Lille vs Nimes

21 March 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Frank Schneider

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Xeka 20’
  • Moussa Koné 12’
  • Renaud Ripart 45’

Match summary

Nimes beat Lille 2-1 on the road. Nimes led 2-1 at half-time.

Moussa Koné put Nimes ahead in the 12th minute, set up by Niclas Eliasson, Xeka equalised with a header in the 20th minute, set up by Jonathan Bamba, and Renaud Ripart won it in the 45th minute, set up by Zinedine Ferhat.

There was little between the sides on chances: Lille created 0.79 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Nimes 0.80 from 10.

Match stats

Lille Nimes
15 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 0
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.79 xG 0.80
0.79 Non-penalty xG 0.80
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Lille Nimes
Kick-off
12’
Moussa Koné
Assist: Niclas Eliasson0-1 (Nimes)
Xeka
Assist: Jonathan Bamba1-1 (Lille)
20’
45’
Renaud Ripart
Assist: Zinedine Ferhat1-2 (Nimes)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Lille
  • Jonathan Bamba
  • Boubakary Soumare

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 0.80 12’ Moussa Koné (Nimes), 0-1 12’ 20’ Xeka (Lille), 1-1 20’ 45’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), 1-2 45’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 0.80 12’ Moussa Koné (Nimes), 0-1 Koné 12’ 20’ Xeka (Lille), 1-1 Xeka 20’ 45’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), 1-2 Ripart 45’
Lille 0.79 xGNimes 0.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nimes attacking Lille attacking 
45’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 65’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 40’ Sven Botman (Lille), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 3’ Moussa Koné (Nimes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Renato Sanches (Lille), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+5’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 78’ José Fonte (Lille), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Moussa Koné (Nimes), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 25’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Xeka (Lille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 28’ Adrián Cubas (Nimes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 72’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Luiz Araujo (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ José Fonte (Lille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Xeka (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 45’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 65’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 40’ Sven Botman (Lille), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 36’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 3’ Moussa Koné (Nimes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Renato Sanches (Lille), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+5’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 78’ José Fonte (Lille), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Moussa Koné (Nimes), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 25’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+2’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Adrián Cubas (Nimes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Xeka (Lille), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 33’ Burak Yilmaz (Lille), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Luiz Araujo (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 25’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ José Fonte (Lille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Xeka (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mike Maignan GK900 0.000.000
Mehmet Zeki Çelik DEF760 0.000.031
José Fonte DEF902 0.090.111
Sven Botman DEF751 0.110.000
Reinildo DEF900 0.000.000
Timothy Weah MID460 0.000.061
Xeka MID9012 0.050.092
Benjamin André MID640 0.000.000
Jonathan Bamba MID6512 0.080.174
Jonathan Christian David FWD900 0.000.112
Burak Yilmaz FWD906 0.350.000
Luiz Araujo Sub441 0.020.081
Renato Sanches Sub261 0.090.000
Yusuf Yazici Sub250 0.000.000
Tiago Djaló Sub150 0.000.000
Boubakary Soumare Sub140 0.000.061

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lille win 71% Avg odds 1.33
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.91
Nimes win 10% Avg odds 10.11

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Lille DWDWD
Nimes WWDLD

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.