STRASBOURG. Nantes bested Strasbourg to win 2-1. A goal from D. Moise was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Nantes to strike first with a goal of Marcus Coco at the 50′. Then Samuel Moutoussamy scored again for Nantes in the 58′ minute. Eventually, Dion Moise Sahi reduced the distance for Strasbourg (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Nantes took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade de la Meinau stadium in Strasbourg on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Stéphanie Frappart with the support of Mikael Berchebru and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Aurélien Petit. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.38 degrees Celsius or 65.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 11 Total 16
- 3 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 102 Attack 103
- 46 Dangerous attack 51
- 40 Ball safe 45
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 11
Fouls
- 7 Total 6
- 4 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Nantes was in firm control of the ball 56% while Strasbourg was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nantes was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nantes won the match.
Strasbourg shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Nantes shot 16 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Strasbourg received 4 yellow cards (Lucas Perrin, Junior Mwanga, Ângelo and Frédéric Guilbert). Talking about the opposition, Nantes didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Strasbourg will stay with 10 points like Toulouse to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Nantes will have 11 points like Rennes to hold in the 9th 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 stats in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (3 draws).
Nantes will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 7th of April with a 17-5 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (7 draws).
Strasbourg – Formation
Strasbourg
56'
33'
90'
Strasbourg started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Patrick Vieira decided to play with the following team: Emanuel Emegha, Matz Sels , Frédéric Guilbert , Gerzino Nyamsi , Lucas Perrin , Marvin Senaya , Ismael Doukoure , Junior Mwanga , Thomas Delaine , Ângelo , Lebo Mothiba and Kévin Gameiro .
The home team had on the bench: Jessy Deminguet, Habib Diarra , Dilane Bakwa , Dion Moise Sahi , Abakar Sylla, Steven Baseya, Ibrahima Sissoko , Alaa Bellaarouch and Eduard Sobol.
Substitutions
Strasbourg made 4 changes: Kévin Gameiro for Dion Moise Sahi (68′), Junior Mwanga for Habib Diarra (67′), Frédéric Guilbert for Dilane Bakwa (56′) and Ismael Doukoure for Ibrahima Sissoko (68′).
Best player: Lebo Mothiba
The most impressive player for Strasbourg was Lebo Mothiba.
His rating is with 18 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Nantes – Formation
Nantes
Nantes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Pierre Aristouy played with: Alban Lafont , Jean-Charles Castelletto , Eray Cömert , Jean-Kevin Duverne , Marcus Coco , Pedro Chirivella , Douglas Augusto , Quentin Merlin , Florent Mollet , Moses Simon , Matthis Abline .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdoul Kader Bamba, Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel , Nicolas Pallois , Samuel Moutoussamy , Rémy Descamps, Moussa Sissoko , Adson , Stredair Appuah and Jaouen Hadjam.
Nantes could not rely on the presence of Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (injured) and Moussa Sissoko (injured).
Substitutions
Nantes made 5 changes: Douglas Augusto for Samuel Moutoussamy (45′), Marcus Coco for Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (76′), Pedro Chirivella for Moussa Sissoko (84′), Quentin Merlin for Nicolas Pallois (84′) and Matthis Abline for Adson (84′).
Best player: Marcus Coco
The player that probably impressed the most for Nantes was Marcus Coco.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Strasbourg – Nantes – 1-2
