MONTPELLIER. Montpellier prevails over Nantes with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Wahi (71′) and a goal from F. Mollet (64′). Montpellier took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Bastien Dechepy with the assistance of Brice Parinet Le Tellier and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Mathieu Vernice. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 19 Total 12
- 10 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 10
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 96 Attack 85
- 43 Dangerous attack 49
- 89 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 24
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Montpellier had a strong ball possession 57% while Nantes was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nantes was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Montpellier was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Montpellier shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nantes shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 3 yellow cards (J. Ferri, M. Sakho and T. Savanier). On the other side, Nantes received 5 yellow cards (J. Castelletto, A. Girotto, N. Pallois, C. Traore and D. Appiah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Montpellier will have 16 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Nantes will stay with 17 points like Strasbourg, Angers SCO and Monaco to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will play away against Nice on the 7th of November with a 14-7 head to head in favor of Montpellier (5 draws).
Nantes will host Strasbourg on the 7th of November with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Nantes (0 draws).
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
42'
79'
64'
Montpellier adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Olivier Dall’Oglio decided to play with the following team: Jonas Omlin , Arnaud Souquet , Maxime Estève , Mamadou Sakho , Mihailo Ristić , Jordan Ferri , Joris Chotard , Florent Mollet , Teji Savanier , Stephy Mavididi and Valère Germain .
The home team had on the bench: Nicholas Selson Gioacchini , Dimitry Bertaud, Ambroise Oyongo, Leo Leroy, Sacha Delaye, Sepe Elye Wahi , Junior Sambia , Béni Makouana and Nicolas Cozza.
Substitutions
Montpellier made 3 changes: V. Germain for E. Wahi (60′), A. Souquet for J. Sambia (79′) and F. Mollet for N. Gioacchini (79′).
Best player: Teji Savanier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was Teji Savanier even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 22. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Nantes – Formation
Nantes
Also Nantes adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Antoine Kombouare played with: Alban Lafont , Dennis Appiah , Jean-Charles Castelletto , Nicolas Pallois , Charles Traoré , Andrei Girotto , Pedro Chirivella , Marcus Coco , Roli Pereira De Sa , Moses Simon and Randal Kolo Muani .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Samuel Moutoussamy , Rémy Descamps, Kalifa Coulibaly , Yannis M’Bemba, Renaud Emond , Gor Manvelyan, Willem Geubbels and Abdoulaye Sylla.
Substitutions
Nantes made 3 changes: M. Coco for R. Emond (68′), R. Perreira de Sa for K. Coulibaly (68′) and P. Chirivella for S. Moutoussamy (77′).
Best player: Alban Lafont
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nantes was the goalkeeper: Alban Lafont. His rating is 7.71. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Nice – 1-2
- Bordeaux – Reims – 3-2
- Brest – Monaco – 2-0
- Clermont – Olympique Marseille – 0-1
- Montpellier – Nantes – 2-0
- Strasbourg – Lorient – 4-0
- Troyes – Rennes – 2-2
