French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 4': Wahbi Khazri (P)
FT
1 - 1
Stade Rennais
  • 34': Ismaïla Sarr

About

Saint-Étienne are hosting Stade Rennais 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.
  • 1': Foul by Assane Dioussé (St Etienne).
  • 1': Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Penalty St Etienne. Wahbi Khazri draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 3': Penalty conceded by Clément Grenier (Rennes) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 4': Goal! St Etienne 1, Rennes 0. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 8': Assane Dioussé (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
  • 10': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
  • 10': Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin André.
  • 14': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 15': Clément Grenier (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Yannis Salibur (St Etienne).
  • 17': Delay in match Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) because of an injury.
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Benjamin André (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamari Traoré.
  • 22': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Assane Dioussé.
  • 24': Offside, Rennes. Benjamin Bourigeaud tries a through ball, but Hatem Ben Arfa is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
  • 27': Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Clément Grenier.
  • 30': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clément Grenier.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (St Etienne) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yannis Salibur with a cross.
  • 34': Goal! St Etienne 1, Rennes 1. Ismaila Sarr (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Foul by Clément Grenier (Rennes).
  • 35': Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Offside, Rennes. Mehdi Zeffane tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Assane Dioussé.
  • 45': Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, St Etienne 1, Rennes 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 1, Rennes 1.
  • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Lois Diony replaces Robert Beric.
  • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. William Saliba replaces Neven Subotic.
  • 49': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
  • 49': Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yannis Salibur with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Ismaila Sarr (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ramy Bensebaini.
  • 54': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
  • 55': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Yann M'Vila.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Zeffane with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Foul by Yannis Salibur (St Etienne).
  • 56': Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
  • 59': Foul by Mehdi Zeffane (Rennes).
  • 59': Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Penalty Rennes. Hatem Ben Arfa draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by William Saliba (St Etienne) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': Penalty missed! Still St Etienne 1, Rennes 1. Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
  • 68': Hand ball by Lois Diony (St Etienne).
  • 69': Attempt missed. Lois Diony (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Assane Dioussé with a through ball.
  • 71': Delay in match Ismaila Sarr (Rennes) because of an injury.
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, Rennes. M'Baye Niang replaces Hatem Ben Arfa because of an injury.
  • 73': Substitution, Rennes. Jakob Johansson replaces Ismaila Sarr because of an injury.
  • 75': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 75': Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Clément Grenier (Rennes) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 76': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Rennes).
  • 76': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. M'Baye Niang (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clément Grenier.
  • 79': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
  • 79': Jakob Johansson (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 82': Substitution, Rennes. Romain Del Castillo replaces Mehdi Zeffane.
  • 83': Hand ball by Clément Grenier (Rennes).
  • 84': Foul by M'Baye Niang (Rennes).
  • 84': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
  • 85': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Yannis Salibur (St Etienne).
  • 85': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
  • 87': Substitution, St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Yannis Salibur.
  • 89': Clément Grenier (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Lois Diony (St Etienne).
  • 89': Lois Diony (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+2': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes).
  • 90'+3': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
  • 90'+3': Delay in match M'Baye Niang (Rennes) because of an injury.
  • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Lois Diony (St Etienne) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, St Etienne 1, Rennes 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, St Etienne 1, Rennes 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, St Etienne 1, Rennes 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 4
46.8 Possession 53.2
15 SHOTS 9
5 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
344 Accurate Passes 388
428 Passes 487
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.4
64 Long Balls 79
27 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
25 Effective Tackles 14
32 Tackles 21
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 13
13 Effective Clearances 12
13 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 29,557

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Marseille 1 +4 3
2 Lens 1 +3 3
3 Lille 1 +2 3
4 Lyon 1 +2 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
28 Neven Subotic
24 Loïc Perrin
5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
26 Mathieu Debuchy
7 Rémy Cabella
25 Assane Dioussé
6 Yann M'vila
27 Robert Beric
10 Wahbi Khazri
19 Yanis Salibur
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
William Saliba, Arnaud Nordin, Mahdi Camara, Kévin Monnet-Paquet, Makhtar Gueye, Loïs Diony, Jessy Moulin.

REN Stade Rennais (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
16 Abdoulaye Diallo (GK)
3 Damien Da Silva
26 Jérémy Gelin
15 Ramy Bensebaini Yellow Card
27 Hamari Traoré
21 Benjamin André
8 Clément Grenier
14 Benjamin Bourigeaud
2 Mehdi Zeffane
7 Ismaïla Sarr
18 Hatem Ben Arfa
Stade Rennais Substitutes:
Mexer, M'Baye Niang, Romain Del Castillo, Denis Poha, Nicolas Janvier, Tomas Koubek, Jakob Johansson.

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