Angers vs Marseille 2022-23 Ligue 1
Clauss a cut above as Marseille take Ligue 1 lead
Jonathan Clauss shone as Olympique de Marseille started a marathon run of games with a convincing 3-0 win at Angers to move top of Ligue 1.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 35': Goal! Angers 0, Marseille 1. Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 50': Goal! Angers 0, Marseille 2. Luis Suárez (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss following a fast break.
- 59': Goal! Angers 0, Marseille 3. Gerson (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 67': Substitution, Angers. Amine Salama replaces Abdallah Sima.
- 67': Substitution, Marseille. Valentin Rongier replaces Dimitri Payet.
- 67': Substitution, Marseille. Amine Harit replaces Gerson.
- 75': Substitution, Angers. Ibrahim Amadou replaces Adrien Hunou.
- 75': Substitution, Angers. Himad Abdelli replaces Batista Mendy.
- 75': Substitution, Angers. Sada Thioub replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
- 75': Substitution, Marseille. Isaak Touré replaces Leonardo Balerdi because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Marseille. Cengiz Ünder replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 84': Substitution, Marseille. Bamba Dieng replaces Luis Suárez.
- 85': Substitution, Angers. Pierrick Capelle replaces Sofiane Boufal.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa
Location: Angers, France
Attendance: 15,787
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Paris Saint-Germain | 33 | 81 | 2 |
| +25 | Marseille | 33 | 62 | 9 |
| +26 | AS Monaco | 33 | 61 | 8 |
| +19 | Nice | 33 | 57 | 8 |
Statistics
 OLM |
ANG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 56.6 | Possession | 43.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 410 | Accurate Passes | 303 |
| 483 | Passes | 368 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 15 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 10 | Clearances | 12 |
Angers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Yahia Fofana (GK) |
| 5 | Miha Blazic |
| 22 | Cédric Hountondji |
| 3 | Souleyman Doumbia |
| 94 | Yan Valery |
| 6 | Nabil Bentaleb |
| 2 | Batista Mendy |
| 7 | Sofiane Boufal |
| 8 | Azzedine Ounahi |
| 23 | Adrien Hunou |
| 19 | Abdallah Sima |
Marseille (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pau López (GK) |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi |
| 4 | Samuel Gigot |
| 99 | Chancel Mbemba |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 27 | Jordan Veretout |
| 7 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 29 | Issa Kaboré |
| 11 | Luis Suárez |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
| 8 | Gerson |
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