Match Analysis: PSG Vs. Saint-Raphaël

by Mário Cesar Navarro France, Handball Analysis, Liqui Moly StarLigue

After a magnificent victory for the EHF Champions League, PSG received the 5th ranked Saint-Raphaël Var Handball for the 10th round of the Liqui Moly StarLigue.

Read more to stay with some data about this Liqui Moly StarLigue match.

The game started balanced during the first 3 minutes, where Saint-Raphaël Var Handball managed to tie the score, but from the 3rd minute on, PSG took the lead and never let go, reaching a seven-goal advantage. However, at halftime, they were leading by five goals.

In PSG, the shooting effectiveness (71%) stands out, where they scored twenty-two goals in thirty-one shots, where the link with the Pivot is evidenced with 100% effectiveness, and eight saves in 25 attempts (32%) made the difference in the first half.

On Saint-Raphaël’s side, despite a good shooting efficiency with 17 goals in 27 shots (63%), the low efficiency in 7 meters (25%) and attacks in numerical superiority (44,4%) explained the difference in the scoreboard.

In the second half, Saint-Raphaël came in with more desire to turn the scoreboard around, where they presented a much faster attack but only managed to score six goals and commit seven turnovers in the last twenty minutes of the game. Meanwhile, PSG controlled and managed the game as they pleased, winning a fair victory by eleven goals.

At the end of the game, we highlight the game’s speed imposed by both teams, especially in the second half, which led to 66 possession of the ball for each team.

As for PSG, they finished the match with an average of 24 seconds per possession and a shooting efficiency of 73.7%, where we highlight Pivot’s ten goals.

While Saint-Raphaël finished the match with an average of 26 seconds per possession and a shooting efficiency of 62%, they scored 14 goals in 17 attempts at 6 meters. It is also important to mention that Saint Raphael risked everything to achieve a better result, applying the 7:6 without success.

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Mário Cesar Navarro
Portuguese handball coach with over 15 years of experience coaching both male and female youth and senior teams. Passionate about game analysis and coaching.