STRASBOURG. Strasbourg defeats Monaco 1-0 after A. Djiku scored just 1 goal (23′).
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 Eric Wattellier with the support of Djemel Zitouni and Alexis Auger. The 4th official was Aurélien Petit. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 3 On Target 0
- 9 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 90 Attack 136
- 56 Dangerous attack 57
- 85 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Monaco had a strong ball possession 55% while Strasbourg was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Monaco had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 0 were on target. Even so, Strasbourg was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Strasbourg shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Monaco shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Strasbourg received 1 yellow card (S. Prcic). On the other side, Monaco received 2 yellow cards (A. Tchouameni and S. Diop).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Strasbourg will have 47 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Monaco will stay with 41 points like Lens and Olympique Lyonnais to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Strasbourg will play away against Lorient on the 20th of March with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Lorient (2 draws).
Monaco will host Paris Saint Germain on the 20th of March with a 16-7 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (13 draws).
Strasbourg – Formation
Strasbourg started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Julien Stéphan decided to play with the following team: Matz Sels , Frédéric Guilbert , Lucas Perrin , Gerzino Nyamsi , Alexander Djiku , Dimitri Liénard , Ibrahima Sissoko , Sanjin Prcić , Jean-Ricner Bellegarde , Ludovic Ajorque and Kévin Gameiro .
The home team had on the bench: Jean-Eudes Aholou, Eiji Kawashima, Majeed Waris, Anthony Caci , Marvin Elimbi Gilbert, Karol Fila, Habib Diallo and Dion Moise Sahi.
Substitutions
Strasbourg made 3 changes: K. Gameiro for H. Diallo (79′), D. Lienard for A. Caci (79′) and J. Bellegarde for J. Aholou (87′).
Best player: Alexander Djiku
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Strasbourg was Alexander Djiku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 56 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 16.
Monaco – Formation
Monaco started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Philippe Clement played with: Alexander Nübel , Djibril Sidibé , Axel Disasi , Benoît Badiashile , Ismail Jakobs , Youssouf Fofana , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Gelson Martins , Jean Lucas , Sofiane Diop and Kevin Volland .
They had on the bench: Caio Henrique, Myron Boadu , Ruben Aguilar, Eliot Matazo, Chrislain Matsima, Aleksandr Golovin , Vito Mannone, Wissam Ben Yedder and Vanderson .
Substitutions
Monaco made 4 changes: D. Sidibe for Vanderson (46′), Jean Lucas for W. Ben Yedder (66′), K. Volland for M. Boadu (72′) and G. Martins for A. Golovin (73′).
Best player: Vanderson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Monaco was Vanderson.
His rating is with 26 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Reims – 0-1
- Brest – Olympique Marseille – 1-4
- Clermont – Lorient – 0-2
- Olympique Lyonnais – Rennes – 2-4
- Metz – Lens – 0-0
- Paris Saint Germain – Bordeaux – 3-0
- Strasbourg – Monaco – 1-0