French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Marseille
  • 12': Mario Balotelli
  • 21': Florian Thauvin (P)
FT
2 - 0
Saint-Étienne

    About

    Marseille are hosting Saint-Étienne at Orange Vélodrome, Marseille, 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': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
    • 4': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
    • 4': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
    • 11': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Rémy Cabella.
    • 12': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Pierre-Yves Polomat.
    • 12': Goal! Marseille 1, St Etienne 0. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross following a corner.
    • 13': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 13': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Bouna Sarr.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valère Germain.
    • 18': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
    • 19': Penalty conceded by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 19': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 21': Goal! Marseille 2, St Etienne 0. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 23': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Neven Subotic (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 25': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Hand ball by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 28': Delay in match Youssef Aït Bennasser (St Etienne) because of an injury.
    • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Offside, St Etienne. Neven Subotic tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Youssef Aït Bennasser (St Etienne).
    • 39': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
    • 40': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Morgan Sanson.
    • 41': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Lucas Ocampos.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
    • 42': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a through ball.
    • 45': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 45'+1': Foul by Pierre-Yves Polomat (St Etienne).
    • 45'+1': Valère Germain (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Marseille 2, St Etienne 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Marseille 2, St Etienne 0.
    • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Robert Beric replaces Loic Perrin.
    • 52': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
    • 52': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Valère Germain.
    • 55': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
    • 55': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
    • 59': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Marseille).
    • 59': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
    • 60': Lucas Ocampos (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Valère Germain (Marseille).
    • 61': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (St Etienne) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 63': Hand ball by Robert Beric (St Etienne).
    • 64': Delay in match Mario Balotelli (Marseille) because of an injury.
    • 65': Substitution, Marseille. Luiz Gustavo replaces Valère Germain.
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Beric.
    • 68': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 68': Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 69': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, St Etienne. Lois Diony replaces Romain Hamouma.
    • 71': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
    • 71': Mario Balotelli (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Foul by Rémy Cabella (St Etienne).
    • 72': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Youssef Aït Bennasser (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre-Yves Polomat.
    • 76': Substitution, St Etienne. Valentín Vada replaces Mathieu Debuchy.
    • 79': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 79': Substitution, Marseille. Clinton N'Jie replaces Mario Balotelli.
    • 80': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne).
    • 81': Attempt saved. Maxime Lopez (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 81': Foul by Lucas Ocampos (Marseille).
    • 81': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florian Thauvin following a fast break.
    • 84': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 84': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Substitution, Marseille. Kevin Strootman replaces Morgan Sanson.
    • 87': Foul by Kevin Strootman (Marseille).
    • 87': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Hand ball by Clinton N'Jie (Marseille).
    • 89': Foul by Valentín Vada (St Etienne).
    • 89': Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
    • 90'+3': Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
    • 90'+4': Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Marseille 2, St Etienne 0.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Marseille 2, St Etienne 0.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Marseille 2, St Etienne 0.

    Statistics

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    22 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    5 Saves 1
    54.5 Possession 45.5
    6 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    426 Accurate Passes 363
    506 Passes 429
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    17 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    56 Long Balls 57
    32 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 17
    15 Tackles 27
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 11
    10 Effective Clearances 12
    10 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Orange Vélodrome
    Location: Marseille, France
    Attendance: 57,337

    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

    OLM Marseille (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    30 Steve Mandanda (GK)
    15 Duje Caleta-Car
    4 Boubacar Kamara
    2 Hiroki Sakai Yellow Card
    17 Bouna Sarr Yellow Card
    8 Morgan Sanson
    27 Maxime López
    5 Lucas Ocampos
    26 Florian Thauvin
    9 Mario Balotelli
    28 Valère Germain
    Marseille Substitutes:
    Luiz Gustavo, Adil Rami, Dimitri Payet, Nemanja Radonjic, Kevin Strootman, Yohann Pelé, Clinton N'Jie.

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
    28 Neven Subotic
    5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
    24 Loïc Perrin
    6 Yann M'vila
    8 Youssef Aït Bennasser
    7 Rémy Cabella
    3 Pierre-Yves Polomat
    26 Mathieu Debuchy Yellow Card
    10 Wahbi Khazri Yellow Card
    21 Romain Hamouma
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Robert Beric, Loïs Diony, Jessy Moulin, Valentin Vada, William Saliba, Mickael Panos, Arnaud Nordin.

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