STRASBOURG. Strasbourg overcome Le Havre to win 2-1. A goal from A. Sylla was decisive in the 90min. It was Strasbourg to strike first with a goal of Emanuel Emegha at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 49′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Abakar Sylla gave the win to Strasbourg in the 90′ minute with a goal. Le Havre lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stade de la Meinau stadium in Strasbourg on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot with the help of Guillaume Debart and Julien Aube. The 4th official was Pierre Legat. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.12 degrees Celsius or 50.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Timeline

Emanuel Emegha(goal)
21'
Ibrahima Sissoko- Yellow
26'
27'
Yoann Salmier- Yellow
Lucas Perrin- Yellow
40'
49'
Yoann Salmier(goal)Christopher Operi
Habib Diarra- sub ->Ibrahima Sissoko
60'
Kévin Gameiro- sub ->Jessy Deminguet
60'
Lebo Mothiba- sub ->Dion Moise Sahi
60'
Ângelo- sub ->Dilane Bakwa
64'
66'
Antoine Joujou- sub ->Samuel Grandsir
66'
Oussama Targhalline- sub ->Daler Kuzyaev
Thomas Delaine- Yellow
73'
Marvin Senaya- sub ->Frédéric Guilbert
75'
78'
André Ayew - sub ->Yassine Kechta
78'
Loïc Nego- sub ->Josué Casimir
88'
Abakar Sylla(goal)Thomas Delaine
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Paris Saint Germain
70
32
Monaco
64
33
LOSC Lille
58
33
Brest
58
33
Nice
54
32
Lens
50
33
Olympique Lyonnais
50
33
Olympique Marseille
47
32
Rennes
46
33
Toulouse
43
33
Reims
41
32
Montpellier
40
33
Strasbourg
39
33
Nantes
33
33
Le Havre
32
33
Metz
29
33
Lorient
26
33
Clermont
25
33

After this match, Strasbourg has 17 points to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Le Havre will stays with 16 points like Metz to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Strasbourg will play away with Lorient on the 17th of December with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Lorient (4 draws).

Le Havre will host Nice on the 17th of December with a 1-1 head to head.

Strasbourg – Formation

Strasbourg
G
Matz Sels 1.Belgium
7.5
D
Frédéric Guilbert 2.France
7.1
75'
D
Thomas Delaine 3.France
7.9
73'
D
Lucas Perrin 5.France
7.1
40'
D
Abakar Sylla 24.Ivory Coast
7.5
90'
M
Junior Mwanga 18.France
6.4
M
Dilane Bakwa 26.France
8.1
64'
M
Ibrahima Sissoko 27.Mali
7.0
60' 26'
M
Jessy Deminguet 7.France
6.6
60'
M
Dion Moise Sahi 11.Mali
6.4
60'
F
Emanuel Emegha 10.Netherlands
7.3
21'
Substitutes
G
Alaa Bellaarouch 36.Morocco
D
Saïdou Sow 13.Guinea
D
Marvin Senaya 28.France
7.9
75'
D
Eduard Sobol 77.Ukraine
M
Habib Diarra 19.France
7.0
60'
F
Kévin Gameiro 9.France
6.8
60'
F
Lebo Mothiba 12.South Africa
7.0
60'
F
Ângelo 23.Brazil
6.8
64'

Strasbourg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Patrick Vieira decided to play with the following team: Matz Sels (7.5), Frédéric Guilbert (7.1), Lucas Perrin (7.1), Abakar Sylla (7.5), Thomas Delaine (7.9), Ibrahima Sissoko (7.0), Junior Mwanga (6.4), Dilane Bakwa (8.1), Dion Moise Sahi (6.4), Jessy Deminguet (6.6) and Emanuel Emegha (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Lebo Mothiba (7.0), Saïdou Sow, Ângelo (6.8), Marvin Senaya (7.9), Jeremy Sebas, Alaa Bellaarouch, Eduard Sobol, Kévin Gameiro (6.8) and Habib Diarra (7.0).

Strasbourg could not rely on the presence of Ângelo (injured).

Substitutions

Strasbourg made 5 changes: Dilane Bakwa for Ângelo (64′), Jessy Deminguet for Kévin Gameiro (60′), Dion Moise Sahi for Lebo Mothiba (60′), Frédéric Guilbert for Marvin Senaya (75′) and Ibrahima Sissoko for Habib Diarra (60′).

Player of the match: Dilane Bakwa​

The most impressive player for Strasbourg was Dilane Bakwa even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 14 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.

Le Havre – Formation

Le Havre
G
Arthur Desmas 30.France
6.8
D
Étienne Youté Kinkoué 6.France
6.4
D
Christopher Operi 27.France
7.8
D
Arouna Sangante 93.Senegal
7.1
D
Yoann Salmier 22.French Guiana
7.5
27' 49'
M
Yassine Kechta 8.Morocco
6.4
78'
M
Daler Kuzyaev 14.Russia
7.0
66'
M
Abdoulaye Touré 94.Guinea
7.1
M
Josue Casimir 23.Guadeloupe
7.0
78'
M
Samuel Grandsir 29.France
7.5
66'
F
Mohamed Bayo 9.Guinea
6.8
88'
Substitutes
G
M. Koné 16.France
D
Gautier Lloris 4.France
D
Loïc Nego 7.Hungary
6.4
78'
D
Oualid El Hajjam 17.Morocco
M
Oussama Targhalline 5.Morocco
7.0
66'
M
Rassoul Ndiaye 19.Senegal
F
Nabil Alioui 10.France
6.4
88'
F
Antoine Joujou 21.France
6.7
66'
F
André Ayew 28.Ghana
6.3
78'

Le Havre started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Luka Elsner played with: Arthur Desmas (6.8), Arouna Sangante (7.1), Étienne Youté Kinkoué (6.4), Yoann Salmier (7.5), Christopher Operi (7.8), Abdoulaye Touré (7.1), Josué Casimir (7.0), Daler Kuzyaev (7.0), Yassine Kechta (6.4), Samuel Grandsir (7.5) and Mohamed Bayo (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Oussama Targhalline (7.0), Mohamed Koné, Oualid El Hajjam, Rassoul Ndiaye, Antoine Joujou (6.7), André Ayew (6.3), Gautier Lloris, Loïc Nego (6.4) and Nabil Alioui (6.4).

Substitutions

Le Havre made 5 changes: Yassine Kechta for André Ayew (78′), Daler Kuzyaev for Oussama Targhalline (66′), Samuel Grandsir for Antoine Joujou (66′), Mohamed Bayo for Nabil Alioui (88′) and Josué Casimir for Loïc Nego (78′).

Player of the match: Christopher Operi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Le Havre was Christopher Operi.

His rating is 7.8 with 56 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​