Monaco vs Nantes 2022-23 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 2': Goal! Monaco 1, Nantes 0. Breel Embolo (Monaco) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 6': Goal! Monaco 2, Nantes 0. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Breel Embolo with a headed pass.
- 28': Goal! Monaco 3, Nantes 0. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin following a fast break.
- 30': Substitution, Nantes. Sébastien Corchia replaces Jean-Charles Castelletto.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Monaco 3, Nantes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 3, Nantes 0.
- 45': Substitution, Monaco. Kevin Volland replaces Breel Embolo.
- 60': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Goal! Monaco 4, Nantes 0. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 65': Substitution, Nantes. Mostafa Mohamed replaces Moses Simon.
- 65': Substitution, Nantes. Ludovic Blas replaces Ignatius Ganago.
- 66': Substitution, Nantes. Lohann Doucet replaces Moussa Sissoko.
- 66': Substitution, Monaco. Malang Sarr replaces Benoît Badiashile.
- 66': Substitution, Monaco. Guillermo Maripán replaces Vanderson.
- 66': Substitution, Monaco. Takumi Minamino replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 71': Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 78': Substitution, Nantes. Abdoul Kader Bamba replaces Evann Guessand.
- 79': Own Goal by Caio Henrique, Monaco. Monaco 4, Nantes 1.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Monaco 4, Nantes 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Louis-II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 5,202
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +47 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 69 | 1 |
| +18 | AS Monaco | 30 | 58 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +17 | Lille | 30 | 52 | 6 |
Statistics
 NAN |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 52 | Possession | 48 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 449 | Accurate Passes | 412 |
| 514 | Passes | 476 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 16 | Clearances | 11 |
AS Monaco (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 5 | Benoit Badiashile |
| 6 | Axel Disasi |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 2 | Vanderson |
| 4 | Mohamed Camara |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 27 | Krépin Diatta |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 36 | Breel Embolo |
Nantes (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 3 | Andrei Girotto  |
| 4 | Nicolas Pallois |
| 21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
| 29 | Quentin Merlin |
| 12 | Dennis Appiah |
| 5 | Pedro Chirivella |
| 17 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 27 | Moses Simon |
| 7 | Evann Guessand |
| 14 | Ignatius Ganago |
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