FALMER. Brighton & Hove Albion snatched a late win Olympique Marseille 1-0 after J. Pedro scored just 1 goal (88′). Brighton & Hove Albion was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the support of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín. The 4th official was Alejandro Muñíz Ruiz. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 13 Total 5
- 5 On Target 0
- 4 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 123 Attack 47
- 51 Dangerous attack 23
- 61 Ball safe 73
- 19 Free Kicks 16
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Brighton & Hove Albion had a strong ball possession 61% while Olympique Marseille was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Brighton & Hove Albion was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Brighton & Hove Albion won the match.
Brighton & Hove Albion shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Olympique Marseille shot 5 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Brighton & Hove Albion received 4 yellow cards (João Pedro, Jason Steele, Adam Lallana and Kaoru Mitoma). Talking about the opposition, Olympique Marseille received 3 yellow cards (Ismaïla Sarr, Chancel Mbemba and Azzedine Ounahi).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this encounter, Brighton & Hove Albion has 13 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Olympique Marseille will stays with 11 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation
Brighton & Hove Albion
90'
74'
88'
Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Roberto De Zerbi decided to play with the following team: Jason Steele , Jack Hinshelwood , Jan Paul van Hecke , Lewis Dunk , Igor , Billy Gilmour , Pascal Groß , Simon Adingra , Facundo Buonanotte , Kaoru Mitoma and João Pedro .
The home team had on the bench: Evan Ferguson , Joël Veltman, Bart Verbruggen, James Milner , Mahmoud Dahoud, Adam Lallana , Carlos Baleba, Tom McGill, Jack Hinchy, Samy Chouchane, Leigh Kavanagh and Joshua Duffus.
Brighton & Hove Albion could not rely on the presence of Joël Veltman (injured).
Substitutions
Brighton & Hove Albion made 5 changes: Simon Adingra for Evan Ferguson (64′), Billy Gilmour for Carlos Baleba (90′), Jack Hinshelwood for James Milner (74′), João Pedro for Joël Veltman (90′) and Facundo Buonanotte for Adam Lallana (74′).
Player of the match: Simon Adingra
The player that probably impressed the most for Brighton & Hove Albion was Simon Adingra even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 23 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Olympique Marseille – Formation
Olympique Marseille
Olympique Marseille started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ivan Gennaro Gattuso played with: Pau López , Bamo Meïté , Chancel Mbemba , Leonardo Balerdi , Jonathan Clauss , Jordan Veretout , Azzedine Ounahi , Renan Lodi , Vitinha , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Amine Harit .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Samuel Gigot, Ismaïla Sarr , Iliman Ndiaye , Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Geoffrey Kondogbia , François Mughe, Bilal Nadir, Rubén Blanco, Emran Soglo and Amir Murillo .
Substitutions
Olympique Marseille made 4 changes: Vitinha for Iliman Ndiaye (52′), Renan Lodi for Amir Murillo (55′), Amine Harit for Ismaïla Sarr (78′) and Jordan Veretout for Geoffrey Kondogbia (78′).
Player of the match: Jonathan Clauss
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Marseille was Jonathan Clauss.
His rating is with 36 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- Union Saint-Gilloise – Liverpool – 2-1
- LASK Linz – Toulouse – 1-2
- Rennes – Villarreal – 2-3
- Panathinaikos – Maccabi Haifa – 1-2
- Roma – Sheriff – 3-0
- Slavia Praha – Servette – 4-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Molde – 5-1
- Qarabağ – Häcken – 2-1
- West Ham United – SC Freiburg – 2-0
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Bačka Topola – 5-2
- Ajax – AEK Athens – 3-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Olympique Marseille – 1-0
- Real Betis – Rangers – 2-3
- Aris Limassol – Sparta Praha – 1-3
- Sporting CP – Sturm Graz – 3-0
- Raków Częstochowa – Atalanta – 0-4
