Nantes vs Lille

31 March 2019 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee Willy Delajod

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–0

  • Valentin Eysseric 54’ (pen)
  • Kalifa Coulibaly 56’
  • Rafael Leão 62’
  • Nicolas Pepe 68’ (pen)
  • Jonathan Bamba 69’

Match summary

Lille came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Nantes. It was goalless at half-time.

Valentin Eysseric put Nantes ahead from the penalty spot in the 54th minute, Kalifa Coulibaly made it 2-0 with a header in the 56th minute, set up by Fabio, Rafael Leão pulled one back to make it 2-1 from a corner in the 62nd minute, set up by Adama Soumaoro, Nicolas Pepe equalised from the penalty spot in the 68th minute, and Jonathan Bamba won it in the 69th minute, set up by Nicolas Pepe.

The chances backed that up: Lille created 2.63 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Nantes's 1.88 from 8. Valentin Eysseric missed a penalty for Nantes.

Match stats

Nantes Lille
8 Shots 10
2 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.88 xG 2.63
0.35 Non-penalty xG 1.87
3 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Nantes Lille
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Valentin Eysseric
Penalty1-0 (Nantes)
54’
Kalifa Coulibaly
Assist: Fabio2-0 (Nantes)
56’
62’
Rafael Leão
Assist: Adama Soumaoro2-1 (Lille)
68’
Nicolas Pepe
Penalty2-2 (Lille)
69’
Jonathan Bamba
Assist: Nicolas Pepe2-3 (Lille)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Nantes
  • Nicolas Pallois
  • Valentin Eysseric
Lille
  • Thiago Mendes
  • Nicolas Pepe
  • Rafael Leão

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 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.88 2.63 54’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), 1-0 54’ 56’ Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes), 2-0 56’ 62’ Rafael Leão (Lille), 2-1 62’ 68’ Nicolas Pepe (Lille), 2-2 68’ 69’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), 2-3 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.88 2.63 54’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), 1-0 Eysseric 54’ 56’ Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes), 2-0 Coulibaly 56’ 62’ Rafael Leão (Lille), 2-1 Leão 62’ 68’ Nicolas Pepe (Lille), 2-2 Pepe 68’ 69’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), 2-3 Bamba 69’
Nantes 1.88 xGLille 2.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lille attacking Nantes attacking 
54’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 68’ Nicolas Pepe (Lille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 69’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 62’ Rafael Leão (Lille), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 44’ Luiz Araujo (Lille), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 27’ Nicolas Pepe (Lille), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 37’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 45’ Nicolas Pepe (Lille), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 60’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Loïc Remy (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Nicolas Pallois (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ José Fonte (Lille), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 59’ Valentin Rongier (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Xeka (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Thiago Mendes (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 68’ Nicolas Pepe (Lille), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 69’ Jonathan Bamba (Lille), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 62’ Rafael Leão (Lille), from a corner, 0.48 xG, goal 44’ Luiz Araujo (Lille), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 27’ Nicolas Pepe (Lille), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 37’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 45’ Nicolas Pepe (Lille), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 60’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Valentin Eysseric (Nantes), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Loïc Remy (Lille), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ Nicolas Pallois (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ José Fonte (Lille), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 56’ Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 59’ Valentin Rongier (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Xeka (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Thiago Mendes (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Maxime Dupé GK900 0.000.000
Diego Carlos DEF900 0.000.000
Edgar Ié DEF900 0.000.000
Nicolas Pallois DEF901 0.060.000
Abdoulaye Touré MID900 0.000.000
Fabio MID8910 0.000.051
Valentin Rongier MID901 0.020.071
Lucas Evangelista MID810 0.000.000
Lucas Lima MID900 0.000.173
Kalifa Coulibaly FWD9011 0.050.000
Valentin Eysseric FWD8615 1.750.000
Samuel Moutoussamy Sub90 0.000.000
Anthony Limbombe Sub40 0.000.000
Boschilia Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nantes win 32% Bet365 odds 3.00
Draw 31% Bet365 odds 3.10
Lille win 37% Bet365 odds 2.55

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lille 2-1 Nantes, 22 Sep 18 Next meeting: Lille 2-1 Nantes, 11 Aug 19  All Nantes vs Lille meetings

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.