STRASBOURG. Strasbourg finds the way to recover against Montpellier with a goal on the A. Nordin 40′ and a goal on the W. Khazri 35′.

The match was played at the Stade de la Meinau stadium in Strasbourg on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Gaillouste assisted by Valentin Evrard and Gwenaël Pasqualotti. The 4th official was Remi Landry. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.14 degrees Celsius or 80.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Strasbourg

2 - 2

Montpellier

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 14 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 120 Attack 103
  • 45 Dangerous attack 39
  • 80 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 17 Total 19
  • 4 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Montpellier was in firm control of the ball 55% while Strasbourg was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Strasbourg was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Strasbourg to win the match​.

Strasbourg shot 14 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Montpellier shot 11 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Strasbourg received 5 yellow cards (Emanuel Emegha, Patrick Vieira, Frédéric Guilbert, Dilane Bakwa and Thomas Delaine). On the opposite side, Montpellier received 6 yellow cards (Issiaga Sylla, Leo Leroy, Teji Savanier, Akor Adams, Arnaud Nordin and Joris Chotard).

Match Timeline

Thomas Delaine- Yellow
11'
29'
Akor Adams- Yellow
35'
Wahbi Khazri(goal)Falaye Sacko
40'
Arnaud Nordin(goal)Teji Savanier
45'
Issiaga Sylla- Yellow
46'
Arnaud Nordin- Yellow
Dilane Bakwa- sub ->Habib Diarra
46'
Marvin Senaya- sub ->Frédéric Guilbert
46'
Frédéric Guilbert- Yellow
45'
58'
Téji Savanier - Yellow
Emanuel Emegha- sub ->Dion Moise Sahi
60'
Lebo Mothiba- sub ->Kévin Gameiro
61'
63'
Benjamin Lecomte(own-goal)
Lebo Mothiba(goal)
69'
70'
Khalil Fayad- sub ->Wahbi Khazri
70'
Dilane Bakwa- Yellow
76'
Abakar Sylla- sub ->Thomas Delaine
81'
83'
Leo Leroy- sub ->Jordan Ferri
86'
Leo Leroy- Yellow
88'
Joris Chotard- Yellow
90'
Sacha Delaye- sub ->Teji Savanier
90'
Khalil Fayad(VAR)
Emanuel Emegha- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Paris Saint Germain
70
32
Monaco
64
33
LOSC Lille
58
33
Brest
58
33
Nice
54
32
Lens
50
33
Olympique Lyonnais
50
33
Olympique Marseille
47
32
Rennes
46
33
Toulouse
43
33
Reims
41
32
Montpellier
40
33
Strasbourg
39
33
Nantes
33
33
Le Havre
32
33
Metz
29
33
Lorient
26
33
Clermont
25
33

After playing this match, Strasbourg will have 7 points like Rennes and Reims to remain in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Montpellier will have 5 points like Nantes to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Strasbourg will play away with Olympique Lyonnais on the 18th of May with a 12-4 head to head record in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (3 draws).

Montpellier will host Paris Saint Germain on the 17th of March with a 18-4 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (11 draws).

Strasbourg – Formation

Strasbourg
G
Matz Sels 1.Belgium
6.8
D
Frédéric Guilbert 2.France
6.7
46' 45'
D
Thomas Delaine 3.France
7.5
81' 11'
D
Lucas Perrin 5.France
7.1
D
Gerzino Nyamsi 22.France
6.7
M
Dion Moise Sahi 11.Mali
6.3
60'
M
Ângelo 23.Brazil
8.2
M
Habib Diarra 19.France
6.7
46'
M
Ibrahima Sissoko 27.Mali
6.4
M
Ismael Doukouré 29.France
7.1
F
Kévin Gameiro 9.France
6.6
61'
Substitutes
G
Alaa Bellaarouch 36.Morocco
D
Junior Mwanga 18.France
D
Marvin Senaya 28.France
7.3
46'
D
Eduard Sobol 77.Ukraine
D
Abakar Sylla 24.Ivory Coast
7.0
81'
M
Jessy Deminguet 7.France
F
Lebo Mothiba 12.South Africa
7.5
61' 69'
F
Dilane Bakwa 26.France
6.7
46' 76'
F
Emanuel Emegha 10.Netherlands
7.0
60' 90'

