ANGERS. Monaco overcomes Angers SCO 3-1. Monaco got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from M. Boadu (25′) and S. Diop (45′). Angers SCO tried to recover with a goal from A. Nubel (55′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (73′) scored by A. Disasi for Monaco.
The match was played at the Stade Raymond Kopa stadium in Angers on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue with the support of Bastien Courbet and Benjamin Pages. The 4th official was Bartolomeu Varela. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 41.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 10 Total 16
- 4 On Target 10
- 6 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 82 Attack 130
- 34 Dangerous attack 54
- 101 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 13 Total 18
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Angers SCO was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Monaco that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Monaco was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monaco won the contest.
Angers SCO shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Monaco shot 16 times, 10 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Angers SCO received 1 yellow card (T. Mangani). On the other side, Monaco received 2 yellow cards (D. Sidibe and K. Volland).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Angers SCO will stay with 22 points like Montpellier and Olympique Lyonnais to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Monaco will have 23 points like Strasbourg to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Angers SCO will play away with Reims on the 5th of December with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Reims (7 draws).
Monaco will host Metz on the 5th of December with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Monaco (1 draw).
Angers SCO – Formation
Angers SCO
70'
42'
Angers SCO started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Gérald Baticle decided to play with the following team: Danijel Petković , Vincent Manceau , Ismaël Traoré , Romain Thomas , Jimmy Cabot , Azzeddine Ounahi , Thomas Mangani , Angelo Fulgini , Enzo Ebosse , Sofiane Boufal and Mohamed-Ali Cho .
The home team had on the bench: Pierrick Capelle , Casimir Ninga , Antonin Bobichon, Sada Thioub, Stéphane Bahoken , Abdoulaye Bamba, Anthony Mandrea, Mathias Pereira Lage and Batista Mendy .
Substitutions
Angers SCO made 5 changes: T. Mangani for B. Mendy (60′), E. Ebosse for M. Pereira Lage (70′), M. Cho for S. Bahoken (81′), A. Fulgini for P. Capelle (81′) and S. Boufal for C. Ninga (82′).
Best player: Sofiane Boufal
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Angers SCO was Sofiane Boufal.
His rating is with 31 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Monaco – Formation
Monaco
73'
Monaco started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Niko Kovač played with: Alexander Nübel , Djibril Sidibé , Axel Disasi , Guillermo Maripán , Ismail Jakobs , Jean Lucas , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Sofiane Diop , Kevin Volland , Gelson Martins and Myron Boadu .
They had on the bench: Youssouf Fofana , Chrislain Matsima, Eliot Matazo, Caio Henrique, Wissam Ben Yedder , Wilson Isidor, Aleksandr Golovin , Ruben Aguilar and Radosław Majecki.
Monaco could not rely on the presence of W. Ben Yedder (injured).
Substitutions
Monaco made 5 changes: S. Diop for A. Golovin (70′), K. Volland for Y. Fofana (71′), D. Sidibe for R. Aguilar (79′), M. Boadu for W. Ben Yedder (79′) and G. Martins for W. Isidor (90′).
Best player: Kevin Volland
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Monaco was Kevin Volland even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Monaco – 1-3
- Brest – Saint-Étienne – 1-0
- Clermont – Lens – 2-2
- Olympique Lyonnais – Reims – 1-2
- Metz – Montpellier – 1-3
- Nantes – Olympique Marseille – 0-1
- Paris Saint Germain – Nice – 0-0
- Rennes – Lille – 1-2
- Strasbourg – Bordeaux – 5-2
- Troyes – Lorient – 2-0
