VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ. Lille overcomes Lorient 3-1. Lille took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérémie Pignard who was helped by Aurélien Drouet and Laurent Coniglio. The 4th official was Edgar Barenton.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 20 Total 2
- 7 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 68
- 62 Dangerous attack 32
- 102 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Lille was in firm control of the ball 60% while Lorient was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lille was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lille won the match.
Lille shot 20 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Lorient shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Lille received 3 yellow cards (A. Gomes, Timothy Weah and Benjamin André). Regarding the opposition, Lorient received 2 yellow cards (Laurent Abergel and Bamo Meïté).
Also, Lorient didn’t end the match with 11 players after Laurent Abergel (Lorient) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (79′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lille will have 52 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Lorient will stay with 44 points like Olympique Lyonnais to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lille will play away with Angers SCO on the 8th of April with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Angers SCO (4 draws).
Lorient will host Olympique Marseille on the 9th of April with a 15-6 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Marseille (6 draws).
Lille – Formation
LOSC Lille
82'
52'
13'
Lille started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca decided to play with the following team: Lucas Chevalier , Timothy Weah , José Fonte , Alexsandro Ribeiro , Gabriel Gudmundsson , Benjamin André , Angel Gomes , Adam Ounas , Rémy Cabella , Jonathan Bamba and Jonathan David .
The home team had on the bench: Jonas Martin, Alan Virginius, Carlos Baleba, Bafodé Diakité , Benoît Costil, Leny Yoro, Edon Zhegrova, Simon Ramet and Mohamed Bayo .
Substitutions
Lille made 3 changes: Adam Ounas for Mohamed Bayo (30′), Rémy Cabella for Bafode Diakite (75′) and Timothy Weah for Edon Zhegrova (82′).
Best player: Rémy Cabella
The player that probably impressed the most for Lille was Rémy Cabella.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.
Lorient – Formation
Lorient
79'
Lorient started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Régis Le Bris played with: Vito Mannone , Théo Le Bris , Bamo Meïté , Montassar Talbi , Vincent Le Goff , Laurent Abergel , Romain Faivre , Julien Ponceau , Jean-Victor Makengo , Yoann Cathline and Ahmadou Bamba Dieng .
These were the players on the bench: Maxime Wackers, Siriné Doucouré, Ayman Kari, Ibrahima Kone , Paul Bellon, Adil Aouchiche , Julian Pollersbeck, Stéphane Diarra and Darline Yongwa.
Substitutions
Lorient made 4 changes: Julien Ponceau for Adil Aouchiche (67′), Romain Faivre for Stéphane Diarra (74′), Y. Cathline for Ibrahima Kone (74′) and Bamba Dieng for Darline Zidane Yongwa Ngameni (84′).
Best player: Vito Mannone
The most impressive player for Lorient was the goalkeeper: Vito Mannone. His rating is 7.34. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Paris Saint Germain – Olympique Lyonnais – 0-1
- Angers SCO – Nice – 1-1
- Brest – Toulouse – 3-1
- Lille – Lorient – 3-1
- Nantes – Reims – 0-3
- Clermont – Ajaccio – 2-1
- Monaco – Strasbourg – 4-3
