Toulouse 0-0 Troyes: possession with no pay-off
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Key numbers
- 63% possession, above any of their previous seven
- Troyes: no shots on target, against a 3.1 average
- Toulouse xG of 0.7, against a 2.0 average
Plenty of the ball, no goal to show
Toulouse had the ball for long spells in Ligue 1 but could not turn it into a goal. Their 63% possession was higher than in any of their previous seven matches this season, when the best had been 59%. The visitors, Estac Troyes, took a point from the goalless draw regardless.
Territory that never became chances
Toulouse's expected goals came to just 0.7, well short of their 2.0 average over seven matches this season. Most of their shots came from inside the box, yet the xG per shot was lower than usual, which suggests those efforts were not high-quality ones. Possession, in other words, was not matched by penetration.
Troyes found no way to test the keeper
Troyes managed none on target, against an average of 3.1 across seven matches this season. Even so they kept a clean sheet, with midfielder Antoine Mille making more tackles, interceptions and blocks combined than anyone else in the match. Their corner count also fell well below their usual.
Konaté keeps the door shut
Toulouse also committed 19 fouls, above the previous high of 18 this season, which hints at a rhythm that kept breaking up despite their share of the ball. Their frustration was complete when Troyes goalkeeper Hillel Konaté saved all three of the shots on target he faced.
FN MOM
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Rasmus Nicolaisen 7.2Strong
He completed 71 of 76 passes and made three interceptions in a clean-sheet display.
Nicolaisen's biggest return came in build-up play. He kept Toulouse's possession ticking over from the back with 76 passes and won five of his eight duels. In a match without goals, his three interceptions also helped hold Troyes to no shots on target, so the clean sheet owed plenty to him.
Game state
Toulouse ahead 0 min · level 90 min · Estac Troyes ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
No goals, red cards or missed penalties, so no FN xPts moments in this match.
Toulouse
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.8→ League points won 1
Estac Troyes
Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 1
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
ToulouseEstac Troyes
0.7Expected goals (xG)0.38
Compared with usual
Toulouse
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 0.7 | 2 | |
| xG against | 0.38 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 7 | 13.7 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 14.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.15 | |
| Possession | 63% | 50.3% | |
| Passes | 596 | 503.1 | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.1 | |
| Fouls | 19 | 15.6 | |
Estac Troyes
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.71 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2.3 | |
| xG | 0.38 | 1.3 | |
| xG against | 0.7 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 8 | 14.4 | |
| On target | 0 | 3.1 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 12.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.05 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 37% | 39.1% | |
| Passes | 339 | 359.7 | |
| Corners | 2 | 7.1 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 12.4 | |
Timeline
- 25'
Yellow
Rafik Messali
- 25'
Yellow
Aron Dønnum
- 36'
Yellow
Michel Diaz
- 39'
Yellow
Cristian Cásseres Jr.
- 40'
Yellow
Timothé Nkada
- 58'
Sub
Rafik Messali → Alexis Vossah
- 67'
Sub
Aron Dønnum → Ilyas Azizi
- 73'
Sub
Renaud Ripart → Jérémy Le Douaron
- 73'
Sub
Timothé Nkada → Kandet Diawara
- 83'
Yellow
Niko Sigur
- 84'
Sub
Jacen Russell Rowe → Santiago Hidalgo
- 84'
Sub
Thomas Jørgensen → Niklas Schmidt
- 88'
Yellow
Jens Berthel Askou (coaching staff)
- 89'
Yellow
Alexis Vossah
- 90'
Sub
Mouhamed Diop → Iron Gomis
- 90+3'
Yellow
Mark McKenzie
Category leaders
- Key passesCristian Cásseres Jr.4
- Duels wonMark McKenzie6/11
- DribblesAron Dønnum2/3
- Defensive actionsAntoine Mille7
- ShotsCasper Tengstedt3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonMouhamed Diop3
#Toulouse#Estac Troyes#Ligue 1#Rasmus Nicolaisen#Hillel Konaté#Goalless draw
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.