STRASBOURG. Monaco topped Strasbourg to win 2-1. It was Monaco to strike first with a goal of K. Diatta at the 43′. Then S. Diop scored again for Monaco in the 53′ minute. Eventually, H. Diallo reduced the distance for Strasbourg (65′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Stade de la Meinau stadium in Strasbourg on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was François Letexier with the assistance of Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Aurélien Petit. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26 degrees Celsius or 78.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 13 Total 28
- 8 On Target 14
- 5 Off Target 14
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 102 Attack 123
- 34 Dangerous attack 53
- 95 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 17 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Strasbourg was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Monaco that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Monaco was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 14 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monaco won the match.
Strasbourg shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Monaco shot 28 times, 14 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Strasbourg didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Monaco received 2 yellow cards (Y. Fofana and K. Diatta).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Strasbourg stays with 0 points to occupy the 17th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Monaco has 0 points (9th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Strasbourg will host Reims on the 21st of August with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Reims (6 draws).
Monaco will host Lens on the 20th of August with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Monaco (11 draws).
Strasbourg – Formation
Strasbourg
66'
65'
Strasbourg started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Julien Stéphan decided to play with the following team: Matz Sels , Lucas Perrin , Gerzino Nyamsi , Alexander Djiku , Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel , Sanjin Prcić , Jean-Ricner Bellegarde , Dimitri Liénard , Adrien Thomasson , Habib Diallo and Ludovic Ajorque .
The home team had on the bench: Kévin Gameiro , Robin Risser, Ismael Doukoure, Habib Diarra, Marvin Senaya, Maxime Le Marchand , Dany Jean , Jean-Eudes Aholou and Thomas Delaine .
Substitutions
Strasbourg made 5 changes: R. Pierre-Gabriel for T. Delaine (46′), J. Bellegarde for J. Aholou (66′), L. Perrin for M. Le Marchand (66′), L. Ajorque for K. Gameiro (66′) and D. Lienard for D. Jean (82′).
Best player: Matz Sels
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Strasbourg was the goalkeeper: Matz Sels. His rating is 8.11. He performed 9 saves.
Monaco – Formation
Monaco
80'
Monaco started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Philippe Clement played with: Alexander Nübel , Ruben Aguilar , Axel Disasi , Guillermo Maripán , Ismail Jakobs , Youssouf Fofana , Jean Lucas , Krépin Diatta , Sofiane Diop , Gelson Martins and Breel Embolo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Félix Lemaréchal, Chrislain Matsima, Thomas Didillon, Vanderson , Soungoutou Magassa, Maghnes Akliouche , Wissam Ben Yedder, Eliot Matazo and Ben Seghir.
Substitutions
Monaco made 3 changes: S. Diop for M. Akliouche (66′), G. Martins for Vanderson (73′) and K. Diatta for E. Matazo (87′).
Best player: Alexander Nübel
The player that probably impressed the most for Monaco was the goalkeeper: Alexander Nübel. His rating is 7.64. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Clermont – Paris Saint Germain – 0-5
- Strasbourg – Monaco – 1-2
