Montpellier annihilates Angers SCO 5-0 with a fantastic performance. HIGHLIGHTS

MONTPELLIER. Montpellier demolishes Angers SCO 5-0 with goals of

Montpellier annihilates Angers SCO 5-0 with a fantastic performance. HIGHLIGHTS

MONTPELLIER. Montpellier obliterates Angers SCO 5-0 with goals of Wahbi Khazri (2′), T. Savanier (25′ pen), Faitout Maouassa (45′), T. Savanier (51′) and E. Wahi (73′). Montpellier made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

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 Benoît Millot who was helped by Aurélien Drouet and Laurent Coniglio. The 4th official was Remi Landry. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 42 Attack 46
  • 28 Dangerous attack 16
  • 66 Ball safe 69
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Montpellier had a superior ball possession 60% while Angers SCO was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Montpellier was more aggressive with 28 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Montpellier won the match​.

Montpellier shot 15 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Angers SCO shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Montpellier received 1 yellow card (Kiki Kouyaté). On the other side, Angers SCO received 3 yellow cards (O. Camara, Nabil Bentaleb and Miha Blazic).

Also, Angers SCO didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Nabil Bentaleb (Angers SCO) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (57′).

Match Timeline

Wahbi Khazri(goal)T. Savanier
2'
Kiki Kouyaté- Yellow
8'
Teji Savanier(penalty)
25'
33'
Ousmane Camara- Yellow
45'
46'
46'
Farid El Melali- sub ->I. Niane
46'
Teji Savanier(goal)
51'
57'
57'
61'
62'
67'
Pierrick Capelle- sub ->Himad Abdelli
Khalil Fayad- sub ->Jordan Ferri
71'
Mamadou Sakho- sub ->Kiki Kouyaté
71'
72'
73'
77'
Adrien Hunou- sub ->Abdallah Sima
82'

Standings

After this encounter, Montpellier will have 30 points to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Angers SCO will stay with 10 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will play away against Olympique Marseille on the 31st of March with a 17-7 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Marseille (6 draws).

Angers SCO will host Nice on the 2nd of April with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Nice (5 draws).

Montpellier – Formation

Montpellier
G
Benjamin Lecomte 40.France
7.5
D
6.8
D
Issiaga Sylla 3.Guinea
8.0
D
Falaye Sacko 77.Mali
6.6
D
Kiki Kouyaté 4.Mali
7.4
71' 8'
M
Faitout Maouassa 27.France
7.7
62' Goals45'
M
Jordan Ferri 12.France
6.4
71'
M
Teji Savanier 11.France
8.5
Goals25', 51'
M
Joris Chotard 13.France
6.6
M
Arnaud Nordin 7.France
7.4
72'
F
Wahbi Khazri 99.Tunisia
6.7
61' Goals2'
Substitutes
G
Bingourou Kamara 90.Senegal
D
Thibault Tamas 26.France
D
Pedro Mendes 5.Portugal
D
Mamadou Sakho 75.France
6.5
71'
M
Khalil Fayad 22.France
6.2
71'
F
E. Wahi 21.France
7.2
61' Goals73'
F
Valère Germain 9.France
6.5
72'
F
Stephy Mavididi 10.England
6.7
62'

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 (7.5), Falaye Sacko (6.6), Christopher Jullien (6.8), Boubakar Kouyaté (7.4), Issiaga Sylla (8.0), Jordan Ferri (6.4), Joris Chotard (6.6), Arnaud Nordin (7.3), Teji Savanier (8.5), Faitout Maouassa (7.7) and Wahbi Khazri (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Bingourou Kamara, Sepe Elye Wahi (7.2), Thibault Tamas, Edvin Bongemba, Valère Germain (6.1), Stephy Mavididi (6.6), Pedro Mendes, Khalil Fayad (6.2) and Mamadou Sakho (6.5).

Substitutions

Montpellier made 5 changes: Faitout Maouassa for Stephy Mavididi (61′), Wahbi Khazri for Sepe Wahi (61′), A. Nordin for Valère Germain (71′), Jordan Ferri for Khalil Fayad (71′) and Kiki Kouyaté for Mamadou Sakho (71′).

Best player: Teji Savanier​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was Teji Savanier.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 52 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 10 crosses.

Angers SCO – Formation

Angers SCO
G
Paul Bernardoni 1.France
5.5
D
6.4
D
Yan Valery 94.Tunisia
6.8
D
Ilyes Chetti 31.Algeria
6.2
46'
D
Ousmane Camara 29.France
6.6
46' 33'
M
Nabil Bentaleb 6.Algeria
7.0
57'
M
Batista Mendy 2.France
6.6
M
Himad Abdelli 10.Algeria
6.9
67'
F
Ibrahima Niane 7.Senegal
6.1
46'
F
Abdallah Sima 19.Senegal
6.5
77'
F
Amine Salama 11.France
6.4
Substitutes
G
Yahia Fofana 30.France
D
Halid Šabanović 4.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
46'
D
Miha Blazic 5.Slovenia
6.4
46' 82'
D
Abdoulaye Bamba 25.Ivory Coast
M
Sada Thioub 92.Senegal
M
Pierrick Capelle 15.France
6.8
67'
M
Farid El Melali 28.Algeria
6.2
46'
F
F
Adrien Hunou 23.France
6.7
77'

Angers SCO started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Abdelaziz Bouhazama played with: Paul Bernardoni (5.5), Yan Valery (6.8), Cédric Hountondji (6.4), Ousmane Camara (6.6), Ilyes Chetti (6.2), Batista Mendy (6.6), Nabil Bentaleb (7.0), Himad Abdelli (6.9), Abdallah Sima (6.5), Ibrahima Niane (6.1) and Amine Salama (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Sada Thioub, Halid Šabanović (6.8), Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, Miha Blažič (6.4), Abdoulaye Bamba, Yahia Fofana, Pierrick Capelle (6.8), Adrien Hunou (6.7) and Farid El Melali (6.2).

Substitutions

Angers SCO made 5 changes: O. Camara for Miha Blažić (46′), I. Niane for Farid El Melali (46′), Ilyes Chetti for Halid Šabanović (46′), Himad Abdelli for Pierrick Capelle (67′) and Abdallah Sima for Adrien Hunou (77′).

Best player: Nabil Bentaleb​

The most impressive player for Angers SCO was Nabil Bentaleb.

His rating is (7.0) with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​