Paris FC vs Strasbourg

Match summary

Paris FC beat Strasbourg 2-1. Paris FC led 1-0 at half-time.

Ilan Kebbal put Paris FC ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Lassine Sinayoko, Pablo Pagis made it 2-0 in the 57th minute, set up by Maxime Lopez, and Mbow's own goal pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Paris FC created 0.91 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Strasbourg's 0.23 from 5.

Paris FC secured a narrow 2-1 victory over Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on matchday five, dominating the contest across all statistical metrics. The hosts controlled 52 percent of possession and registered seventeen shots compared to just five from their opponents, with seven attempts hitting the target against only one for Strasbourg. Paris FC also forced three corners, launched 107 attacks, and completed 561 passes at an 89 percent accuracy rate. Despite generating an expected goals figure of 0.91 to Strasbourg's 0.23, the home side had to withstand a late surge after accumulating three yellow cards alongside Strasbourg's two bookings.

The opening goal arrived in the eighteenth minute when Ilan Kebbal found the net with a left-footed shot to give Paris FC a 1-0 half-time lead, preceded by a yellow card for Maxime Lopez at the fortieth minute. Following the interval, Pablo Pagis extended the advantage to 2-0 in the fifty-seventh minute with a right-footed shot, shortly after replacing Jonathan Ikoné later in the half. Strasbourg responded in the eighty-eighth minute through an own goal by Moustapha Mbow, which brought the score to 2-1. Late cautions for time wasting and fouls were issued to Thibault De Smet and Luca Koleosho before the final whistle.