STRASBOURG. Strasbourg defeated Olympique Lyonnais to win 2-1. A goal from N. Tagliafico was decisive in the 88min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Strasbourg to strike first with a goal of Jean-Ricner Bellegarde at the 63′. Then Lebo Mothiba scored again for Strasbourg in the 76′ minute. Eventually, Nicolás Tagliafico reduced the distance for Olympique Lyonnais (88′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Olympique Lyonnais was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Stade de la Meinau stadium in Strasbourg on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. In front of 25,410 spectators. The referee was Jérôme Brisard with the assistance of Alexis Auger and Thomas Luczynski. The 4th official was Marc Bollengier. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 25.69 degrees Celsius or 78.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 8 Total 23
- 2 On Target 7
- 3 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 8
- 82 Attack 130
- 38 Dangerous attack 68
- 81 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Olympique Lyonnais was in firm control of the ball 64% while Strasbourg was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Olympique Lyonnais was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Strasbourg managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Strasbourg shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Olympique Lyonnais shot 23 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Strasbourg received 2 yellow cards (Ismael Doukoure and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde). On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais received 2 yellow cards (Corentin Tolisso and Sael Kumbedi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Strasbourg has 3 points to occupy the 6th place in the table. On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais stays with 0 points (15th).
Next matches
Strasbourg – Formation
Strasbourg
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81'
63'
Strasbourg started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Patrick Vieira decided to play with the following team: Matz Sels , Ismael Doukoure , Gerzino Nyamsi , Abakar Sylla , Frédéric Guilbert , Jean-Ricner Bellegarde , Sanjin Prcić , Jessy Deminguet , Thomas Delaine , Lebo Mothiba , Emanuel Emegha and Habib Diallo.
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Perrin, Jean-Eudes Aholou, Kévin Gameiro, Junior Mwanga, Ângelo, Dilane Bakwa, Ibrahima Sissoko, Marvin Senaya and Alaa Bellaarouch.
Substitutions
Strasbourg made 5 changes: Emanuel Emegha for Kévin Gameiro (68′), Frédéric Guilbert for Marvin Senaya (68′), Lebo Mothiba for Dilane Bakwa (81′), Sanjin Prcić for Ângelo (81′) and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Ibrahima Sissoko (90′).
Best player: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Strasbourg was Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.
Olympique Lyonnais – Formation
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Laurent Blanc played with: Rémy Riou , Clinton Mata, Duje Ćaleta-Car , Sinaly Diomandé , Castello Lukeba, Nicolás Tagliafico , Corentin Tolisso , Johann Lepenant , Bradley Barcola , Maxence Caqueret , Rayan Cherki and Alexandre Lacazette .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tino Kadewere, Mathieu Patouillet, Sael Kumbedi , Henrique, Mamadou Sarr, Mohamed El Arouch, Jeffinho, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde and Amin Sarr.
Olympique Lyonnais could not rely on the presence of Sael Kumbedi (injured) and Amin Sarr (injured).
Substitutions
Olympique Lyonnais made 3 changes: Clinton Mata for Sael Kumbedi (21′), Johann Lepenant for Jeffinho (71′) and Alexandre Lacazette for Amin Sarr (85′).
Best player: Corentin Tolisso
The player that probably impressed the most for Olympique Lyonnais was Corentin Tolisso.
His rating is with 62 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Strasbourg – Olympique Lyonnais – 2-1
- Brest – Lens – 3-2
- Montpellier – Le Havre – 2-2
- Nantes – Toulouse – 1-2
- Clermont – Monaco – 2-4
- Rennes – Metz – 5-1
