SAINT-ETIENNE. Saint-Étienne defeats Angers SCO with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Sissoko (51′) and a goal from L. Petrot (59′). Angers SCO lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-etienne on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Guillaume Paradis with the support of Mohamed Benkemouche and Frédéric Hebrard. The 4th official was Guillaume Janin. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.66 degrees Celsius or 61.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Angers SCO was in firm control of the ball 56% while Saint-Étienne was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Angers SCO was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Saint-Étienne was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Saint-Étienne shot 20 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Angers SCO shot 14 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Saint-Étienne received 2 yellow cards (Victor Lobry and Benjamin Bouchouari). Regarding the opposition, Angers SCO received 1 yellow card (Abdoulaye Bamba).

Standings

After playing this contest, Saint-Étienne will have 24 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Angers SCO will stay with 23 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Saint-Étienne will play away with Quevilly Rouen on the 18th of May with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Saint-Étienne (1 draw).

Angers SCO will host Dunkerque on the 18th of May with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Angers SCO (0 draws).

Saint-Étienne – Formation

Saint-Étienne started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Laurent Batlles decided to play with the following team: Etienne Green (7.7), Dennis Appiah (8.1), Anthony Briançon (7.1), Mickael Nade (7.0), Leo Petrot (8.4), Lamine Fomba (7.0), Florian Tardieu (7.3), Benjamin Bouchouari (7.7), Mathieu Cafaro (7.8), Ibrahim Sissoko (8.1) and Maxence Rivera (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Matthieu Dreyer, Thomas Monconduit (7.0), Gaëtan Charbonnier (6.6), Mahmoud Bentayg (6.6), Victor Lobry (7.0), Aimen Moueffek (6.8) and Karim Cisse.

Substitutions

Saint-Étienne made 5 changes: Ibrahim Sissoko for Gaëtan Charbonnier (71′), Lamine Fomba for Aimen Moueffek (71′), Benjamin Bouchouari for Victor Lobry (71′), Mathieu Cafaro for Mahmoud Bentayg (81′) and Maxence Rivera for Thomas Monconduit (90′).

Best player: Leo Petrot​

The player that probably impressed the most for Saint-Étienne was Leo Petrot.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 47 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Angers SCO – Formation

Angers SCO started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Alexandre Dujeux played with: Yahia Fofana (8.4), Yan Valery (6.4), Abdoulaye Bamba (6.4), Cédric Hountondji (6.8), Jordan Lefort (7.3), Zinedine Ferhat (7.8), Joseph Lopy (7.0), Pierrick Capelle (6.7), Jean-Mattéo Bahoya (6.4), Loïs Diony (6.4) and Himad Abdelli (7.3).

They had on the bench: Ibrahima Niane (6.4), Zinédine Ould Khaled, Melvin Zinga, Adrien Hunou (7.0), Florent Hanin (6.7), Lilian Raolisoa (6.8) and Farid El Melali (6.6).

Substitutions

Angers SCO made 5 changes: Jean-Mattéo Bahoya for Farid El Melali (65′), Yan Valery for Lilian Raolisoa (81′), Zinedine Ferhat for Adrien Hunou (81′), Jordan Lefort for Florent Hanin (73′) and Pierrick Capelle for Ibrahima Niane (73′).

Best player: Yahia Fofana​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Angers SCO was the goalkeeper: Yahia Fofana. His rating is 8.36. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​

• Saint-Étienne – Angers SCO – 2-0