Strasbourg adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Patrick Vieira decided to play with the following team: Matz Sels (6.8), Frédéric Guilbert (6.7), Gerzino Nyamsi (6.7), Lucas Perrin (7.1), Thomas Delaine (7.5), Ismael Doukoure (7.1), Ibrahima Sissoko (6.4), Ângelo (8.2), Dion Moise Sahi (6.3), Habib Diarra (6.7) and Kévin Gameiro (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jessy Deminguet, Emanuel Emegha (7.0), Abakar Sylla (7.0), Lebo Mothiba (7.5), Junior Mwanga, Dilane Bakwa (6.7), Marvin Senaya (7.3), Alaa Bellaarouch and Eduard Sobol.

Strasbourg could not rely on the presence of Dilane Bakwa (injured).

Substitutions

Strasbourg made 5 changes: Thomas Delaine for Abakar Sylla (81′), Frédéric Guilbert for Marvin Senaya (46′), Habib Diarra for Dilane Bakwa (46′), Dion Moise Sahi for Emanuel Emegha (60′) and Kévin Gameiro for Lebo Mothiba (61′).

Best player: Ângelo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Strasbourg was Ângelo.

His rating is (8.2) with 26 passes (68% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 6 crosses.

Montpellier – Formation

Montpellier
G
Benjamin Lecomte 40.France
7.3
D
Kiki Kouyaté 4.Mali
7.0
D
Issiaga Sylla 3.Guinea
6.4
45'
D
Becir Omeragic 27.Switzerland
6.8
D
Falaye Sacko 77.Mali
7.5
M
Arnaud Nordin 7.France
7.3
46' 40'
M
Jordan Ferri 12.France
6.8
83'
M
Mousa Tamari 9.Jordan
M
Wahbi Khazri 10.Tunisia
7.9
70' 35'
M
Téji Savanier 11.France
8.5
90' 58'
M
Joris Chotard 13.France
6.4
88'
F
Akor Adams 8.Nigeria
6.8
70' 29'
Substitutes
G
Dimitry Bertaud 16.France
D
Christopher Jullien 6.France
D
Maxime Esteve 14.France
D
E. Tchato 29.Cameroon
D
Mamadou Sakho 75.France
M
Khalil Fayad 22.France
6.4
70'
M
Leo Leroy 18.France
6.4
83' 86'
F
Sacha Delaye 19.France
90'
F
Kelvin Yeboah 23.Italy
7.0
70'

Also Montpellier adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Michel Der Zakarian played with: Kiki, Musa Al-Taamari, Benjamin Lecomte (7.3), Falaye Sacko (7.5), Bećir Omeragić (6.8), Boubakar Kouyaté (7.0), Issiaga Sylla (6.4), Joris Chotard (6.4), Jordan Ferri (6.8), Arnaud Nordin (7.3) and Teji Savanier (8.5), Wahbi Khazri (7.9), Akor Adams (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Leo Leroy (6.4), Christopher Jullien, Maxime Estève, Dimitry Bertaud, Sacha Delaye, Khalil Fayad (6.4), Kelvin Yeboah (7.0), Enzo Tchato Mbiayi and Mamadou Sakho.

Substitutions

Montpellier made 4 changes: Teji Savanier for Sacha Delaye (90′), Jordan Ferri for Leo Leroy (83′), Wahbi Khazri for Khalil Fayad (70′) and Akor Adams for Kelvin Yeboah (70′).

Best player: Teji Savanier​

The player that probably impressed the most for Montpellier was Teji Savanier.

His rating is (8.5) with 62 passes (84% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​