Our prediction for this Ligue 1 match:
Olympique Lyon
Match Time & Date:
19/10/2018
02:45 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Nimes
The newly promoted Nimes are travelling to Lyon who finished third in last years Ligue 1 championship. The venue for the match will be the Stade des Lumieres in Lyon. After nine round, Lyon are sitting 6th in the table with four wins, three defeats and two draws. Nimes, on the other hand are in 14th place with two wins, three defeats and four draws. The last time these two teams met was in 2008 when Lyon won 3:2. Lyon’s form is good apart from the hard defeat to PSG in their last match. Before that game, they are undefeated in six matches, recording three wins and three draws. Nimes are not in such good form. They haven’t won a match in their last six games; in fact the last time they won was almost two months ago against Marseille. Still, they have become draw specialists having drawn four times in the last six matches. Lyon should be able to recover from this last defeat and carry on their good form for a home win.
Highlighted Player (Memphis Depay):
Memphis Depay is a Dutch winger who started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven. During the 2014/2015 Eredivisie campaign the pacey footballer was on Manchester United’s radar and on June 12, 2015 the Premier League club confirmed the signing of the Dutchman. Many people expected that he would impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League season, but the former PSV ace played below expectations for the Red Devils, scoring only two goals (one assist) during the season.
After playing only for league games for Man Utd in the 2016/2017 season, Memphis Depay was sold to Olympique Lyon on January 20, 2017. Depay signed a four-and-a-half year deal with les Gones for a fee of around £16 million. The Dutch winger was producing fine performances for Lyon in the 2016/2017 season; he scored five goals for the club, while providing eight assists for his teammates.
Memphis Depay made his senior debut for Netherlands on October 15, 2013 in a 2-0 win over Turkey. Depay did well to win the 2011 European Championship with Netherlands U17 team.
Highlighted Team (Nimes):
Founded on April 10, 1937 Nimes Olympique are a French club that will compete in the Ligue 1 in the 2018/2019 season. Les crocodiles were playing an important role in French football in the last 50s, with the team finishing second on four occasions (1958, 1959, 1960, 1972).
Nimes made it to the French Cup final in 1958, 1961 and 1996, but they eventually failed to lift the trophy. Nimes are well known for their red home colours, but they wear white shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels. Stade de Costieres has been the home of Nimes since 1989, when it was opened.
The venue can hold up to 18,482 spectators and the construction cost €160 million. Speaking of the club’s notable footballers, the likes of Wilson Oruma, Mehmed Bazdarevic, Aliou Cisse, Benjamin Moukandjo, Laurent Blanc, Frederic Piquionne and Eric Cantona were all part of les crocodiles in the past. Montpellier are considered their biggest rivals.
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