Ligue 1: Saint-Étienne stops Lille with a 0-0 draw
VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ. Lille 0-0 Saint-Étienne ended up goalless.
VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ. Lille didn’t concede much to Saint-Étienne to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Friday..
The match was played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Florent Batta with the assistance of Erwan Finjean and Philippe Jeanne. The 4th official was Nicolas Rainville.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Lille was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Saint-Étienne that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Lille was more aggressive with 35 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Lille to win the match.
Lille shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Saint-Étienne shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Lille received 1 yellow card (S. Botman). On the other side, Saint-Étienne received 1 yellow card (H. Moukoudi).
After playing this match, Lille will have 42 points like Nantes to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Saint-Étienne will have 25 points like Troyes to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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25'25'
A. Onana
R. Sanches
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60'60'
W. Khazri
A. Nordin
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61'61'
E. Zhegrova
H. Ben Arfa
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61'61'
B. Yilmaz
J. David
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65'65'
S. Botman
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71'71'
B. Sako
R. Boudebouz
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78'78'
T. Weah
G. Gudmundsson
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80'80'
H. Moukoudi
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87'87'
A. Aouchiche
D. Bouanga
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87'87'
A. Moueffek
L. Douath
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Lille will play away with Nantes on the 19th of March with a 14-1 head to head stats in favor of Lille (8 draws).
Saint-Étienne will host Troyes on the 18th of March with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Saint-Étienne (3 draws).
Lille: Formation and Lineups
Lille started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jocelyn Gourvennec chose to play with the following team: Léo Jardim , Zeki Çelik , José Fonte , Sven Botman , Tiago Djaló , Xeka , Renato Sanches , Jonathan Bamba , Hatem Ben Arfa , Gabriel Gudmundsson and Jonathan David .
Substitutes
Lille made 4 changes: R. Sanches for A. Onana (25′), H. Ben Arfa for E. Zhegrova (61′), J. David for B. Yilmaz (61′) and G. Gudmundsson for T. Weah (78′).
Top player: Zeki Çelik
The player who no doubt impressed Lille the most was Zeki Çelik.
His rating is
with 59 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Saint-Étienne: Formation and Lineups
Saint-Étienne started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Pascal Dupraz played with: Paul Bernardoni , Falaye Sacko , Harold Moukoudi , Mickael Nade , Sada Thioub , Mahdi Camara , Lucas Gourna-Douath , Timothée Kolodziejczak , Ryad Boudebouz , Arnaud Nordin and Denis Bouanga .
Substitutes
Saint-Étienne made 4 changes: A. Nordin for W. Khazri (60′), R. Boudebouz for B. Sako (71′), D. Bouanga for A. Aouchiche (87′) and L. Douath for A. Moueffek (87′).
Top player: Mahdi Camara
The player who no doubt impressed Saint-Étienne the most was Mahdi Camara.
His rating is
with 41 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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