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

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Sun 10 Mar 2019 · 20:00 UTC Orange Velodrome HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique de Marseille vs OGC Nice — Ligue 1 at Orange Velodrome.

Match Details

  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Thomas Leonard
  • Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#4 Position #6
18 Points 17
10 Played 10
6 / 0 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 3
22 Scored 15
14 Conceded 12
+8 GD +3
1.80 PPG 1.70
60% Win % 50%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Olympique de Marseille this season
20% Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season

Olympique de Marseille are 4th (18 pts). OGC Nice are 6th (17 pts).

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
OGC Nice
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
3/2
■ 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
OGC Nice
Sepe Elye Wahi 6 G 2 A
Jonathan Clauss 3 G 1 A
Mohammed Amoura 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Orange Velodrome will turn into a battlefield for Olympique de Marseille and OGC Nice.
  • 5' Olympique de Marseille are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined OGC Nice backline.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Patrick Vieira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The 32-year-old Morgan Sanson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Duje Caleta-Car, a Croatia defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 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 Steve Mandanda suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' The OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur bench stirs into life. Christophe Jallet is withdrawn and Patrick Burner gets his opportunity.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' Olympique de Marseille are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 49' With 0 assists to his name this season, Remi Walter is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Olympique de Marseille.
  • 54' Youcef Attal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 451 appearances.
  • 58' Lucas Ocampos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
  • 61' The deadlock is broken! Mario Balotelli gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Olympique de Marseille are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against OGC Nice's shape.
  • 67' Another substitution for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur to replace Remi Walter by Wylan Cyprien on 67 minute.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Boubacar Kamara argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 74' OGC Nice come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' Olympique de Marseille make a change. Mario Balotelli trudges off to be replaced by Kevin Strootman on 75 minutes.
  • 78' Ihsan Sacko has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adrien Tameze on 78 minute.
  • 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Dimitri Payet. He replaces Maxime Lopez on 85 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Christophe Herelle.
  • Olympique de Marseille celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 Olympique de Marseille xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 OGC Nice xG
I would bet for: Olympique de Marseille to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique de Marseille63% Draw23% OGC Nice14%
Actual: Olympique de Marseille win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Olympique de Marseille or Draw
85%
Draw or OGC Nice
37%
Olympique de Marseille or OGC Nice
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Olympique de Marseille43% Draw44% OGC Nice13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
11.4%
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille

Handicap Olympique de Marseille covers Push OGC Nice covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 24% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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