Ligue 1: Saint-Étienne stops Lille with a 0-0 draw

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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

  • 25'
    25'

    A. Onana

    R. Sanches

  • 60'
    60'

    W. Khazri

    A. Nordin

  • 61'
    61'

    E. Zhegrova

    H. Ben Arfa

  • 61'
    61'

    B. Yilmaz

    J. David

  • 65'
    65'

    S. Botman

  • 71'
    71'

    B. Sako

    R. Boudebouz

  • 78'
    78'

    T. Weah

    G. Gudmundsson

  • 80'
    80'

    H. Moukoudi

  • 87'
    87'

    A. Aouchiche

    D. Bouanga

  • 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 (7.1), Zeki Çelik (8.0), José Fonte (7.1), Sven Botman (7.1), Tiago Djaló (7.0), Xeka (6.8), Renato Sanches (6.4), Jonathan Bamba (6.1), Hatem Ben Arfa (6.6), Gabriel Gudmundsson (6.5) and Jonathan David (6.7).

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 (8.0) 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 (7.0), Falaye Sacko (7.4), Harold Moukoudi (7.2), Mickael Nade (7.1), Sada Thioub (6.5), Mahdi Camara (7.8), Lucas Gourna-Douath (7.2), Timothée Kolodziejczak (6.8), Ryad Boudebouz (7.1), Arnaud Nordin (6.7) and Denis Bouanga (7.0).

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 (7.8) with 41 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.

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