PARIS. Saint-Étienne managed to reverse the score against Paris.
The match was played at the Stade Charléty stadium in Paris on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Azzedine Souifi with the collaboration of Ludovic Reyes and Frédéric Hebrard. The 4th official was Alexandre Mercier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 53.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 14 Total 17
- 7 On Target 9
- 4 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 99 Attack 103
- 61 Dangerous attack 70
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Paris was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Saint-Étienne that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Saint-Étienne was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Saint-Étienne won the encounter.
Paris shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Saint-Étienne shot 17 times, 9 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Paris received 2 yellow cards (Morgan Guilavogui and Samir Chergui). Regarding the opposition, Saint-Étienne received 3 yellow cards (S. Sow, Lamine Fomba and Mathieu Cafaro).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Paris will stay with 40 points like Amiens SC to sit in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Saint-Étienne will have 39 points like Guingamp to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Paris will play away with Metz on the 29th of April with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Metz (2 draws).
Saint-Étienne will play away agasint Rodez on the 29th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Rodez (1 draw).
Paris – Formation
Paris started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thierry Laurey decided to play with the following team: Vincent Demarconnay , Yoan Koré , Maxime Bernauer , Ousmane Kanté , Jordan Lefort , Cyril Mandouki , Samir Sophian Chergui , Morgan Guilavogui , Jonathan Iglesias , Ilan Kebbal and Pierre-Yves Hamel .
The home team had on the bench: Ivan Filipović, Kouadio Yves Dabila, Mehdi Chahiri, Paul Lasne , Warren Caddy , Kevin Mbala and Sekou Junior Sanogo.
Substitutions
Paris made 3 changes: Jonathan Iglesias for Paul Lasne (74′), Y. Koré for Kévin Mbala (74′) and Pierre-Yves Hamel for Warren Caddy (85′).
Best player: Pierre-Yves Hamel
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Paris was Pierre-Yves Hamel.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14.
Saint-Étienne – Formation
Saint-Étienne started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Laurent Batlles played with: Gautier Larsonneur , Dennis Appiah , Saïdou Sow , Leo Petrot , Mathieu Cafaro , Benjamin Bouchouari , Lamine Fomba , Victor Lobry , Niels Nkounkou , Jean-Philippe Krasso and Ibrahima Wadji .
These were the players on the bench: Thomas Monconduit , Dylan Chambost, Jimmy Giraudon, Etienne Green, Lenny Pintor, Mickaël Nade and Aimen Moueffek .
Substitutions
Saint-Étienne made 4 changes: Victor Lobry for Aimen Moueffek (70′), Lamine Fomba for Thomas Monconduit (70′), Mathieu Cafaro for Dylan Chambost (85′) and Ibrahima Wadji for Lenny Pintor (85′).
Best player: Niels Nkounkou
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Saint-Étienne was Niels Nkounkou.
His rating is with 2 goals, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Saint-Étienne – 2-4
- Le Havre – Guingamp – 0-0
- Pau – Metz – 1-1
- Dijon – Rodez – 1-0
- Niort – Sochaux – 0-3
- Amiens SC – Nîmes – 1-0
- Laval – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-1
- Quevilly Rouen – Caen – 2-1
- Bordeaux – Bastia – 2-0