TROYES. Montpellier snatched a late win Troyes 1-0 after W. Khazri scored just 1 goal (90′).
Montpellier remained with 10 players after T. Savanier received a red card in the 73′. Even so, Montpellier still was able to win this match competing only in 10. On the other side, also Papa Ndiaga Yade received a red card (68′). This red card was one of the reason why Troyes lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade de l’Aube stadium in Troyes on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Bastien with the collaboration of Hicham Zakrani and Thomas Luczynski. The 4th official was Eddy Rosier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 4 Total 19
- 2 On Target 7
- 1 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 112 Attack 108
- 51 Dangerous attack 77
- 92 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 10
Fouls
- 12 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Troyes was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Montpellier that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Montpellier had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Montpellier won the match.
Troyes shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Montpellier shot 19 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Troyes received 2 yellow cards (L. Agoumé and Xavier Chavalerin). Talking about the opposition, Montpellier received 1 yellow card (J. Chotard).
(Troyes) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (68′).
Also, Montpellier didn’t end the match with 11 players after T. Savanier (Montpellier) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (73′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Troyes will stay with 19 points to remain in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Montpellier will have 26 points to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Troyes will play away against Ajaccio on the 26th of February with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Troyes (3 draws).
Montpellier will host Angers SCO on the 5th of March with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Montpellier (6 draws).
Troyes – Formation
Troyes
63'
81'
68'
Troyes started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Patrick Kisnorbo decided to play with the following team: Gauthier Gallon , Erik Palmer-Brown , Adil Rami , Yoann Salmier , Thierno Baldé , Lucien Agoumé , Xavier Chavalerin , Papa Ndiaga Yade , Rony Lopes , Wilson Odobert and Mama Baldé .
The home team had on the bench: Ike Ugbo, Tanguy Zoukrou , Rominigue Kouamé, Mathis Hamdi, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, Danel Dongmo, Renaud Ripart , Jackson Porozo and Mateusz Lis.
Substitutions
Troyes made 3 changes: Erik Palmer-Brown for Jackson Porozo Vernaza (46′), A. Rami for Banhie Zoukrou (63′) and Rony Lopes for Renaud Ripart (72′).
Best player: Gauthier Gallon
The most impressive player for Troyes was the goalkeeper: Gauthier Gallon. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
90'
Montpellier started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michel Der Zakarian played with: Benjamin Lecomte , Falaye Sacko , Christopher Jullien , Boubakar Kouyaté , Issiaga Sylla , Jordan Ferri , Leo Leroy , Arnaud Nordin , Teji Savanier , Faitout Maouassa and Sepe Elye Wahi .
These were the players on the bench: Bingourou Kamara, Axel Gueguin, Joris Chotard , Maxime Estève, Enzo Tchato Mbiayi, Wahbi Khazri , Mamadou Sakho, Khalil Fayad and Valère Germain.
Substitutions
Montpellier made 4 changes: L. Leroy for Joris Chotard (46′), Faitout Maouassa for Wahbi Khazri (79′), A. Nordin for Khalil Fayad (79′) and E. Wahi for Valère Germain (83′).
Best player: Boubakar Kouyaté
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was Boubakar Kouyaté even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 44 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Toulouse – Olympique Marseille – 2-3
- Paris Saint Germain – Lille – 4-3
- Troyes – Montpellier – 0-1
- Rennes – Clermont – 2-0
- Brest – Monaco – 1-2
- Lens – Nantes – 3-1
- Lorient – Ajaccio – 3-0
