Monaco vs Saint-Etienne

22 September 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Jérôme Brisard

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Kevin Volland 27’
  • Wissam Ben Yedder 62’ (pen), 86’
  • Denis Bouanga 41’

Match summary

Monaco won 3-1 at home to Saint-Etienne. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Kevin Volland put Monaco ahead in the 27th minute, set up by Youssouf Fofana and Denis Bouanga equalised in the 41st minute, set up by Jean-Phillipe Krasso. In the second half, Wissam Ben Yedder put Monaco back in front from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute and Ben Yedder made it 3-1 in the 86th minute, set up by Kevin Volland.

The chances backed that up: Monaco created 1.74 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Saint-Etienne's 0.33 from 8. Saint-Etienne had a player sent off.

Match stats

Monaco Saint-Etienne
14 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1.74 xG 0.33
0.98 Non-penalty xG 0.33
11 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Monaco Saint-Etienne
Kick-off
Kevin Volland
Assist: Youssouf Fofana
1-0 (Monaco)
27’
41’
Denis Bouanga
Assist: Jean-Phillipe Krasso
1-1 (Saint-Etienne)
Half-time1-1
Wissam Ben Yedder
Penalty
2-1 (Monaco)
62’
Wissam Ben Yedder
Assist: Kevin Volland
3-1 (Monaco)
86’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Monaco
  • Djibril Sidibe
Saint-Etienne
  • Etienne Green
  • Timothée Kolodziejczak

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 0.33 27’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), 1-0 27’ 41’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), 1-1 41’ 62’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), 2-1 62’ 86’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), 3-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.74 0.33 27’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), 1-0 Volland 27’ 41’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), 1-1 Bouanga 41’ 62’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), 2-1 Ben Yedder 62’ 86’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), 3-1 Ben Yedder 86’
Monaco 1.74 xGSaint-Etienne 0.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Saint-Etienne attacking Monaco attacking 
62’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 86’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 27’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 37’ Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 51’ Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 65’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 70’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 3’ Krépin Diatta (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 41’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 38’ Axel Disasi (Monaco), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+5’ Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Zaydou Youssef (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 8’ Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 86’ Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 27’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 37’ Djibril Sidibe (Monaco), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 51’ Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 65’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 3’ Krépin Diatta (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 70’ Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 90+5’ Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 38’ Axel Disasi (Monaco), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Kevin Volland (Monaco), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Zaydou Youssef (Saint-Etienne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alexander Nübel GK900 0.000.000
Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi DEF901 0.080.000
Axel Disasi DEF901 0.050.000
Djibril Sidibe DEF501 0.090.000
Krépin Diatta MID761 0.070.000
Caio Henrique MID900 0.000.031
Youssouf Fofana MID9012 0.040.162
Eliot Matazo MID500 0.000.031
Sofiane Diop MID900 0.000.051
Kevin Volland MID90112 0.120.402
Myron Boadu FWD650 0.000.000
Ruben Aguilar Sub400 0.000.000
Aleksandr Golovin Sub402 0.140.123
Wissam Ben Yedder Sub2522 1.090.041
Aurelien Tchouameni Sub142 0.060.000
Jean Lucas Sub10 0.000.000
Strahinja Pavlovic Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Monaco win 66% Avg odds 1.46
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.53
Saint-Etienne win 13% Avg odds 7.21

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.