French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Nimes, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 3': Wahbi Khazri
  • 34': Wahbi Khazri (P)
FT
2 - 1
Nimes
  • 45': Zinedine Ferhat

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Sofiane Alakouch.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin with a cross following a corner.
  • 3': Goal! St Etienne 1, Nîmes 0. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Trauco.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 4': VAR Decision: Goal St Etienne 1-0 Nîmes (Wahbi Khazri).
  • 7': Foul by Charles Abi (St Etienne).
  • 7': Sofiane Alakouch (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Kévin Denkey (Nîmes).
  • 9': Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 11': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Theo Valls (Nîmes) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yassine Benrahou with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Yohan Cabaye.
  • 13': Foul by Charles Abi (St Etienne).
  • 13': Loïck Landre (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne).
  • 14': Sofiane Alakouch (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Dangerous play by Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
  • 17': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Charles Abi (St Etienne).
  • 18': Pablo Martinez (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Charles Abi.
  • 19': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
  • 19': Sofiane Alakouch (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Sofiane Alakouch (Nîmes).
  • 20': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
  • 20': Sofiane Alakouch (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Lucas Deaux (Nîmes).
  • 21': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Charles Abi (St Etienne).
  • 23': Pablo Martinez (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Assane Dioussé (St Etienne).
  • 26': Yassine Benrahou (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Theo Valls (Nîmes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 26': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Franck Honorat (St Etienne).
  • 26': Franck Honorat (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Loïck Landre.
  • 32': Penalty St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 32': Penalty conceded by Sofiane Alakouch (Nîmes) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 34': Goal! St Etienne 2, Nîmes 0. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 36': Charles Abi (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Loïck Landre (Nîmes).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Miguel Trauco (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin following a set piece situation.
  • 38': Foul by Kévin Denkey (Nîmes).
  • 38': Wesley Fofana (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Wesley Fofana (St Etienne).
  • 40': Theo Valls (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Loïck Landre (Nîmes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yassine Benrahou with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Romain Philippoteaux (Nîmes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Miguel with a cross.
  • 45': Goal! St Etienne 2, Nîmes 1. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kévin Denkey with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Offside, St Etienne. Wahbi Khazri tries a through ball, but Charles Abi is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, St Etienne 2, Nîmes 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 2, Nîmes 1.
  • 48': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Florian Miguel.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Pablo Martinez (Nîmes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 50': Charles Abi (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Pablo Martinez (Nîmes).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Kévin Denkey (Nîmes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 54': Foul by Loïck Landre (Nîmes).
  • 54': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Lucas Deaux (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yassine Benrahou.
  • 59': Substitution, St Etienne. Yann M'Vila replaces Franck Honorat.
  • 59': Substitution, St Etienne. Denis Bouanga replaces Yohan Cabaye because of an injury.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a headed pass.
  • 61': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Miguel Trauco.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Lucas Deaux (Nîmes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat.
  • 62': Foul by Assane Dioussé (St Etienne).
  • 62': Yassine Benrahou (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Assane Dioussé (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
  • 65': Foul by Theo Valls (Nîmes).
  • 65': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Lucas Deaux (Nîmes).
  • 69': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Florian Miguel (Nîmes).
  • 69': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Miguel Trauco (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
  • 73': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Hand ball by Yassine Benrahou (Nîmes).
  • 74': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
  • 75': Hand ball by Kévin Denkey (Nîmes).
  • 76': Foul by Assane Dioussé (St Etienne).
  • 76': Yassine Benrahou (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Loïck Landre.
  • 78': Substitution, Nîmes. Vlatko Stojanovski replaces Kévin Denkey.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 81': Foul by Charles Abi (St Etienne).
  • 81': Pablo Martinez (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Offside, St Etienne. Denis Bouanga tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Nîmes. Lucas Buades replaces Romain Philippoteaux.
  • 84': Substitution, St Etienne. Mahdi Camara replaces Wahbi Khazri.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Loïck Landre (Nîmes) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Martinez.
  • 86': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Pablo Martinez (Nîmes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yassine Benrahou with a cross.
  • 86': Offside, Nîmes. Yassine Benrahou tries a through ball, but Loïck Landre is caught offside.
  • 86': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Loïck Landre (Nîmes) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 87': VAR Decision: No Goal St Etienne 2-1 Nîmes.
  • 89': Substitution, Nîmes. Sidy Sarr replaces Theo Valls.
  • 89': Foul by Lucas Buades (Nîmes).
  • 89': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Paul Bernardoni.
  • 90'+2': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Lucas Buades.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Charles Abi (St Etienne).
  • 90'+3': Pablo Martinez (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Sidy Sarr (Nîmes).
  • 90'+3': Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Sidy Sarr (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Lucas Deaux (Nîmes).
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Assane Dioussé (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Miguel Trauco (St Etienne).
  • 90'+7': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Miguel Trauco (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Lucas Deaux (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+7': Hand ball by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
  • 90'+8': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 90'+9': VAR Decision: No Goal St Etienne 2-1 Nîmes.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, St Etienne 2, Nîmes 1.
  • 0': Match ends, St Etienne 2, Nîmes 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 19
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 3
50.4 Possession 49.6
12 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
282 Accurate Passes 267
379 Passes 375
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 2
18 Crosses 15
0.4 Cross % 0.1
69 Long Balls 59
26 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
17 Interceptions 9
17 Effective Clearances 17
17 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 23,927

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 31 +43 70
2 Lens 31 +28 64
3 Lyon 32 +18 60
4 Lille 32 +16 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
24 Loïc Perrin
32 Wesley Fofana
13 Miguel Trauco
26 Mathieu Debuchy
10 Wahbi Khazri
25 Assane Dioussé Yellow Card
29 Yohan Cabaye
31 Charles Abi
18 Arnaud Nordin
14 Franck Honorat Yellow Card
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Gabriel Silva, William Saliba, Yann M'vila, Mahdi Camara, Denis Bouanga, Romain Hamouma, Jessy Moulin.

NIM Nimes (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Paul Bernardoni (GK)
4 Pablo Martinez
5 Loïck Landre
26 Florian Miguel Yellow Card
29 Sofiane Alakouch
18 Theo Valls
8 Lucas Déaux
7 Romain Philippoteaux
10 Zinedine Ferhat
27 Kévin Denkey
22 Yassin Benrahou
Nimes Substitutes:
Sidy Sarr, Lucas Buades, Sami Benamar, Gaëtan Paquiez, Lamine Fomba, Vlatko Stojanovski, Lucas Dias.

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