SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE. Paris Saint Germain was in the end too much to handle for Strasbourg with the goal of Kylian Mbappé (10′ pen), Carlos Soler (31′) and Fabián Ruiz (77′). Paris Saint Germain was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (78%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Municipal Georges Lefèvre stadium in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Bastien Dechepy who was helped by Julien Haulbert and Nicolas Danos. The 4th official was Olivier Thual. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.26 degrees Celsius or 57.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 78 Ball Possession 22
Shots
- 8 Total 7
- 4 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 143 Attack 64
- 58 Dangerous attack 37
- 93 Ball safe 82
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 6
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a superior ball possession 78% while Strasbourg was struggling with a 22% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Strasbourg shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 2 yellow cards (Cher Ndour and Kang-in Lee). Talking about the opposition, Strasbourg didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Paris Saint Germain will have 18 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Strasbourg will stay with 10 points like Le Havre and Lorient to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain will play away with Metz on the 18th of May with a 14-1 head to head stats in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).
Strasbourg will play away agasint Olympique Lyonnais on the 18th of May with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (3 draws).
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
72'
31'
82'
Paris Saint Germain started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Luis Enrique Martínez García decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Carlos Soler , Marquinhos , Danilo Pereira , Lucas Hernández , Fabián Ruiz , Vitinha , Kang-in Lee , Bradley Barcola , Gonçalo Ramos and Kylian Mbappé .
The home team had on the bench: Achraf Hakimi, Manuel Ugarte, Ousmane Dembélé , Randal Kolo Muani , Layvin Kurzawa , Milan Škriniar, Keylor Navas, Cher Ndour and Nordi Mukiele .
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: Vitinha for Cher Ndour (82′), Carlos Soler for Layvin Kurzawa (82′), Bradley Barcola for Ousmane Dembélé (66′), Gonçalo Ramos for Randal Kolo Muani (67′) and Lucas Hernández for Nordi Mukiele (72′).
Best player: Carlos Soler
The most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Carlos Soler.
His rating is with 1 goal, 71 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
Strasbourg – Formation
Strasbourg
Strasbourg started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Patrick Vieira played with: Matz Sels , Marvin Senaya , Gerzino Nyamsi , Lucas Perrin , Thomas Delaine , Dilane Bakwa , Ismael Doukoure , Junior Mwanga , Habib Diarra , Jessy Deminguet and Lebo Mothiba .
These were the players on the bench: Ângelo , Sanjin Prcić, Saïdou Sow, Abakar Sylla, Kévin Gameiro, Eduard Sobol, Alaa Bellaarouch, Dion Moise Sahi and Ibrahima Sissoko .
Substitutions
Strasbourg made 3 changes: Junior Mwanga for Ibrahima Sissoko (85′), Lebo Mothiba for Dion Moise Sahi (73′) and Jessy Deminguet for Ângelo (62′).
Best player: Ângelo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Strasbourg was Ângelo.
His rating is with 10 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
