MONACO. Monaco had a amazing comeback against Brest. Monaco made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stade Louis II. stadium in Monaco on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérôme Brisard who had the assistance of Benjamin Pages and Alexis Auger. The 4th official was Gaël Angoula. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Monaco had a strong ball possession 57% while Brest was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Monaco had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monaco won the match.
Monaco shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Brest shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Monaco received 2 yellow cards (A. Golovin and K. Volland). On the opposite side, Brest received 2 yellow cards (C. Herelle and M. Der Zakarian).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Monaco will have 68 points like Olympique Marseille to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Brest will stay with 48 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Monaco will play away with Lens on the 21st of May with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Monaco (10 draws).
Brest will host Bordeaux on the 21st of May with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Brest (4 draws).
Monaco – Formation
Monaco started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Philippe Clement decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Monaco made 4 changes: Vanderson for I. Jakobs (54′), A. Golovin for G. Martins (79′), K. Volland for Jean Lucas (89′) and W. Ben Yedder for M. Boadu (90′).
Brest – Formation
Brest started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Michel Der Zakarian played with: .
Substitutions
Brest made 5 changes: I. Cardona for J. Le Douaron (56′), H. Magnetti for H. Belkebla (64′), M. Satriano for S. Mounie (64′), Y. Belaili for R. Said (77′) and C. Herelle for B. Chardonnet (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Bordeaux – Lorient – 0-0
- Olympique Lyonnais – Nantes – 3-2
- Metz – Angers SCO – 1-0
- Monaco – Brest – 4-2
- Montpellier – Paris Saint Germain – 0-4
- Nice – Lille – 1-3
- Rennes – Olympique Marseille – 2-0
- Saint-Étienne – Reims – 1-2
- Strasbourg – Clermont – 1-0
- Troyes – Lens – 1-3