STRASBOURG. Strasbourg succeeded in snatch a draw against Reims with a late goal from J. Bellegarde scored in the (90′) after Reims got a lead with a goal from H. Ekitike (22′). Strasbourg was vastly better in terms of ball possession (67%)
K. Gameiro didn’t convert a decisive penalty (43′). That would have allowed Strasbourg to win the match.
The match was played at the Stade de la Meinau stadium in Strasbourg on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Amaury Delerue with the help of Alexandre Viala and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Mathieu Vernice. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.5 degrees Celsius or 40.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 22 Total 10
- 3 On Target 4
- 19 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 167 Attack 61
- 92 Dangerous attack 15
- 58 Ball safe 65
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Strasbourg had a strong ball possession 67% while Reims was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Strasbourg was was more pushing with 92 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Strasbourg to win the match.
Strasbourg shot 22 times, 3 on target, 19 off target. On the opposite side, Reims shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Strasbourg received 1 yellow card (A. Thomasson). On the opposite side, Reims received 4 yellow cards (Y. Abdelhamid, A. Flips, A. Matusiwa and A. Gravillon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Strasbourg will have 19 points like Monaco, Montpellier and Olympique Lyonnais to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Reims will have 13 points like Bordeaux, Troyes and Clermont to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
Strasbourg – Formation
Strasbourg started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Julien Stéphan decided to play with the following team: Matz Sels , Frédéric Guilbert , Lucas Perrin , Gerzino Nyamsi , Alexander Djiku , Dimitri Liénard , Ibrahima Sissoko , Sanjin Prcić , Adrien Thomasson , Habib Diallo and Kévin Gameiro .
The home team had on the bench: Nordine Kandil , Marvin Elimbi Gilbert, Eiji Kawashima, Karol Fila, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde , Majeed Waris , Dion Moise Sahi and Habib Diarra.
Substitutions
Strasbourg made 4 changes: S. Prcic for M. S. Dion (60′), L. Perrin for W. Majeed (60′), K. Gameiro for N. Kandil (72′) and I. Sissoko for J. Bellegarde (83′).
Best player: Alexander Djiku
The player that probably impressed the most for Strasbourg was Alexander Djiku.
His rating is with 82 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Reims – Formation
Reims started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Óscar García Junyent played with: Predrag Rajković , Andrew Gravillon , Wout Faes , Yunis Abdelhamid , Ghislain Konan , Azor Matusiwa , Dion Lopy , Nathanael Mbuku , Moreto Cassama , Hugo Ekitike and El Bilal Toure .
These were the players on the bench: Anastasios Donis , Mathieu Cafaro, Valon Berisha, Ilan Kebbal, Bradley Locko, Alexis Flips , Mamadou Moustapha Mbow, Sambou Sissoko and Yehvann Diouf.
Reims could not rely on the presence of A. Donis (injured).
Substitutions
Reims made 3 changes: M. Cassama for A. Flips (46′), H. Ekitike for A. Donis (67′) and D. Lopy for S. Sissoko (82′).
Best player: El Bilal Toure
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reims was El Bilal Toure.
His rating is with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 20.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Lorient – 1-0
- Brest – Lens – 4-0
- Clermont – Nice – 1-2
- Metz – Bordeaux – 3-3
- Strasbourg – Reims – 1-1
- Troyes – Saint-Étienne – 0-1