French Ligue 1

Saint-Etienne vs Montpellier, 2024-25 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Etienne
  • 47': Benjamin Bouchouari
FT
1 - 0
Montpellier

    About

    Saint-Etienne are hosting Montpellier 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.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
    • 6': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Saint-Etienne).
    • 6': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Saint-Etienne).
    • 7': Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 10': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne).
    • 10': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier).
    • 12': Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne).
    • 13': Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
    • 16': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Modibo Sagnan.
    • 16': Delay in match (Montpellier).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Dylan Batubinsika (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Louis Mouton with a cross following a corner.
    • 23': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Louis Mouton.
    • 24': Foul by Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne).
    • 24': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Hand ball by Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne).
    • 27': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 28': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier).
    • 28': Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Louis Mouton.
    • 33': Hand ball by Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier).
    • 34': Foul by Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier).
    • 34': Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
    • 35': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Arnaud Nordin.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Dylan Batubinsika (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Louis Mouton with a cross following a corner.
    • 39': VAR Decision: No Penalty Montpellier.
    • 40': Foul by Enzo Tchato (Montpellier).
    • 40': Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Enzo Tchato (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Saint-Etienne).
    • 45'+3': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin with a cross.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Saint-Etienne 0, Montpellier 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Saint-Etienne 0, Montpellier 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Pétrot with a cross.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Louis Mouton (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Augustine Boakye.
    • 46': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Issiaga Sylla.
    • 47': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Montpellier 0. Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 49': Foul by Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne).
    • 49': Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Dylan Batubinsika.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Augustine Boakye.
    • 52': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
    • 53': Foul by Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne).
    • 53': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Mousa Al Ta'mari (Montpellier) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 56': VAR Decision: No Penalty Montpellier.
    • 56': Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
    • 56': Mousa Al Ta'mari (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
    • 57': Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Augustine Boakye.
    • 60': Foul by Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne).
    • 60': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Louis Mouton (Saint-Etienne).
    • 61': Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Foul by Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne).
    • 62': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Dylan Batubinsika.
    • 63': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Dylan Batubinsika.
    • 63': Foul by Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne).
    • 63': Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Mathieu Cafaro replaces Augustine Boakye.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Rabby Nzingoula (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
    • 66': Substitution, Montpellier. Becir Omeragic replaces Joris Chotard.
    • 66': Substitution, Montpellier. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Rabby Nzingoula.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Tchato.
    • 68': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Dennis Appiah.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier) header from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
    • 69': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Louis Mouton.
    • 69': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier).
    • 69': Gautier Larsonneur (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Gautier Larsonneur (Saint-Etienne).
    • 70': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Louis Mouton.
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Mathis Amougou replaces Benjamin Bouchouari.
    • 71': Foul by Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier).
    • 71': Mathis Amougou (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Saint-Etienne).
    • 74': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Yunis Abdelhamid.
    • 77': Foul by Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne).
    • 77': Nikola Maksimovic (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Enzo Tchato (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Becir Omeragic.
    • 78': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Gautier Larsonneur.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 80': Foul by Mathis Amougou (Saint-Etienne).
    • 80': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier).
    • 81': Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Ndiaye replaces Wahbi Khazri.
    • 82': Substitution, Montpellier. Gabriel Barès replaces Modibo Sagnan.
    • 83': Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Foul by Dylan Batubinsika (Saint-Etienne).
    • 85': Foul by Mathieu Cafaro (Saint-Etienne).
    • 85': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 86': Mathieu Cafaro (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Pierre Cornud replaces Zuriko Davitashvili.
    • 87': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lucas Stassin replaces Ibrahim Sissoko.
    • 87': Becir Omeragic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne).
    • 88': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.
    • 89': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Lucas Stassin is caught offside.
    • 90': Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Yunis Abdelhamid.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mousa Al Ta'mari (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Téji Savanier following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mathieu Cafaro (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dylan Batubinsika following a fast break.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Montpellier 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Montpellier 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 19
    5 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    11 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 3
    67.5 Possession 32.5
    11 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    470 Accurate Passes 194
    537 Passes 256
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    23 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    55 Long Balls 31
    37 Accurate Long Balls 8
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 11
    16 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 10
    13 Effective Clearances 43
    13 Clearances 43

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Location: Saint-Etienne, France
    Attendance: 33,008

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 Marseille 30 +20 55
    3 AS Monaco 30 +22 54
    4 Lyon 29 +18 51
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ASSE Saint-Etienne (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    30 Gautier Larsonneur (GK)
    4 Pierre Ekwah
    5 Yunis Abdelhamid
    21 Dylan Batubinsika
    19 Leo Petrot
    8 Dennis Appiah
    14 Louis Mouton
    6 Benjamin Bouchouari
    22 Zuriko Davitashvili Yellow Card
    20 Augustine Boakye Yellow Card
    9 Ibrahim Sissoko
    Saint-Etienne Substitutes:
    Brice Maubleu, Lamine Fomba, Mathis Amougou, Pierre Cornud, Ibrahima Wadji, Lucas Stassin, Aimen Moueffek, Mathieu Cafaro, Florien Tardieu.

    MON Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
    5 Modibo Sagnan
    52 Nikola Maksimovic
    3 Issiaga Sylla Yellow Card
    29 Enzo Tchato Yellow Card
    11 Téji Savanier
    13 Joris Chotard Yellow Card
    19 Rabby Nzingoula Yellow Card
    10 Wahbi Khazri
    7 Arnaud Nordin
    9 Mousa Al-Tamari Yellow Card
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Falaye Sacko, Tanguy Coulibaly, Théo Sainte-Luce, Dimitry Bertaud, Becir Omeragic, Théo Chennahi, Gabriel Bares, Junior Ndiaye, Stefan Dzodic.

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