AUXERRE. Monaco bested Auxerre. Monaco was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps stadium in Auxerre on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Bollengier with the collaboration of Benjamin Pages and Alexis Auger. The 4th official was Ali Djedid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Monaco had a strong ball possession 62% while Auxerre was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Monaco was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monaco won the encounter.
Auxerre shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Monaco shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Auxerre received 1 yellow card (Julian Jeanvier). Regarding the opposition, Monaco didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Auxerre will stay with 13 points like Brest to hold in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Monaco will have 30 points like Olympique Marseille to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Auxerre will play away against Nantes on the 1st of January with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Nantes (2 draws).
Monaco will host Brest on the 1st of January with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Brest (0 draws).
Auxerre – Formation
Auxerre
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87'
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Auxerre started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Christophe Pélissier decided to play with the following team: Benoît Costil , Akim Zedadka , Jubal , Julian Jeanvier , Gideon Mensah , Lassine Sinayoko , Hamza Sakhi , Birama Touré , Gaëtan Perrin , Mathias Autret and M’Baye Niang .
The home team had on the bench: Quentin Bernard, Rayan Raveloson , Théo De Percin, Denys Bain, Paul Joly, Ousmane Camara , Youssouf M’Changama , Nuno Da Costa and Gauthier Hein .
Substitutions
Auxerre made 5 changes: Gaëtan Perrin for Nuno Da Costa (60′), Mathias Autret for Youssouf M’Changama (60′), M’Baye Niang for Gauthier Hein (80′), Hamza Sakhi for Ousmane Camara (87′) and Lassine Sinayoko for Rayan Raveloson (87′).
Best player: Hamza Sakhi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Auxerre was Hamza Sakhi.
His rating is with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.
Monaco – Formation
Monaco
Monaco started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Philippe Clement played with: Alexander Nübel , Ruben Aguilar , Guillermo Maripán , Malang Sarr , Ismail Jakobs , Gelson Martins , Eliot Matazo , Mohamed Camara , Takumi Minamino , Breel Embolo and Wissam Ben Yedder .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Thomas Didillon, Krépin Diatta, Vanderson , Myron Boadu, Aleksandr Golovin , Youssouf Fofana , Axel Disasi , Eliesse Ben Seghir and Benoît Badiashile.
Substitutions
Monaco made 5 changes: Eliot Matazo for Youssouf Fofana (46′), Takumi Minamino for Aleksandr Golovin (46′), Wissam Ben Yedder for Eliesse Ben Seghir (46′), Ruben Aguilar for Axel Disasi (71′) and Gelson Martins for Vanderson (77′).
Best player: Eliesse Ben Seghir
The player that probably impressed the most for Monaco was Eliesse Ben Seghir.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Brest – Olympique Lyonnais – 2-4
- Paris Saint Germain – Strasbourg – 2-1
- Ajaccio – Angers SCO – 1-0
- Troyes – Nantes – 0-0
- Clermont – Lille – 0-2
- Auxerre – Monaco – 2-3
