French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Montpellier, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
  • Red Card 62': Rémy Cabella
FT
0 - 1
Montpellier
  • Red Card 53': Daniel Congré
  • 64': Gaëtan Laborde

About

Saint-Étienne are hosting Montpellier at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ambroise Oyongo with a cross.
  • 4': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
  • 4': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Yves Polomat.
  • 10': Offside, St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
  • 11': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ambroise Oyongo.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross.
  • 19': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy.
  • 22': Andy Delort (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
  • 23': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier).
  • 23': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
  • 24': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
  • 24': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
  • 25': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
  • 28': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Robert Beric (St Etienne).
  • 29': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ambroise Oyongo.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde with a through ball.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
  • 34': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
  • 34': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Hand ball by Mathías Suárez (Montpellier).
  • 37': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Delort.
  • 39': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Yann M'Vila.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
  • 42': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
  • 42': Youssef Aït Bennasser (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Foul by Mathías Suárez (Montpellier).
  • 44': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Mathías Suárez (Montpellier).
  • 45'+1': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Mathías Suárez (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Montpellier 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Montpellier 0.
  • 46': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
  • 46': Youssef Aït Bennasser (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Youssef Aït Bennasser (St Etienne).
  • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Rémy Cabella (St Etienne).
  • 51': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Delay in match (St Etienne). VAR checking.
  • 53': VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) is shown the red card.
  • 53': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
  • 55': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Benjamin Lecomte (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Hilton (Montpellier).
  • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 59': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rémy Cabella with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
  • 60': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Hilton.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 62': Foul by Rémy Cabella (St Etienne).
  • 62': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Second yellow card to Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) for a bad foul.
  • 64': Goal! St Etienne 0, Montpellier 1. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 65': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
  • 66': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Delort with a through ball.
  • 69': Substitution, St Etienne. Valentín Vada replaces Youssef Aït Bennasser.
  • 70': Substitution, St Etienne. Yannis Salibur replaces Arnaud Nordin.
  • 71': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
  • 71': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 71': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde.
  • 74': Substitution, Montpellier. Mihailo Ristic replaces Florent Mollet.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy with a cross.
  • 75': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
  • 75': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Mathías Suárez.
  • 76': Andy Delort (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Yannis Salibur (St Etienne).
  • 77': Attempt missed. Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 82': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Mihailo Ristic.
  • 84': Substitution, Montpellier. Paul Lasne replaces Gaetan Laborde.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a headed pass.
  • 86': Andy Delort (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
  • 88': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ambroise Oyongo.
  • 89': Substitution, St Etienne. Lamine Ghezali replaces William Saliba.
  • 90': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Lamine Ghezali (St Etienne).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
  • 90'+3': Lamine Ghezali (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 90'+5': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Mihailo Ristic.
  • 90'+6': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Junior Sambia.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
  • 90'+6': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
  • 90'+7': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Attempt saved. Pierre-Yves Polomat (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannis Salibur.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, St Etienne 0, Montpellier 1.
  • 90'+9': Match ends, St Etienne 0, Montpellier 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 11
4 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 3
35.8 Possession 64.2
11 SHOTS 17
4 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
206 Accurate Passes 423
290 Passes 499
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
7 Crosses 42
0.6 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 65
25 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 6
11 Effective Tackles 10
20 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 11
28 Effective Clearances 13
28 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 35,644

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angers 0 0 0
2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0
4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
24 Loïc Perrin
4 William Saliba
3 Pierre-Yves Polomat
26 Mathieu Debuchy
7 Rémy Cabella Yellow Card
6 Yann M'vila
8 Youssef Aït Bennasser
27 Robert Beric
10 Wahbi Khazri
18 Arnaud Nordin Yellow Card
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Jessy Moulin, Yanis Salibur, Timothée Kolodziejczak, Makhtar Gueye, Wesley Fofana, Valentin Vada, Lamine Ghezali.

MON Montpellier (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK) Yellow Card
4 Hilton
3 Daniel Congré Red Card
5 Pedro Mendes
14 Damien Le Tellec
13 Ellyes Skhiri Yellow Card
25 Florent Mollet Yellow Card
8 Ambroise Oyongo
24 Mathías Suárez Yellow Card
11 Andy Delort
10 Gaëtan Laborde
Montpellier Substitutes:
Junior Sambia, Souleymane Camara, Nicolas Cozza, Mihailo Ristic, Petar Skuletic, Dimitry Bertaud, Paul Lasne.

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