MONTPELLIER. Montpellier was finally too good for Brest with the goal of Christophe Hérelle (4′ own), T. Savanier (15′ pen) and E. Wahi (54′). Brest lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Florent Batta assisted by Alexis Auger and Cédric Favre. The 4th official was Faouzi Benchabane. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 9 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 88 Attack 118
- 42 Dangerous attack 35
- 78 Ball safe 85
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 20
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Brest had a strong ball possession 56% while Montpellier was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Montpellier had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Montpellier won the match.
Montpellier shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Brest shot 11 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 1 yellow card (L. Leroy). On the opposite side, Brest received 2 yellow cards (F. Lemaréchal and Kenny Lala).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Montpellier will have 23 points to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Brest will stay with 20 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will host Angers SCO on the 5th of March with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Montpellier (6 draws).
Brest will host Monaco on the 19th of February with a 4-4 head to head.
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
82'
15'
45'
Montpellier started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michel Der Zakarian decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Lecomte , Falaye Sacko , Christopher Jullien , Boubakar Kouyaté , Issiaga Sylla , Jordan Ferri , Leo Leroy , Arnaud Nordin , Teji Savanier , Faitout Maouassa and Sepe Elye Wahi .
The home team had on the bench: Joris Chotard , Enzo Tchato Mbiayi , Bingourou Kamara, Khalil Fayad , Maxime Estève, Valère Germain , Mamadou Sakho, Wahbi Khazri and Axel Gueguin.
Substitutions
Montpellier made 5 changes: L. Leroy for Joris Chotard (64′), A. Nordin for Wahbi Khazri (71′), T. Savanier for Khalil Fayad (81′), Faitout Maouassa for Enzo Mbiayi (82′) and Faitout Maouassa for Enzo Mbiayi (82′).
Best player: Teji Savanier
The player that probably impressed the most for Montpellier was Teji Savanier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 15 duels out of 23. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Brest – Formation
Brest
Brest started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Eric Roy played with: Marco Bizot , Kenny Lala , Achraf Dari , Christophe Herelle , Lilian Brassier , Pierre Lees Melou , Alberth Elis , Mahdi Camara , Hugo Magnetti , Jérémy Le Douaron and Steve Mounié .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Haris Belkebla , Bradley Locko , Karamoko Dembélé , Noah Fadiga, Félix Lemaréchal , Romain Del Castillo , Jean-Kevin Duverne, Joaquín Blázquez and Tairyk Arconte.
Substitutions
Brest made 6 changes: Steve Mounié for Romain Del Castillo (26′), Achraf Dari for Bradley Locko (46′), Alberth Elis for Haris Belkebla (64′), Hugo Magnetti for Félix Lemaréchal (64′), Mahdi Camara for Karamoko Dembélé (72′) and E. Wahi for Valère Germain (71′).
Best player: Bradley Locko
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brest was Bradley Locko.
His rating is with 23 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Lyonnais – Lens – 2-1
- Angers SCO – Auxerre – 1-1
- Toulouse – Rennes – 3-1
- Reims – Troyes – 4-0
- Montpellier – Brest – 3-0
- Lille – Strasbourg – 2-0
- Nantes – Lorient – 1-0
