French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Nantes, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
    FT
    0 - 2
    Nantes
    • 23': Mehdi Abeid
    • 48': Ludovic Blas

    About

    Saint-Étienne are hosting Nantes 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.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Harold Moukoudi.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imran Louza with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 8': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
    • 9': Offside, St Etienne. Wahbi Khazri tries a through ball, but Ryad Boudebouz is caught offside.
    • 13': Hand ball by Imran Louza (Nantes).
    • 15': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
    • 20': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Miguel Trauco (St Etienne).
    • 23': Goal! St Etienne 0, Nantes 1. Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
    • 27': Foul by Miguel Trauco (St Etienne).
    • 27': Imran Louza (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Imran Louza (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Moses Simon (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdoulaye Touré.
    • 34': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Sergi Palencia (St Etienne).
    • 35': Attempt missed. Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin with a cross.
    • 41': Dennis Appiah (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
    • 41': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
    • 43': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 45': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye with a cross.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Nantes 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Nantes 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Nantes. Thomas Basila replaces Molla Wagué.
    • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Charles Abi replaces Ryad Boudebouz.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charles Abi.
    • 47': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
    • 47': Imran Louza (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Goal! St Etienne 0, Nantes 2. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moses Simon.
    • 50': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Nantes).
    • 52': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 52': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Offside, Nantes. Mehdi Abeid tries a through ball, but Moses Simon is caught offside.
    • 58': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Sergi Palencia (St Etienne).
    • 63': Foul by Sergi Palencia (St Etienne).
    • 63': Imran Louza (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Trauco.
    • 66': Substitution, St Etienne. Maxence Rivera replaces Franck Honorat.
    • 67': Substitution, Nantes. Renaud Emond replaces Abdoul Kader Bamba.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Imran Louza (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Renaud Emond with a headed pass.
    • 69': Foul by Sergi Palencia (St Etienne).
    • 69': Renaud Emond (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Sergi Palencia (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 70': Foul by Imran Louza (Nantes).
    • 70': Harold Moukoudi (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Imran Louza (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Charles Traoré.
    • 73': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
    • 73': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Miguel Trauco (St Etienne).
    • 75': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Foul by Mahdi Camara (St Etienne).
    • 75': Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
    • 77': Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Imran Louza (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
    • 81': Substitution, Nantes. Samuel Moutoussamy replaces Ludovic Blas.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Miguel Trauco (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
    • 82': Substitution, St Etienne. Edmilson Indjai Correia replaces Arnaud Nordin.
    • 83': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
    • 83': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
    • 84': Sergi Palencia (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Harold Moukoudi (St Etienne).
    • 85': Renaud Emond (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Maxence Rivera (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Edmilson Indjai Correia.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
    • 90'+1': Sergi Palencia (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne).
    • 90'+4': Renaud Emond (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, St Etienne 0, Nantes 2.
    • 0': Match ends, St Etienne 0, Nantes 2.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 2
    40.7 Possession 59.3
    11 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    308 Accurate Passes 492
    418 Passes 596
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    4 Crosses 24
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    69 Long Balls 48
    26 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    10 Effective Tackles 15
    16 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    15 Interceptions 16
    22 Effective Clearances 2
    22 Clearances 2

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Location: Saint-Etienne, France
    Attendance: 15,685

    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
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    Line-Ups

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
    24 Loïc Perrin
    2 Harold Moukoudi
    13 Miguel Trauco
    23 Sergi Palencia Yellow Card
    7 Ryad Boudebouz
    8 Mahdi Camara
    29 Yohan Cabaye
    10 Wahbi Khazri Yellow Card
    18 Arnaud Nordin
    14 Franck Honorat
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Jessy Moulin, Edmilson Correia, Jean-Eudes Aholou, Mathieu Debuchy, Maxence Rivera, Timothée Kolodziejczak, Charles Abi.

    NAN Nantes (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alban Lafont (GK)
    13 Molla Wagué
    20 Andrei Girotto
    14 Charles Traoré
    12 Dennis Appiah
    26 Imran Louza Yellow Card
    11 Mehdi Abeid
    19 Abdoulaye Touré
    27 Moses Simon
    32 Kader Bamba
    17 Ludovic Blas
    Nantes Substitutes:
    Bridge Ndilu, Samuel Moutoussamy, Renaud Emond, Cristian Benavente, Rene Krhin, Thomas Basila, Denis Petric.

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