SAINT-ETIENNE. Reims bested Saint-Étienne to win 2-1. It was Reims to strike first with an early goal of M. Munetsi at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 12′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Doumbia gave the win to Reims in the 61′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-etienne on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Clément Turpin who had the assistance of Nicolas Danos and Philippe Jeanne. The 4th official was Ludovic Genest.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 6 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 10
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 110 Attack 54
- 49 Dangerous attack 23
- 116 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Saint-Étienne was in firm control of the ball 55% while Reims was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Saint-Étienne had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Reims was able to find the solution to win this match.
Saint-Étienne shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Reims shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Saint-Étienne received 1 yellow card (E. Mangala). On the opposite side, Reims didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Saint-Étienne will stay with 31 points like Metz to hold in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Reims will have 46 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Saint-Étienne will play away against Nantes on the 21st of May with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of Saint-Étienne (9 draws).
Reims will host Nice on the 21st of May with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Nice (8 draws).
Saint-Étienne – Formation
Saint-Étienne
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Saint-Étienne started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Pascal Dupraz decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Saint-Étienne made 5 changes: M. Nade for F. Sacko (64′), R. Boudebouz for E. Crivelli (65′), S. Sow for H. Moukoudi (65′), Y. Macon for R. Hamouma (71′) and M. Trauco for A. Nordin (81′).
Reims – Formation
Reims
Reims started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Óscar García Junyent played with: .
Reims could not rely on the presence of A. Flips (injured).
Substitutions
Reims made 5 changes: I. Kebbal for H. Ekitike (46′), M. van Bergen for A. Gravillon (46′), B. Locko for M. Busi (46′), A. Gravillon for A. Flips (74′) and E. B. Toure for D. Lopy (80′).
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
