REIMS. Reims and Monaco didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Monaco was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II stadium in Reims on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérémie Pignard with the collaboration of Aurélien Drouet and Julien Aube. The 4th official was Mehdi Mokhtari. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Monaco was in firm control of the ball 58% while Reims was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Monaco was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Monaco to win the contest.
Reims shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Monaco shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Reims didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Monaco received 2 yellow cards (B. Badiashile and A. Golovin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Reims will have 12 points like Brest and Bordeaux to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Monaco will have 18 points like Strasbourg, Angers SCO and Nantes to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Reims will play away with Strasbourg on the 21st of November with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Reims (4 draws).
Monaco will host Lille on the 19th of November with a 13-10 head to head stats in favor of Monaco (7 draws).
Reims – Formation
Reims started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Óscar García Junyent decided to play with the following team: Predrag Rajković , Andrew Gravillon , Wout Faes , Yunis Abdelhamid , Ghislain Konan , Alexis Flips , Moreto Cassama , Azor Matusiwa , Anastasios Donis , Hugo Ekitike and Nathanael Mbuku .
The home team had on the bench: B. Locko, El Bilal Toure , Y. Diouf, Mathieu Cafaro , Valon Berisha , Mitchell Van Bergen , I. Kebbal, M. Mbow and S. Sissoko.
Reims could not rely on the presence of B. Locko (injured).
Substitutions
Reims made 5 changes: N. Mbuku for M. van Bergen (46′), A. Flips for M. Cafaro (57′), A. Donis for V. Berisha (65′), H. Ekitike for E. B. Toure (65′) and M. Cassama for B. Locko (90′).
Best player: Wout Faes
The most impressive player for Reims was Wout Faes.
His rating is with 36 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Monaco – Formation
Monaco started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Regarding the opposition, Niko Kovač played with: Alexander Nübel , Ruben Aguilar , Guillermo Maripán , Benoît Badiashile , Ismail Jakobs , Aleksandr Golovin , Youssouf Fofana , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Gelson Martins , Wissam Ben Yedder and Sofiane Diop .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Myron Boadu , Kevin Volland , Krépin Diatta , F. Lemaréchal, Caio Henrique , V. Mannone, D. Sidibé, Jean Lucas and A. Disasi.
Substitutions
Monaco made 4 changes: G. Martins for K. Volland (61′), A. Golovin for K. Diatta (61′), I. Jakobs for C. Henrique (72′) and W. Ben Yedder for M. Boadu (73′).
Best player: Alexander Nübel
The player that probably impressed the most for Monaco was the goalkeeper: Alexander Nübel. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Lorient – Brest – 1-2
- Olympique Marseille – Metz – 0-0
- Nantes – Strasbourg – 2-2
- Nice – Montpellier – 0-1
- Reims – Monaco – 0-0
- Rennes – Olympique Lyonnais – 4-1
- Saint-Étienne – Clermont – 3-2