MONTPELLIER. Montpellier conquers Rennes 1-0 after S. Mavididi scored just 1 goal (84′). Rennes was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (70%).
Montpellier remained with 10 players after T. Savanier received a red card in the 53′. Nonetheless, Montpellier still was capable to win this match playing only in players.
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Sunday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Ruddy Buquet with the collaboration of Guillaume Debart and Thomas Luczynski. The 4th official was Ali Djedid. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.4 degrees Celsius or 56.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
- 11 Total 16
- 2 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 9
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 65 Attack 144
- 32 Dangerous attack 88
- 61 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Rennes had a strong ball possession 70% while Montpellier was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rennes had a more offensive attitude with 88 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Montpellier found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Montpellier shot 11 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rennes shot 16 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 4 yellow cards (Michel Der Zakarian, Kiki Kouyaté, E. Wahi and Wahbi Khazri). On the opposite side, Rennes received 2 yellow cards (L. Ugochukwu and Arthur Theate).
(Montpellier) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (53′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Montpellier will have 40 points to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Rennes will stay with 53 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will play away against Olympique Lyonnais on the 7th of May with a 17-8 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (5 draws).
Rennes will host Angers SCO on the 30th of April with a 12-3 head to head in favor of Rennes (4 draws).
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
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84'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 , Wahbi Khazri and Elye Wahi .
The home team had on the bench: Valère Germain, Joris Chotard , Faitout Maouassa , Stephy Mavididi , Enzo Tchato Mbiayi, Khalil Fayad, Dimitry Bertaud, Mamadou Sakho and Thibault Tamas.
Substitutions
Montpellier made 3 changes: L. Leroy for Joris Chotard (72′), E. Wahi for Faitout Maouassa (72′) and Wahbi Khazri for Stephy Mavididi (78′).
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 24 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9.
Rennes – Formation
Rennes
Rennes started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Bruno Génésio played with: Steve Mandanda , Hamari Traore , Warmed Omari , Arthur Theate , Birger Meling , Lesley Ugochukwu , Jeremy Doku , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Flavien Tait , Amine Gouiri and Arnaud Kalimuendo .
These were the players on the bench: Lovro Majer , Christopher Wooh, Karl Toko Ekambi , Joe Rodon, Baptiste Santamaria , Doğan Alemdar, Djed Spence, Jeanuel Belocian and Ibrahim Salah .
Substitutions
Rennes made 4 changes: A. Kalimuendo for Karl Toko Ekambi (73′), L. Ugochukwu for Baptiste Santamaria (74′), J. Doku for Ibrahim Salah (80′) and Flavien Tait for Lovro Majer (81′).
Best player: Flavien Tait
The player that probably impressed the most for Rennes was Flavien Tait.
His rating is with 59 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Lyonnais – Olympique Marseille – 1-2
- Reims – Strasbourg – 0-2
- Nice – Clermont – 1-2
- Ajaccio – Brest – 0-0
- Montpellier – Rennes – 1-0
- Nantes – Troyes – 2-2
- Lorient – Toulouse – 0-1
