France vs Azerbaijan
Ref: R. Saggi
Match recap
France beat Azerbaijan 3–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Mbappé, Rabiot, and Thauvin scored for France. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.23 for France versus 0.14 for Azerbaijan.
First Half
26'
Bayramov
Yellow Card
⚽
Mbappé
Assist: Ekitike
Second Half
52'
Əhmədzadə
Yellow Card
61'
⇄
Əhmədzadə
Rabiot
Yellow Card
⚽
Rabiot
Assist: Mbappé
⇄
Rabiot
⇄
Olise
70'
⇄
Alıyev
70'
⇄
Emreli
78'
⇄
Xaybulayev
78'
⇄
Bayramov
⇄
Ekitike
⇄
Coman
⇄
Mbappé
⚽
Thauvin
Assist: Hernández
Match Statistics
FranceAzerbaijan
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.23VS0.14
Attack6 · 0 won
33
Shots
1
9
Shots on target
0
23
Shots in the box
1
10
Shots outside box
0
13
Shots off goal
1
10
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
77%
Possession
23%
717
Total passes
222
649
Accurate passes
148
91%
Pass accuracy
67%
Discipline3 · 0 won
8
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
6
11
Blocked shots
0
France
4-4-2
France
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2M. GustoD
- 4D. UpamecanoD
- 7K. ComanM
- 9H. EkitikeF
- 10Kylian MbappéF
- 11M. OliseM
- 14A. RabiotM
- 16M. MaignanG
- 17W. SalibaD
- 19K. ThuramM
- 22T. HernándezD
Substitutes
- 1B. SambaG
- 3L. DigneD
- 5J. KoundéD
- 6E. CamavingaM
- 8M. KonéM
- 12M. AklioucheM
- 13J. MatetaF
- 15I. KonatéD
- 18C. NkunkuF
- 20F. ThauvinM
- 21L. HernándezD
- 23L. ChevalierG
Azerbaijan
Starting XI
- 1Ş. MəhəmmədəliyevG
- 3E. CəfərquliyevD
- 4B. MustafazadəD
- 5A. KrivotsyukD
- 8E. Mahmudov
- 10M. EmreliF
- 11R. ƏhmədzadəM
- 14E. BədəlovD
- 15A. XaybulayevM
- 17T. BayramovM
- 21Q. AlıyevD
Substitutes
- 2R. MəmmədovD
- 7A. NuriyevM
- 9R. DadashovF
- 12A. BayramovG
- 13A. HüseynovD
- 16R. DaşdəmirovD
- 18C. HüseynovD
- 19N. AxundzadəF
- 22M. QurbanlıF
- 23R. CəfərovG
France
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylian Mbappé(C) | F | 83 | 9.6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5/8 |
| Michael Olise | M | 70 | 8.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1/1 |
| Theo Hernández | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Adrien Rabiot | M | 70 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Dayot Upamecano | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Malo Gusto | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Khéphren Thuram | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Kingsley Coman | M | 79 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/5 |
| William Saliba | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hugo Ekitiké | F | 79 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4/5 |
| Mike Maignan | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lucas Hernández | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Digne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brice Samba | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manu Koné | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Chevalier | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahima Konaté | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jules Koundé | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Florian Thauvin | M | 13 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Eduardo Camavinga | M | 20 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Christopher Nkunku | F | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Maghnes Akliouche | M | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Azerbaijan
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahlul Mustafazada | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdulakh Khaybulaev | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mahir Emreli | F | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elvin Badalov | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emin Makhmudov(C) | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Toral Bayramov | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rustam Ahmadzada | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Qismat Aliyev | D | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Krivotsyuk | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elvin Jafarguliyev | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Aydin Bayramov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abbas Hüseynov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rza Cəfərov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalal Huseynov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anatoliy Nuriyev | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Faiq Hacıyev | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Renat Dadaşov | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Murad Khachayev | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nariman Akhundzade | F | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Musa Qurbanlı | F | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rahil Mammadov | D | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Rahman Dashdamirov | D | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |