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SM Caen vs Olympique Lyonnais, Ligue 1 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2018-19
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SM Caen vs Olympique Lyonnais — Ligue 1 .

Match Details

  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Jerome Brisard
  • Referee Florent Batta
  • Referee Johan Hamel
  • Referee Stephan Pignatelli

Head-to-Head

1
1
SM Caen 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Olympique Lyonnais

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Olympique Lyonnais H 2–2 D
01 Sep Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 2–0 W
25 Aug FC Nantes A 1–1 D
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep SM Caen A 2–2 D
31 Aug OGC Nice H 0–1 L
24 Aug RC Strasbourg Alsace H 2–0 W
17 Aug Stade de Reims A 0–1 L
12 Aug Amiens SC H 2–0 W
05 May SSC Napoli H 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Olympique Lyonnais this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Olympique Lyonnais
Ernest Nuamah 4 G 1 A
Corentin Tolisso 2 G 3 A
Zachary Athekame 2 G 3 A
Lois Openda 1 G 1 A
Felix Bacher 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! SM Caen vs Olympique Lyonnais — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brice Samba made 399 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 19' Ferland Mendy was booked on 19.
  • 24' It looks like no one’s ball. SM Caen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' The referee shows SM Caen player a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Olympique Lyonnais that had 437 games and scored 590 goals.
  • 40' It’s high time Fabien Mercadal made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Brilliant from the ! Nabil Fekir makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 53' What composure from Claudio Beauvue! The Guadeloupe international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 55' SM Caen player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 58' SM Caen make a change. Saif-Eddine Khaoui trudges off to be replaced by Romain Genevois on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Olympique Lyonnais have won 590 goals from 437 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 65' Olympique Lyonnais manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Martin Terrier is hanging Nabil Fekir on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' Alexander Djiku is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SM Caen tonight.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Olympique Lyonnais. Lucas Tousart is replaced by Memphis Depay.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Prince Oniangue makes it 2-1.
  • 76' Olympique Lyonnais make a change. Bertrand Traore trudges off to be replaced by Maxwel Cornet on 76 minutes.
  • 79' Baissama Sankoh gets the nod from SM Caen. He replaces Claudio Beauvue and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Over 84 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Rafael. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 88' Ferland Mendy doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Baissama Sankoh. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 SM Caen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Olympique Lyonnais xG
I would bet for: SM Caen or Olympique Lyonnais 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen42% Draw27% Olympique Lyonnais31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

SM Caen or Draw
69%
Draw or Olympique Lyonnais
58%
SM Caen or Olympique Lyonnais
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SM Caen30% Draw45% Olympique Lyonnais25%
Actual: Olympique Lyonnais win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — SM Caen

Handicap SM Caen covers Push Olympique Lyonnais covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

SM Caen keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Olympique Lyonnais keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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