CLERMONT-FERRAND. Saint-Étienne succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Clermont to win 2-1. It was Clermont to strike first with a goal of C. Hountondji at the 39′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Kolodziejczak gave the win to Saint-Étienne in the 82′ minute.

The match was played at the Stade Gabriel Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ruddy Buquet with the support of Guillaume Debart and Julien Pacelli. The 4th official was Anthony Ustaritz.

Match Statistics​

Clermont

1 - 2

Saint-Étienne

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 10 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 102 Attack 135
  • 33 Dangerous attack 24
  • 70 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Clermont was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Saint-Étienne that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Clermont had a more offensive attitude with 33 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Saint-Étienne succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Clermont shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Saint-Étienne shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Clermont received 4 yellow cards (C. Hountondji, J. Gastien, A. Seidu and A. Zedadka). Regarding the opposition, Saint-Étienne received 1 yellow card (R. Boudebouz).

Match Timeline

15'
19'
39'
46'
Johan Gastien- Yellow
51'
54'
Jim Allevinah- sub ->L. Da Cunha
64'
Yohann Magnin- sub ->J. Berthomier
64'
71'
72'
79'
82'
86'
Yvann Maçon- sub ->R. Boudebouz
87'
Grejohn Kyei- sub ->J. Gastien
88'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Paris Saint Germain
86
38
Olympique Marseille
71
38
Monaco
69
38
Rennes
66
38
Nice
66
38
Strasbourg
63
38
Lens
62
38
Olympique Lyonnais
61
38
Nantes
55
38
LOSC Lille
55
38
Brest
48
38
Reims
46
38
Montpellier
43
38
Angers SCO
41
38
Troyes
38
38
Lorient
36
38
Clermont
36
38
Saint-Étienne
32
38
Metz
31
38
Bordeaux
31
38

After this match, Clermont will stay with 24 points to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Saint-Étienne will have 21 points like Troyes and Lorient to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Clermont will play away with Olympique Marseille on the 20th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Olympique Marseille (0 draws).

Saint-Étienne will host Strasbourg on the 20th of February with a 5-5 head to head record.

Clermont – Formation

Clermont
G
Ouparine Djoco 40.Guinea-Bissau
6.3
D
Cédric Hountondji 4.Benin
7.5
19' 39'
D
Vital Nsimba 12.DR Congo
7.0
D
Akim Zedadka 20.Algeria
6.6
90'
D
Alidu Seidu 36.Ghana
6.3
90'
M
Johan Gastien 25.France
6.9
88' 51'
M
Jason Berthomier 8.France
6.9
64'
M
Salis Abdul Samed 19.Ghana
6.4
F
Elbasan Rashani 18.Kosovo
6.8
79'
F
Mohamed Bayo 27.Guinea
6.1
F
Lucas Da Cunha 10.France
6.8
64'
Substitutes
G
Arthur Desmas 1.France
D
Florent Ogier 21.France
D
Arial Mendy 15.Senegal
6.3
79'
M
Yohann Magnin 7.France
6.4
64'
M
Jodel Dossou 24.Benin
M
S. Khaoui 6.Tunisia
F
Jim Allevinah 11.Gabon
6.4
64'
F
Grejohn Kyei 9.France
6.7
88'
F
P. Hamel 26.France

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

The manager Pascal Gastien decided to play with the following team: Ouparine Djoco (6.3), Akim Zedadka (6.6), Cédric Hountondji (7.5), Alidu Seidu (6.3), Vital N’Simba (7.0), Salis Abdul Samed (6.4), Johan Gastien (6.9), Jason Berthomier (6.9), Lucas Da Cunha (6.8), Mohamed Bayo (6.1) and Elbasan Rashani (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jim Allevinah (6.4), Yohann Magnin (6.4), Grejohn Kyei (6.7), Florent Ogier, Jodel Dossou, Arial Mendy (6.3), Saîf-Eddine Khaoui, Arthur Desmas and Pierre-Yves Hamel.

Clermont could not rely on the presence of A. Mendy (injured).

Substitutions

Clermont made 4 changes: L. Da Cunha for J. Allevinah (64′), J. Berthomier for Y. Magnin (64′), E. Rashani for A. Mendy (79′) and J. Gastien for G. Kyei (88′).

Best player: Cédric Hountondji​

The player that probably impressed the most for Clermont was Cédric Hountondji.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 27 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Saint-Étienne – Formation

Saint-Étienne
G
Paul Bernardoni 50.France
6.8
D
Eliaquim Mangala 22.France
6.2
D
Falaye Sacko 14.Mali
7.0
D
M. Nadé 3.France
7.4
M
Timothée Kolodziejczak 5.France
7.7
82'
M
Ryad Boudebouz 7.Algeria
6.4
86' 15'
M
Lucas Gourna-Douath 6.France
6.8
46'
M
Sada Thioub 9.Senegal
7.5
72'
F
Mahdi Camara 8.France
7.6
71'
F
Wahbi Khazri 10.Tunisia
6.7
87'
F
Arnaud Nordin 18.France
6.5
54'
Substitutes
G
E. Green 40.England
D
Saïdou Sow 4.Guinea
D
Gabriel Silva 11.Brazil
D
Yvann Maçon 27.France
6.4
86'
M
Assane Dioussé 25.Senegal
M
A. Aouchiche 17.France
6.5
72'
M
Z. Youssouf 28.France
6.4
87'
F
Romain Hamouma 21.France
7.1
46'
F
D. Bouanga 20.Gabon
6.7
54'

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

Pascal Dupraz played with: Paul Bernardoni (6.8), Falaye Sacko (7.0), Eliaquim Mangala (6.2), Mickael Nade (7.4), Sada Thioub (7.5), Ryad Boudebouz (6.4), Lucas Gourna-Douath (6.8), Timothée Kolodziejczak (7.7), Mahdi Camara (7.6), Arnaud Nordin (6.5) and Wahbi Khazri (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Etienne Green, Saïdou Sow, Gabriel Silva, Assane Dioussé, Adil Aouchiche (6.5), Zaydou Youssouf (6.4), Yvann Maçon (6.4), Romain Hamouma (7.1) and Denis Bouanga (6.7).

Substitutions

Saint-Étienne made 5 changes: L. Douath for R. Hamouma (46′), A. Nordin for D. Bouanga (54′), S. Thioub for A. Aouchiche (72′), R. Boudebouz for Y. Macon (86′) and W. Khazri for Z. Youssouf (87′).

Best player: Timothée Kolodziejczak​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Saint-Étienne was Timothée Kolodziejczak.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 46 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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