
- Olympique de Marseille 5 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
- OGC Nice 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Benoit Bastien
- Referee Hicham Zakrani
- Referee Frederic Haquette
- Referee Thomas Leonard
- Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | OGC Nice | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Mar | AS Saint-Étienne | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Feb | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Feb | Amiens SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 08 Feb | Dijon Football Cote d'Or | A | 2–1 | W |
| 05 Feb | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar | Olympique de Marseille | A | 0–1 | L |
| 03 Mar | RC Strasbourg Alsace | H | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Feb | Amiens SC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Feb | Angers SCO | A | 0–3 | L |
| 10 Feb | Olympique Lyonnais | H | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Feb | Lille OSC | A | 0–4 | L |
Season Stats
| Olympique de Marseille | OGC Nice | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #14 |
| 3 | Points | 5 |
| 5 | Played | 5 |
| 1 / 0 / 4 | W / D / L | 1 / 2 / 2 |
| 7 | Scored | 3 |
| 8 | Conceded | 6 |
| -1 | GD | -3 |
| 0.60 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 20% | Win % | 20% |
Key Stats
65%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
H2H (23 games)
61%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season
Olympique de Marseille this season
20%
Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season
OGC Nice this season
Olympique de Marseille are 17th (3 pts). OGC Nice are 14th (5 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Olympique de Marseille
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ 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 de Marseille
| Amine Gouiri | 4 G | 1 A |
| Pierre Emile Hojbjerg | 1 G | |
| Keyliane Abdallah | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Orange Velodrome will turn into a battlefield for Olympique de Marseille and OGC Nice.
- 5' OGC Nice are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Olympique de Marseille and OGC Nice are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 15' The 29-year-old Allan Saint-Maximin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
- 20' OGC Nice have won 370 goals from 444 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Olympique de Marseille and OGC Nice are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 29' The supporters are chanting for Patrick Burner. He replaces Christophe Jallet on 29 minute.
- 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 39' OGC Nice fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 44' Steve Mandanda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for OGC Nice tonight.
- 49' Boubacar Kamara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 47 Yellow cards this season.
- 54' Mario Balotelli has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
- 58' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Ocampos is booked for Olympique de Marseille — Yellow card on 58.
- 61' Olympique de Marseille is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mario Balotelli on 61.
- 66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 67' It is a substitution in OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur team. Remi Walter is replaced by Wylan Cyprien on 67 minute.
- 69' Boubacar Kamara picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 74' OGC Nice is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 75' The whistle greets Mario Balotelli as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Strootman.
- 78' The whistle greets Adrien Tameze as he departs to be replaced by Ihsan Sacko.
- 83' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 85' Dimitri Payet has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maxime Lopez on 85 minute.
- 90' Christophe Herelle catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Olympique de Marseille players.
Lineups
Olympique de Marseille Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 30
- 26
- 2
- 4
-
27
Maxime Lopez ↓ Dimitri Payet 85'
- 17
- 8
- 5
- 28
- 15
Bench
-
12
Kevin Strootman ↑ 75'
- 6
- 16
- 19
- 14
-
10
Dimitri Payet ↑ 85'
-
7
Nemanja Radonjic ↑ 85'
Coach
Rudi Garcia
OGC Nice Lineups
Starting XI
- 40
- 23
- 31
- 24
- 27
-
5
Adrien Tameze ↓ Ihsan Sacko 78'
- 8
- 7
- 29
-
6
Remi Walter ↓ Wylan Cyprien 67'
- 20
Bench
- 16
-
15
Patrick Burner ↑ 29'
- 12
-
25
Wylan Cyprien ↑ 67'
-
18
Ihsan Sacko ↑ 78'
- 33
- 34
Coach
Patrick Vieira
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Amine Gouiri | 3 |
| Evann Guessand | 2 |
| Dimitri Payet | 2 |
| Alexis Sanchez | 2 |
| Saif-Eddine Khaoui | 2 |
| Bilal Brahimi | 1 |
| Alexis Claude Maurice | 1 |
| Khephren Thuram-Ulie | 1 |
Head to Head
Olympique de Marseille Form
2019-03-10
Olympique de Marseille
1–0
OGC Nice
W
2019-03-03
Olympique de Marseille
2–0
AS Saint-Étienne
W
2019-02-24
Stade Rennais FC 1901
1–1
Olympique de Marseille
D
2019-02-16
Olympique de Marseille
2–0
Amiens SC
W
2019-02-08
Dijon Football Cote d'Or
1–2
Olympique de Marseille
W
2019-02-05
Olympique de Marseille
1–0
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.55
Olympique de Marseille xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.48
OGC Nice xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 69% + Under 2.5 goals 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Olympique de Marseille win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 60% |
|
40% |
| ± 2.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
Olympique de Marseille or Draw
89%
Draw or OGC Nice
36%
Olympique de Marseille or OGC Nice
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
15.2%
2 – 0
15.1%
1 – 1
10.4%
3 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3%
1 – 2
2.2%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 1
1.6%
Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille
| Handicap | Olympique de Marseille covers | Push | OGC Nice covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 20% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 28% | 38% |
| -0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +0.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +1 | 90% | 8% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
62%
✓
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

