Strasbourg vs Monaco

Match summary

Strasbourg and Monaco drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Sané's own goal put Strasbourg ahead with a header in the 52nd minute and Paris Brunner equalised in the 71st minute, set up by Lamine Camara.

There was little between the sides on chances: Strasbourg created 0.67 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Monaco 0.77 from 12.

Strasbourg and Monaco played out a closely contested Ligue 1 matchday four fixture that ended in a one-all draw following a scoreless first half. Monaco dominated territory and possession with fifty-six percent of the ball, registering one hundred and twenty-six attacks compared to seventy-eight for the home side. The visitors also generated seven corners to two, fifty-six hundred passes at ninety-one percent accuracy, and twelve shots with three on target. Strasbourg recorded thirteen shots with two on target, forty-four percent possession, and four hundred and forty-one passes at eighty-four percent accuracy. Expected goals reflected the tight nature of the encounter, finishing at 0.67 for Strasbourg and 0.77 for Monaco. Both sides received one yellow card, and disciplinary counts remained low with nine fouls by Strasbourg and ten by Monaco.

The first half passed without a goal, though Monaco made an early change when Anis Soubeir replaced the injured Matthis Abline in the twenty-second minute. Notable chances included high expected goals efforts from Monaco players Paris Brunner, Lamine Camara, and Eric Dier that all went off target. The deadlock broke in the fifty-second minute when Sadibou Sané scored an own goal, putting the ball into his own net to give Strasbourg a one-nil lead. Monaco equalised in the seventy-first minute through Paris Brunner with a right foot shot. Pape Demba Diop received a yellow card for a foul in the seventy-eighth minute, and Aleksandr Golovin was cautioned for argument in the ninetieth minute.