Nimes vs Lyon

24 May 2019 · Ligue 1 · 2018/19 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–1

Renaud Ripart 11’
Antonin Bobichon 45+3’

Maxwel Cornet 6’, 89’
Tanguy NDombele Alvaro 90+1’

Match summary

Lyon came from behind to win 3-2 away at Nimes, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Nimes led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Maxwel Cornet put Lyon ahead in the 6th minute, set up by Memphis Depay, Renaud Ripart equalised in the 11th minute, set up by Florian Miguel, and Antonin Bobichon put Nimes in front from a corner in first-half stoppage time, set up by Téji Savanier. In the second half, Cornet equalised in the 89th minute, set up by Bertrand Traoré and Tanguy NDombele Alvaro won it in stoppage time, set up by Léo Dubois.

There was little between the sides on chances: Nimes created 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Lyon 1.46 from 19.

Match stats

17 Shots 19

8 Shots on Target 8

11 Corners 9

1 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

1.62 xG 1.46

1.62 Non-penalty xG 1.46

8 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Nimes Lyon

Kick-off

6’

Maxwel Cornet
Assist: Memphis Depay

0-1

Renaud Ripart
Assist: Florian Miguel1-1

11’

Antonin Bobichon
Assist: Téji Savanier2-1

45+3’

Half-time2-1

89’

Maxwel Cornet
Assist: Bertrand Traoré

2-2

90+1’

Tanguy NDombele Alvaro
Assist: Léo Dubois

2-3

Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Nimes

Gaetan Paquiez

Lyon

Bertrand Traoré

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.

Nimes 1.62 xGLyon 1.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Lyon attacking Nimes attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Paul Bernardoni	GK	90			0	0.00	0.01	1
Gaetan Paquiez	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Anthony Briancon	DEF	90			1	0.28	0.00	0
Florian Miguel	DEF	90		1	0	0.00	0.63	1
Faitout Maouassa	DEF	90			1	0.01	0.00	0
Jordan Ferri	MID	90			1	0.05	0.05	1
Téji Savanier	MID	90		1	3	0.14	0.54	6
Antonin Bobichon	MID	90	1		2	0.08	0.07	1
Sada Thioub	FWD	83			4	0.24	0.00	0
Renaud Ripart	FWD	90	1		2	0.66	0.04	1
Denis Bouanga	FWD	90			3	0.16	0.09	3
Baptiste Guillaume	Sub	7			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Mathieu Gorgelin	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Léo Dubois	DEF	90		1	1	0.02	0.40	1
Marcelo	DEF	90			2	0.03	0.03	1
Jérémy Morel	DEF	90			1	0.01	0.00	0
Ferland Mendy	DEF	90			2	0.07	0.03	1
Tanguy NDombele Alvaro	MID	90	1		3	0.46	0.30	3
Houssem Aouar	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Maxwel Cornet	MID	90	2		2	0.40	0.04	1
Memphis Depay	MID	90		1	3	0.24	0.45	5
Martin Terrier	MID	77			1	0.02	0.06	2
Moussa Dembele	FWD	88			2	0.13	0.05	1
Bertrand Traoré	Sub	13		1	2	0.07	0.03	1
Lucas Tousart	Sub	2			0	0.00	0.04	1

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nimes win 28% Bet365 odds 3.40

Draw 25% Bet365 odds 3.80

Lyon win 47% Bet365 odds 2.00

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

Form going into the game

Nimes W L W W D

Lyon W W D W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Lyon 2-0 Nimes, 19 Oct 18 Next meeting: Nimes 0-4 Lyon, 06 Dec 19 All Nimes vs Lyon 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.

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