SAINT-ETIENNE. Saint-Étienne succeeded in reverse the score against Montpellier. It was Montpellier to score first with a goal from E. Wahi. Notwithstanding, later Saint-Étienne found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with R. Hamouma (82′), A. Nordin (90′) and W. Khazri (90′). Saint-Étienne was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-etienne on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard with the help of Gilles Lang and Laurent Coniglio. The 4th official was Cédric Dos Santos.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 27 Total 3
- 8 On Target 2
- 19 Off Target 1
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 143 Attack 63
- 91 Dangerous attack 16
- 70 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 4
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Saint-Étienne had a superior ball possession 61% while Montpellier was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Saint-Étienne had a more offensive attitude with 91 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Saint-Étienne won the match.
Saint-Étienne shot 27 times, 8 on target, 19 off target. On the other side, Montpellier shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Saint-Étienne received 1 yellow card (E. Mangala). On the opposite side, Montpellier didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Saint-Étienne will have 18 points to sit in the 20th place. On the other side, Montpellier will stay with 34 points like Olympique Lyonnais to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Saint-Étienne will play away with Clermont on the 13th of February with a 2-2 head to head.
Montpellier will host Lille on the 12th of February with a 13-7 head to head in favor of Lille (6 draws).
Saint-Étienne – Formation
Saint-Étienne
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90'
Saint-Étienne started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Pascal Dupraz decided to play with the following team: Paul Bernardoni , Falaye Sacko , Eliaquim Mangala , Mickael Nade , Yvann Maçon , Lucas Gourna-Douath , Zaydou Youssouf , Timothée Kolodziejczak , Denis Bouanga , Wahbi Khazri and Ryad Boudebouz .
The home team had on the bench: Sada Thioub , Arnaud Nordin , Etienne Green, Abdoulaye Bakayoko, Saïdou Sow, Assane Dioussé, Adil Aouchiche , Romain Hamouma and Aimen Moueffek .
Substitutions
Saint-Étienne made 5 changes: D. Bouanga for A. Nordin (58′), Y. Macon for S. Thioub (58′), Z. Youssouf for A. Moueffek (70′), R. Boudebouz for R. Hamouma (70′) and E. Mangala for A. Aouchiche (77′).
Best player: Arnaud Nordin
The most impressive player for Saint-Étienne was Arnaud Nordin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 58′.
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
Montpellier started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Olivier Dall’Oglio played with: Jonas Omlin , Arnaud Souquet , Nicolas Cozza , Mamadou Sakho , Mihailo Ristić , Florent Mollet , Jordan Ferri , Joris Chotard , Nicholas Selson Gioacchini , Valère Germain and Sepe Elye Wahi .
They had on the bench: Dimitry Bertaud , Sacha Delaye , Leo Leroy , Gabriel Bares, Thuler, Enzo Tchato Mbiayi, Yanis Guermouche and Béni Makouana .
Montpellier could not rely on the presence of D. Bertaud (injured).
Substitutions
Montpellier made 4 changes: N. Gioacchini for S. Delaye (68′), J. Omlin for D. Bertaud (69′), E. Wahi for B. Makouana (77′) and F. Mollet for L. Leroy (84′).
Best player: Jonas Omlin
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was the goalkeeper: Jonas Omlin. His rating is 7.84. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
