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SM Caen vs OGC Nice, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
SM Caen
1 – 1
Full Time
OGC Nice
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Yacine Bammou 21' Y
Y 50' Christophe Herelle
Y 76' Jean-Victor Makengo
Emmanuel Imorou 81' Y
Frederic Guilbert 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SM Caen vs OGC Nice — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee Aurelien Berthomieu
  • Referee Eric Wattellier
  • Referee Alexandre Viala
  • Referee Romain Lissorgue

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

1
1
SM Caen 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals OGC Nice
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 SM Caen 1–1 OGC Nice

Recent Form

SM Caen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug OGC Nice H 1–1 D
12 Aug Paris Saint-Germain FC A 0–3 L
19 May Valenciennes FC A 1–1 D
12 May AS Beziers H 1–1 D
06 May Red Star FC A 2–0 W
28 Apr La Berrichonne de Chateauroux H 0–1 L
OGC Nice
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
17 Apr Lille OSC H 2–0 W
14 Apr Olympique de Marseille A 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SM Caen to score. At the same time, OGC Nice does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' SM Caen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ignatius Ganago, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' SM Caen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 21.
  • 26' Malang Sarr needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' The travelling OGC Nice supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' Allan Saint-Maximin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' It’s high time Patrick Vieira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' The referee shows OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur player a Yellow card on 50.
  • 52' SM Caen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Yacine Bammou on 52.
  • 57' 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 Alexander Djiku suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' Time for substitution for OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur. Patrick Burner is replaced by Ignatius Kpene Ganago.
  • 63' It looks like no one’s ball. SM Caen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 68' Jessy Deminguet has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stef Peeters on 68 minute.
  • 73' OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jean-Victor Makengo is hanging Danilo on the field on 73 minute.
  • 74' The SM Caen manager makes a substitution. Yacine Bammou departs to be replaced by Enzo Crivelli.
  • 76' OGC de Nice Cote d'Azur player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 80' It is a substitution in SM Caen team. Malik Tchokounte is replaced by Yoel Armougom on 80 minute.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Emmanuel Imorou. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 82' Goal! Ignatius Kpene Ganago scores his 30 goal in 442 matches.
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. OGC Nice needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Malang Sarr. He replaces Myziane Maolida on 89 minute.
  • 90' The referee shows SM Caen player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

SM Caen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabien Mercadal

OGC Nice Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.36 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 OGC Nice xG
I would bet for: SM Caen or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen45% Draw29% OGC Nice26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

SM Caen or Draw
74%
Draw or OGC Nice
55%
SM Caen or OGC Nice
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SM Caen30% Draw50% OGC Nice20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 0
11.6%
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — SM Caen

Handicap SM Caen covers Push OGC Nice covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SM Caen keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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