CLERMONT-FERRAND. Paris Saint Germain had an adventurous win over Clermont. The hero of the match was who scored in the 6th, 19th, 71st, 74th, 80th and 83rd minute. Paris Saint Germain was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Gabriel Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier with the assistance of Frédéric Haquette and Djemel Zitouni. The 4th official was Ahmed Taleb.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 10 Total 18
- 5 On Target 11
- 5 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 63 Attack 113
- 26 Dangerous attack 38
- 60 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a superior ball possession 64% while Clermont was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the contest.
Clermont shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain shot 18 times, 11 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Clermont received 1 yellow card (J. Gastien). On the opposite side, Paris Saint Germain received 1 yellow card (Neymar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Clermont will stay with 28 points to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Paris Saint Germain will have 71 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Clermont will play away with Metz on the 17th of April with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Clermont (6 draws).
Paris Saint Germain will host Olympique Marseille on the 17th of April with a 21-9 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (7 draws).
Clermont – Formation
Clermont
90'
70'
42'
Clermont started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pascal Gastien decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Clermont made 5 changes: J. Dossou for J. Allevinah (66′), J. Berthomier for G. Kyei (67′), S. Khaoui for L. Da Cunha (67′), M. Bayo for O. Busquets (84′) and J. C. Billong for F. Ogier (90′).
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: .
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: I. Gueye for G. Wijnaldum (67′), P. Kimpembe for T. Kehrer (79′), M. Verratti for E. Michut (85′), A. Hakimi for E. Dina (85′) and N. Mendes for J. Bernat (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
