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Remontada France vs Azerbaijan in UEFA WC Qualification

UEFA WC Qualification·Round 10 Sun 16/11·19:00
Azerbaijan
1-3 FT
France
  • Dadachov4'
  • Mateta17'
  • Akliouche30'
  • S. Mahammadaliyev (OG)45'
Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika stadionu29,700 spectatorsReferee: A. Treimanis
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Difficulty
47

France trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 4'Trailed by one goal
  2. 17'Equaliser
  3. 30'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 4 to the final whistle: France had 17 shots (4 on target), Azerbaijan only 3.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 83% of fans backed France to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by 2 goalsAhead by one goalLevelBehind by one goalBehind by 2 goals0153045607590HT4'17'30'45'Substitution 62'Substitution 62'Substitution 79'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadFrance goal Azerbaijan goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: France chances, below: Azerbaijan. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
FranceAzerbaijan04590

Match story

  1. 4'

    Dadachov opened the scoring for Azerbaijan, assisted by Dashdamirov, putting Azerbaijan ahead 1-0.

  2. 17'

    Mateta equalised for France, assisted by Gusto, to make it 1-1.

  3. 30'

    Akliouche completed the turnaround for France, assisted by Gusto, putting France ahead 2-1.

  4. 45'

    S. Mahammadaliyev scored an own goal for France, putting France ahead 3-1.

The match in numbers

AzerbaijanFrance
26%Possession74%
0.15Chance quality (xG)2.72
2Shots17
1On target4
1Big chances4
1Corners8
220Passes611

Top players

1
AklioucheFrance · Right Forward
8.0
2
GustoFrance · Right Back
7.9
3
MatetaFrance · Centre Forward
7.5
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Azerbaijan 8%Draw 9%France 83%
from 14,841 votes

Line-ups

France4-2-3-1
4.1 S. Mahammadaliyev 5.6 Kryvotsyuk 6.4 B. Mustafazadə 6.3 E. Badalov 7.0 Dashdamirov 6.0 Khaybulayev 5.9 Mahmudov 6.4 Q. Aliyev 6.3 Aliyev 7.4 Dadachov 5.8 Nuriyev 6.1 Chevalier 7.3 Theo 6.6 Lucas 6.9 Konaté 7.9 Gusto 7.0 Thuram 6.8 Zaire-Emery 6.5 Ekitike 7.0 Nkunku 8.0 Akliouche 7.5 Mateta
Azerbaijan3-4-3
Azerbaijan coach: Abbasov France coach: Deschamps

Match events

AzerbaijanFrance
  1. DadachovGoal · assist: Dashdamirov
    4'
  2. MatetaGoal · assist: Gusto
    17'
  3. AklioucheGoal · assist: Gusto
    30'
  4. KryvotsyukYellow card
    39'
  5. ThuramVAR
    42'
  6. S. MahammadaliyevOwn goal
    45'
  7. A. BayramovSubstitution · for S. Mahammadaliyev
    46'
  8. N. AkhundzadaSubstitution · for Nuriyev
    46'
  9. ThauvinSubstitution · for Akliouche
    62'
  10. CherkiSubstitution · for Nkunku
    62'
  11. S. AbdullazadaSubstitution · for Mahmudov
    66'
  12. KhaybulayevYellow card
    72'
  13. A. HüseynovSubstitution · for Dadachov
    75'
  14. BarcolaSubstitution · for Mateta
    79'
  15. AhmadzadaSubstitution · for Aliyev
    87'