LYON. Olympique Lyonnais had an adventurous win over Montpellier. The hero of the match was who scored in the 31st, 59th, 70th, 82nd and 90th minute. Olympique Lyonnais was surely better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Groupama OL Academy Décines-Charpieu stadium in Lyon on Sunday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Bastien Dechepy with the support of Brice Parinet Le Tellier and Julien Haulbert. The 4th official was Benjamin Lepaysant. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Olympique Lyonnais

5 - 4

Montpellier

  • ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
  • 18 Total 12
  • 9 On Target 6
  • 9 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 125 Attack 62
  • 66 Dangerous attack 42
  • 87 Ball safe 75
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Olympique Lyonnais was in firm control of the ball 70% while Montpellier was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Olympique Lyonnais was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Olympique Lyonnais won the match​.

Olympique Lyonnais shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Montpellier shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Olympique Lyonnais didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Montpellier received 4 yellow cards (E. Wahi, Falaye Sacko, Christopher Jullien and Michel Der Zakarian).

Match Timeline

Alexandre Lacazette (goal)
31'
40'
41'
Henrique Silva- sub ->Nicolás Tagliafico
46'
46'
52'
53'
53'
55'
Alexandre Lacazette (goal)B. Barcola
59'
59'
65'
Théo Sainte-Luce- sub ->Faitout Maouassa
65'
Leo Leroy- sub ->K. Fayad
Dejan Lovren(goal)M. Caqueret
70'
Sael Kumbedi- sub ->M. Gusto
71'
77'
80'
Alexandre Lacazette (goal)B. Barcola
82'
89'
Falaye Sacko- Yellow
Alexandre Lacazette (var)
90'
90'
Christopher Jullien- Yellow
Alexandre Lacazette (penalty)
90'

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, Olympique Lyonnais will have 56 points like Rennes to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Montpellier will stay with 43 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais will play away with Nice on the 3rd of June with a 18-11 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (10 draws).

Montpellier will play away agasint Reims on the 3rd of June with a 9-9 head to head statistic.

Olympique Lyonnais – Formation

Olympique Lyonnais
G
Anthony Lopes 1.Portugal
5.4
D
Dejan Lovren 5.Croatia
6.1
70'
D
Nicolás Tagliafico 3.Argentina
6.6
46'
D
Malo Gusto 27.France
6.1
71'
D
Sinaly Diomandé 2.Ivory Coast
6.6
M
Thiago Mendes 23.Brazil
6.1
M
Maxence Caqueret 6.France
7.6
M
Ryan Cherki 18.France
7.3
M
Johann Lepenant 24.France
5.1
59'
M
Bradley Barcola 26.France
8.1
F
Alexandre Lacazette 10.France
9.1
31', 59', 82', 90'
Substitutes
G
Rémy Riou 35.France
D
Sael Kumbedi 20.France
6.6
71'
D
Henrique Silva 12.Brazil
5.9
46'
D
Mamadou Sarr 29.France
M
Mohamed El Arouch 38.France
F
Amin Sarr 7.Sweden
F
M. Dembélé 9.France
F
Jeffinho 47.Brazil
6.9
59'

Olympique Lyonnais adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Laurent Blanc decided to play with the following team: Anthony Lopes (5.4), Malo Gusto (6.1), Sinaly Diomandé (6.6), Dejan Lovren (6.1), Nicolás Tagliafico (6.6), Thiago Mendes (6.1), Johann Lepenant (5.1), Rayan Cherki (7.3), Maxence Caqueret (7.6), Bradley Barcola (8.1) and Alexandre Lacazette (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Sael Kumbedi (6.6), Amin Sarr, Henrique (5.9), Mamadou Sarr, Moussa Dembélé, Rémy Riou, Mohamed El Arouch and Jeffinho (6.9).

Substitutions

Olympique Lyonnais made 3 changes: Nicolás Tagliafico for Henrique (46′), J. Lepenant for J. Pereira dos Santos (59′) and M. Gusto for Sael Kumbedi Nseke (71′).

Best player: Alexandre Lacazette​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Lyonnais was Alexandre Lacazette.

His rating is (9.1) with 3 goals, 37 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Montpellier – Formation

Montpellier
G
Benjamin Lecomte 40.France
6.1
D
Mamadou Sakho 75.France
6.4
77'
D
Christopher Jullien 6.France
5.4
90'
D
Issiaga Sylla 3.Guinea
6.3
46'
D
Falaye Sacko 77.Mali
6.1
89'
M
Faitout Maouassa 27.France
7.4
65'
M
Jordan Ferri 12.France
6.4
M
Joris Chotard 13.France
8.3
M
Khalil Fayad 22.France
6.2
65'
M
Arnaud Nordin 7.France
7.3
F
Elye Wahi 21.France
9.9
80' 53' 40', 41', 53', 55'
Substitutes
G
Bingourou Kamara 90.Senegal
D
E. Tchato 29.Cameroon
D
Théo Sainte-Luce 17.France
6.5
65'
D
Maxime Esteve 14.France
6.5
77'
M
Leo Leroy 18.France
6.8
65'
F
Stephy Mavididi 10.England
6.4
46'
F
Valère Germain 9.France
6.2
80'

Also Montpellier adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Michel Der Zakarian played with: Benjamin Lecomte (6.1), Falaye Sacko (6.1), Christopher Jullien (5.4), Mamadou Sakho (6.4), Issiaga Sylla (6.3), Jordan Ferri (6.4), Joris Chotard (8.3), Arnaud Nordin (7.3), Khalil Fayad (6.2), Faitout Maouassa (7.4) and Elye Wahi (9.9).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Enzo Tchato Mbiayi, Stephy Mavididi (6.4), Valère Germain (6.2), Theo Sainte Luce (6.5), Maxime Estève (6.5), Leo Leroy (6.8), Axel Gueguin and Bingourou Kamara.

Montpellier could not rely on the presence of M. Estève (injured).

Substitutions

Montpellier made 5 changes: Issiaga Sylla for Stephy Mavididi (46′), Faitout Maouassa for Theo Sainte Luce (65′), K. Fayad for Leo Leroy (65′), Mamadou Sakho for Maxime Esteve (77′) and E. Wahi for Valère Germain (80′).

Best player: Elye Wahi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was Elye Wahi.

His rating is (9.9) with 4 goals, 11 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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