MONTPELLIER. Montpellier succeeded in clinch a draw against Lorient with a late goal from F. Maouassa scored in the (90′) after Lorient got a lead with a goal from R. Faivre (68′). Lorient was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Mathieu Vernice assisted by Florian Gonçalves de Araujo and Philippe Jeanne. The 4th official was Gabriel Henry. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 4 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 100 Attack 106
- 49 Dangerous attack 56
- 53 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 5
Fouls
- 20 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Lorient was in firm control of the ball 57% while Montpellier was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lorient was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Lorient to win the match.
Montpellier shot 15 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Lorient shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Ferri and Kiki Kouyaté). Regarding the opposition, Lorient received 3 yellow cards (I. Koné, Bamo Meïté and E. Le Fée).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Montpellier will have 44 points to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Lorient will have 52 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will play away with Reims on the 3rd of June with a 9-9 head to head.
Lorient will host Strasbourg on the 3rd of June with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Lorient (4 draws).
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Michel Der Zakarian decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Lecomte , Enzo Tchato Mbiayi , Christopher Jullien , Boubakar Kouyaté , Issiaga Sylla , Joris Chotard , Jordan Ferri , Khalil Fayad , Arnaud Nordin , Elye Wahi and Stephy Mavididi .
The home team had on the bench: Mamadou Sakho, Valère Germain, Dimitry Bertaud, Faitout Maouassa , Falaye Sacko , Theo Sainte Luce, Axel Gueguin and Maxime Estève.
Substitutions
Montpellier made 3 changes: K. Fayad for Faitout Maouassa (72′), E. Tchato for Falaye Sacko (72′) and Stephy Mavididi for Valère Germain (90′).
Best player: Jordan Ferri
The player that probably impressed the most for Montpellier was Jordan Ferri.
His rating is with 72 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Lorient – Formation
Lorient started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Régis Le Bris played with: Yvon Mvogo , Bamo Meïté , Montassar Talbi , Vincent Le Goff , Gedeon Kalulu , Bonke Innocent , Laurent Abergel , Darline Yongwa , Romain Faivre , Enzo Le Fée and Ibrahima Kone .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Stéphane Diarra, Ayman Kari , Julien Ponceau, Adil Aouchiche, Julien Laporte, Siriné Doucouré , Teddy Bartouche, Yoann Cathline and Théo Le Bris .
Substitutions
Lorient made 4 changes: Bonke Innocent for Ayman Kari (59′), Gédéon Kalulu for Théo Le Bris (59′), I. Koné for Ckene Doucouré (80′) and Romain Faivre for Julien Ponceau (83′).
Best player: Romain Faivre
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lorient was Romain Faivre.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Marseille – Angers SCO – 3-1
- Clermont – Olympique Lyonnais – 2-1
- Toulouse – Nantes – 0-0
- Rennes – Troyes – 4-0
- Brest – Auxerre – 1-0
- Montpellier – Lorient – 1-1
- Monaco – Lille – 0-0