Sturm Graz 1-1 Monaco: Draw on Thursday

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GRAZ. Sturm Graz and Monaco draw 1-1. J. Jantscher scored the first goal (7') for Sturm Graz. K. Volland settled the score 1-1 (31').

GRAZ. Sturm Graz and Monaco draw 1-1. J. Jantscher scored the first goal (7′) for Sturm Graz. K. Volland settled the score 1-1 (31′). Monaco couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (57%)

The match was held at the Merkur Arena Stadium in Graz on Thursday and this began at 5:45 pm UTC. The referee was Mohammed Al Hakim with the assistance of Stefan Hallberg and Robin Wilde. The 4th official was Fredrik Klitte. The weather was foggy. The temperature was freezing around -0.5 degrees Celsius or 31.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.​

Match Statistics

Monaco was in firm control of the ball 57% while Sturm Graz was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Sturm Graz was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Sturm Graz to win the match​.

Sturm Graz shot 24 times, 4 on target, 20 off target. On the other side, Monaco shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Sturm Graz received 1 yellow card (A. Prass). On the opposite side, Monaco received 3 yellow cards (S. Pavlovic, R. Aguilar and A. Golovin).

After playing this match, Sturm Graz will have 1 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Monaco will have 11 points to stay in the 1st place.

Match Events

  • 6'
    6'

    S. Pavlovic

  • 7'
    7'

    J. Jantscher (Penalty)

  • 31'
    31'

    K. Volland

  • 33'
    33'

    R. Aguilar

  • 46'
    46'

    I. Jakobs

    C. Henrique

  • 46'
    46'

    Jean Lucas

    A. Tchouameni

  • 46'
    46'

    M. Boadu

    W. Ben Yedder

  • 46'
    46'

    K. Yeboah

    J. Jantscher

  • 54'
    54'

    A. Golovin

  • 57'
    57'

    S. Diop

    A. Golovin

  • 63'
    63'

    A. Prass

  • 73'
    73'

    P. Huspek

    A. Niangbo

  • 80'
    80'

    G. Martins

    W. Isidor

  • 82'
    82'

    L. Jager

    J. Gazibegovic

  • 82'
    82'

    M. Wels

    M. Sarkaria

  • 87'
    87'

    S. Stuckler

    I. Ljubic

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Sturm Graz: Formation and Lineups

Sturm Graz started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Christian Ilzer chose to play with the following team: Jörg Siebenhandl (6.7), Jusuf Gazibegovic (6.8), David Affengruber (6.6), Gregory Wüthrich (7.1), Amadou Dante (7.1), Ivan Ljubić (6.8), Jon Gorenc Stanković (6.2), Alexander Prass (7.0), Manprit Sarkaria (6.5), Anderson Niangbo (6.8) and Jakob Jantscher (6.9).

Substitutes

Sturm Graz made 5 changes: J. Jantscher for K. Yeboah (46′), A. Niangbo for P. Huspek (73′), J. Gazibegovic for L. Jager (82′), M. Sarkaria for M. Wels (82′) and I. Ljubic for S. Stuckler (87′).

Top player: Gregory Wüthrich

The player who no doubt impressed Sturm Graz the most was Gregory Wüthrich.

His rating is (7.1) with 35 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Monaco: Formation and Lineups

Monaco started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Niko Kovač played with: Radosław Majecki (7.0), Ruben Aguilar (7.0), Chrislain Matsima (7.7), Strahinja Pavlović (6.9), Caio Henrique (6.6), Eliot Matazo (6.9), Aurélien Tchouaméni (6.2), Aleksandr Golovin (7.3), Kevin Volland (7.0), Wilson Isidor (5.9) and Wissam Ben Yedder (6.5).

Substitutes

Monaco made 5 changes: C. Henrique for I. Jakobs (46′), A. Tchouameni for Jean Lucas (46′), W. Ben Yedder for M. Boadu (46′), A. Golovin for S. Diop (57′) and W. Isidor for G. Martins (80′).

Top player: Chrislain Matsima

The player who no doubt impressed Monaco the most was Chrislain Matsima.

His rating is (7.7) with 45 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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