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AS Monaco FC vs AS Saint-Étienne, Ligue 1 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Ligue 1 · 2020-21
AS Monaco FC
2 – 2
Full Time
AS Saint-Étienne
Wed 23 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Stade Louis II. HT 45+4' · FT 45+2'
Guillermo Maripan 28' Y
Eliot Matazo 33' Y
Eliot Matazo 35' R
Ruben Aguilar 40' Y
Y 44' Lucas Douath
Y 45' Lucas Douath
Kevin Volland 71' Y
Y 81' Mahdi Camara

Overview

Match Preview

AS Monaco FC vs AS Saint-Etienne — Ligue 1 at Stade Louis II..

Match Details

  • Referee Julien Aube
  • Referee Bertrand Jouannaud
  • Referee Johan Hamel
  • Referee Romain Lissorgue

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Nantes 34 24
2 FC Metz 34 17
3 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0 0
4 Racing Club de Lens 0 0
5 Lille OSC 0 0
6 Olympique Lyonnais 0 0
7 Olympique de Marseille 0 0
8 Stade Rennais FC 1901 0 0
9 AS Monaco FC 0 0
10 RC Strasbourg Alsace 0 0
11 Toulouse FC 0 0
12 FC Lorient 0 0
13 Paris FC 0 0
14 Stade Brestois 29 0 0
15 ES Troyes AC 0 0
16 Angers SCO 0 0
17 Le Mans FC 0 0
18 Le Havre AC 0 0
19 AJ Auxerre 0 0
20 OGC Nice 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
1
3
AS Monaco FC 9 games · Avg 3.3 goals AS Saint-Étienne
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-23 AS Monaco FC 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2019-11-03 AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 AS Monaco FC 2019-05-05 AS Monaco FC 2–3 AS Saint-Étienne 2018-09-28 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 AS Monaco FC

Recent Form

AS Monaco FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec AS Saint-Étienne H 2–2 D
20 Dec Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 1–0 W
16 Dec Racing Club de Lens H 0–3 L
12 Dec Olympique de Marseille A 1–2 L
06 Dec Lille OSC A 1–2 L
29 Nov Nimes Olympique H 3–0 W
AS Saint-Étienne
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec AS Monaco FC A 2–2 D
20 Dec Nimes Olympique H 2–2 D
16 Dec FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 2–1 W
11 Dec Angers SCO H 0–0 D
06 Dec Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 0–0 D
29 Nov Lille OSC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AS Monaco FC have kicked off against AS Saint-Étienne. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Willem Geubbels suffering a number of foals already.
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Sofiane Diop gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Monaco FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 21' Magnificent from Mathieu Debuchy! That is 8 goals in 427 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 26' The 28-year-old Mahdi Camara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' The referee has no hesitation. Guillermo Maripan is booked for AS Monaco FC — Yellow card on 28.
  • 29' AS Saint-Etienne is taking the lead after the goal scored by Denis Bouanga on 29.
  • 33' Eliot Matazo is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
  • 35' The referee calls foul for Eliot Matazo. He receives a Red card.
  • 40' Ruben Aguilar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 40.
  • 44' Lucas Douath was booked on 44.
  • 45' Lucas Douath has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Ryad Boudebouz is replacing Lucas Douath for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • 48' Kevin Volland does the damage! The net is bulging and AS Monaco FC surge ahead!
  • 53' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Fresh legs for AS Saint-Etienne! Romain Hamouma comes on to replace Adil Aouchiche.
  • 60' The AS Monaco FC bench stirs into life. Caio Henrique is withdrawn and Djibril Sidibe gets his opportunity.
  • 65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 69' Jean-Philippe Krasso is replacing Denis Bouanga for the AS Saint-Etienne side.
  • 70' AS Saint-Etienne ring the changes. Kevin Monnet-Paquet has done his job and it is now time for Arnaud Nordin to step up.
  • 71' Controversy at the stadium! Kevin Volland argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 76' AS Monaco FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mahdi Camara on 81 minutes.
  • 84' Fode Ballo-Toure is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Volland at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' AS Monaco FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • The points are shared — AS Monaco FC 2-2 AS Saint-Étienne. Honours even.

Lineups

AS Monaco FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Niko Kovać

AS Saint-Etienne Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claude Puel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Volland 3
Wahbi Khazri 3
Wissam Ben Yedder 3
Denis Bouanga 3
Wahbi Khazri 2
Sofiane Diop 2
Maghnes Akliouche 1
Ali Al Musrati 1

Head to Head

2020-12-23 AS Monaco FC 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne 2019-11-03 AS Saint-Étienne 1–0 AS Monaco FC 2019-05-05 AS Monaco FC 2–3 AS Saint-Étienne 2018-09-28 AS Saint-Étienne 2–0 AS Monaco FC

AS Monaco FC Form

2020-12-23 AS Monaco FC 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D 2020-12-20 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–1 AS Monaco FC W 2020-12-16 AS Monaco FC 0–3 Racing Club de Lens L 2020-12-12 Olympique de Marseille 2–1 AS Monaco FC L 2020-12-06 Lille OSC 2–1 AS Monaco FC L 2020-11-29 AS Monaco FC 3–0 Nimes Olympique W

AS Saint-Etienne Form

2020-12-23 AS Monaco FC 2–2 AS Saint-Étienne D 2020-12-20 AS Saint-Étienne 2–2 Nimes Olympique D 2020-12-16 FC Girondins de Bordeaux 1–2 AS Saint-Étienne W 2020-12-11 AS Saint-Étienne 0–0 Angers SCO D 2020-12-06 Dijon Football Cote d'Or 0–0 AS Saint-Étienne D 2020-11-29 AS Saint-Étienne 1–1 Lille OSC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.29 AS Monaco FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 AS Saint-Etienne xG
I would bet for: AS Monaco FC or AS Saint-Etienne 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Monaco FC33% Draw29% AS Saint-Etienne38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

AS Monaco FC or Draw
62%
Draw or AS Saint-Etienne
67%
AS Monaco FC or AS Saint-Etienne
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Monaco FC24% Draw46% AS Saint-Etienne30%
Actual: AS Saint-Etienne win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 2
8.5%
0 – 1
8.4%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AS Monaco FC

Handicap AS Monaco FC covers Push AS Saint-Etienne covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

AS Monaco FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
AS Saint-Etienne keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.