MONACO. Montpellier overcomes Monaco 4-0 after playing a incredible match. A. Nordin (28′), Faitout Maouassa (65′), A. Nordin (72′) and Stephy Mavididi (79′).

The match was played at the Stade Louis II. stadium in Monaco on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Bollengier with the collaboration of Huseyin Ocak and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was William Toulliou. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Monaco

0 - 4

Montpellier

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 7 Total 19
  • 4 On Target 9
  • 2 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 136 Attack 88
  • 48 Dangerous attack 35
  • 81 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 11
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Monaco was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Montpellier that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Monaco was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Montpellier was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Monaco shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Montpellier shot 19 times, 9 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Monaco received 2 yellow cards (Wissam Ben Yedder and G. Maripán). Talking about the opposition, Montpellier received 1 yellow card (Kiki Kouyaté).

Match Timeline

28'
Arnaud Nordin(goal)
Wissam Ben Yedder - Yellow
37'
Guillermo Maripán- Yellow
45'
Ismail Jakobs- sub ->Aleksandr Golovin
46'
Eliesse Ben Seghir- sub ->Kevin Volland
46'
Krépin Diatta- sub ->E. Diop
46'
51'
58'
Kiki Kouyaté- Yellow
65'
70'
70'
Joris Chotard- sub ->L. Leroy
70'
Khalil Fayad- sub ->Wahbi Khazri
72'
Arnaud Nordin(goal)Stephy Mavididi
79'
83'
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Paris Saint Germain
85
38
Lens
84
38
Olympique Marseille
73
38
Rennes
68
38
LOSC Lille
67
38
Monaco
65
38
Olympique Lyonnais
62
38
Clermont
59
38
Nice
58
38
Lorient
55
38
Reims
51
38
Montpellier
50
38
Toulouse
48
38
Brest
44
38
Strasbourg
40
38
Nantes
36
38
Auxerre
35
38
Ajaccio
26
38
Troyes
24
38
Angers SCO
18
38

After this match, Monaco will stay with 61 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Montpellier will have 43 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Monaco will play away with Angers SCO on the 7th of May with a 13-4 head to head record in favor of Monaco (3 draws).

Montpellier will play away agasint Olympique Lyonnais on the 7th of May with a 17-8 head to head record in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (5 draws).

Monaco – Formation

Monaco
G
Alexander Nübel 16.Germany
6.8
D
Ruben Aguilar 26.France
6.4
D
Guillermo Maripán 3.Chile
6.8
51' 45'
D
Axel Disasi 6.France
6.3
D
Caio Henrique 12.Brazil
5.8
84'
M
Aleksandr Golovin 17.Russia
6.8
46'
M
Youssouf Fofana 19.France
5.8
M
Mohamed Camara 4.Mali
6.3
M
Edan Diop 42.France
6.4
46'
F
Kevin Volland 31.Germany
6.6
46'
F
Wissam Ben Yedder 10.France
6.4
37'
Substitutes
G
T. Didillon 30.France
D
Ismail Jakobs 14.Senegal
6.3
46'
D
Vanderson 2.Brazil
D
Chrislain Matsima 34.France
6.2
51'
M
E. Matazo 15.Belgium
84'
M
Takumi Minamino 18.Japan
M
Krépin Diatta 27.Senegal
6.1
46'
M
Eliesse Ben Seghir 44.France
6.7
46'
F
Myron Boadu 9.Netherlands

Monaco started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Philippe Clement decided to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel (6.8), Ruben Aguilar (6.4), Axel Disasi (6.3), Guillermo Maripán (6.8), Caio Henrique (5.8), Edan Diop (6.4), Youssouf Fofana (5.8), Mohamed Camara (6.3), Aleksandr Golovin (6.8), Kevin Volland (6.6) and Wissam Ben Yedder (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Eliot Matazo, Takumi Minamino, Ismail Jakobs (6.3), Myron Boadu, Krépin Diatta (6.1), Thomas Didillon, Eliesse Ben Seghir (6.7), Vanderson and Chrislain Matsima (6.2).

Substitutions

Monaco made 5 changes: Aleksandr Golovin for Ismail Jakobs (46′), E. Diop for Krépin Diatta (46′), Kevin Volland  for Eliesse Ben Seghir (46′), G. Maripán for Chrislain Matsima (51′) and Caio Henrique for Eliot Matazo (84′).

Best player: Guillermo Maripán​

The player that probably impressed the most for Monaco was Guillermo Maripán.

His rating is (6.8) with 33 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Montpellier – Formation

Montpellier
G
Benjamin Lecomte 40.France
7.3
D
Christopher Jullien 6.France
6.9
D
Issiaga Sylla 3.Guinea
7.1
D
Falaye Sacko 77.Mali
6.8
D
Kiki Kouyaté 4.Mali
7.1
58'
M
Faitout Maouassa 27.France
7.6
70' 65'
M
Jordan Ferri 12.France
7.4
M
Leo Leroy 18.France
6.5
70'
M
Wahbi Khazri 99.Tunisia
8.2
70'
M
Arnaud Nordin 7.France
9.1
84' 28', 72'
F
Elye Wahi 21.France
6.2
83'
Substitutes
G
Bingourou Kamara 90.Senegal
D
E. Tchato 29.Cameroon
D
Mamadou Sakho 75.France
D
Thibault Tamas 26.France
M
Khalil Fayad 22.France
6.8
70'
M
Joris Chotard 13.France
7.0
70'
F
Stephy Mavididi 10.England
7.9
70' 79'
F
Valère Germain 9.France
6.3
83'

Montpellier started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Michel Der Zakarian played with: Benjamin Lecomte (7.3), Falaye Sacko (6.8), Christopher Jullien (6.9), Boubakar Kouyaté (7.1), Issiaga Sylla (7.1), Jordan Ferri (7.4), Leo Leroy (6.7), Arnaud Nordin (9.1), Wahbi Khazri (8.2), Faitout Maouassa (7.6) and Elye Wahi (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Enzo Tchato Mbiayi, Khalil Fayad (6.8), Mamadou Sakho, Stephy Mavididi (7.9), Joris Chotard (6.9), Axel Gueguin, Thibault Tamas, Bingourou Kamara and Valère Germain (6.3).

Montpellier could not rely on the presence of J. Chotard (injured) and K. Fayad (injured).

Substitutions

Montpellier made 4 changes: L. Leroy for Joris Chotard (70′), Wahbi Khazri for Khalil Fayad (70′), Faitout Maouassa for Stephy Mavididi (70′) and E. Wahi for Valère Germain (83′).

Best player: Arnaud Nordin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was Arnaud Nordin.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 24 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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