SAINT-ETIENNE. Saint-Étienne managed to reverse the score against Guingamp. Saint-Étienne was definitely better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-etienne on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Olivier Thual with the support of Matthieu Lombard and Bertrand Jouannaud. The 4th official was Anthony Ustaritz.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 15 Total 15
- 9 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 7
- 88 Attack 68
- 73 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Saint-Étienne had a strong ball possession 63% while Guingamp was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Saint-Étienne was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Saint-Étienne won the match.
Saint-Étienne shot 14 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Guingamp shot 15 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Saint-Étienne received 2 yellow cards (Lamine Fomba and Abdoul Kader Bamba). On the other side, Guingamp received 2 yellow cards (Maxime Sivis and Gaëtan Courtet).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Saint-Étienne will have 46 points to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Guingamp will stay with 45 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Saint-Étienne will host Valenciennes on the 2nd of June with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Saint-Étienne (4 draws).
Guingamp will play away agasint Grenoble Foot 38 on the 2nd of June with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Grenoble Foot 38 (6 draws).
Saint-Étienne – Formation
Saint-Étienne
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Saint-Étienne started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Laurent Batlles decided to play with the following team: Gautier Larsonneur , Dennis Appiah , Saïdou Sow , Leo Petrot , Mathieu Cafaro , Aimen Moueffek , Lamine Fomba , Victor Lobry , Niels Nkounkou , Jean-Philippe Krasso and Abdoul Kader Bamba .
The home team had on the bench: Mickael Nade, Ibrahima Wadji , Benjamin Bouchouari , Etienne Green, Jimmy Giraudon, Thomas Monconduit and Dylan Chambost .
Substitutions
Saint-Étienne made 4 changes: Lamine Fomba for Thomas Monconduit (53′), Victor Lobry for Ibrahima Wadji (53′), A. Moueffek for Benjamin Bouchouari (69′) and Abdoul Kader Bamba for Dylan Chambost (69′).
Best player: Aimen Moueffek
The most impressive player for Saint-Étienne was Aimen Moueffek.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12.
Guingamp – Formation
Guingamp
Guingamp started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stéphane Dumont played with: Dominique Youfeigane , Maxime Sivis , Donatien Gomis , Loïc Mbe Soh , Jules Gaudin , Tristan Muyumba , Dylan Louiserre , Amine El Ouazzani , Gaëtan Courtet , Jérémy Livolant and Baptiste Guillaume .
They had on the bench: Taylor Luvambo, Maxime Barthelmé, Mathis Riou, Warren Tchimbembé , Vincent Manceau, Ewen Jaouen and Hugo Picard .
Substitutions
Guingamp made 3 changes: Baptiste Guillaume for Hugo Picard (70′), Jérémy Livolant for Taylor Luvambo (77′) and Amine El Ouazzani for Warren Tchimbembé (87′).
Best player: Amine El Ouazzani
The player that probably impressed the most for Guingamp was Amine El Ouazzani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-0
- Saint-Étienne – Guingamp – 3-2
- Nîmes – Valenciennes – 3-3
- Pau – Quevilly Rouen – 3-4
- Niort – Metz – 1-3
- Amiens SC – Sochaux – 1-0
- Laval – Bastia – 2-1
- Annecy – Dijon – 1-1
- Bordeaux – Caen – 1-0
