PARIS. Paris Saint Germain had a narrow win over Troyes. Paris Saint Germain was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier with the assistance of Erwan Finjean and Florian Gonçalves de Araujo. The 4th official was Olivier Thual. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 19 Total 14
- 11 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 142 Attack 45
- 82 Dangerous attack 37
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a strong ball possession 67% while Troyes was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 19 times, 11 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Troyes shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Troyes received 3 yellow cards (J. Porozo, G. Gallon and Rony Lopes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Paris Saint Germain will have 35 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Troyes will stay with 13 points like Nice to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Troyes will host Auxerre on the 4th of November with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Troyes (5 draws).
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
85'
24'
Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Christophe Galtier decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Nordi Mukiele , Sergio Ramos , Presnel Kimpembe , Juan Bernat , Carlos Soler , Marco Verratti , Vitinha , Lionel Messi , Kylian Mbappé and Neymar .
The home team had on the bench: Pablo Sarabia, Nuno Mendes, Hugo Ekitiké, Fabián Ruiz , El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Marquinhos , Renato Sanches , Keylor Navas and Achraf Hakimi.
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: P. Kimpembe for Marquinhos (59′), Vitinha for F. Ruiz (59′), C. Soler for R. Sanches (77′), J. Bernat for N. Mendes (85′) and M. Verratti for P. Sarabia (85′).
Best player: Neymar
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Paris Saint Germain was Neymar.
His rating is with 1 goal, 88 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Troyes – Formation
Troyes
74'
Troyes started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Bruno Irles played with: Gauthier Gallon , Thierno Baldé , Jackson Porozo , Erik Palmer-Brown , Yoann Salmier , Abdu Conté , Rony Lopes , Rominigue Kouamé , Xavier Chavalerin , Wilson Odobert and Mama Baldé .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ike Ugbo , Yasser Larouci , Mateusz Lis, Adil Rami, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Andreas Bruus, Ante Palaversa , Tristan Dingomé and Renaud Ripart .
Substitutions
Troyes made 5 changes: A. Conte for Y. Larouci (72′), T. Balde for R. Ripart (72′), W. Odobert for A. Palaversa (81′), R. Kouame for I. Ugbo (81′) and X. Chavalerin for T. Dingome (88′).
Best player: Mama Baldé
The player that probably impressed the most for Troyes was Mama Baldé.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 15.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
