NANTES. Montpellier was eventually too good for Nantes with the goal of Jordan Ferri (38′), A. Nordin (47′) and Falaye Sacko (88′). Montpellier made the most of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau stadium in Nantes on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ruddy Buquet who was helped by Guillaume Debart and Valentin Evrard. The 4th official was Marc Bollengier. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 67.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Nantes

0 - 3

Montpellier

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 13 Total 15
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 10 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 98 Attack 106
  • 67 Dangerous attack 18
  • 74 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 8
  • 4 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Montpellier had a strong ball possession 57% while Nantes was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nantes was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Montpellier found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Nantes shot 13 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Montpellier shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Nantes received 4 yellow cards (Q. Merlin, Samuel Moutoussamy, Florent Mollet and Ludovic Blas). Regarding the opposition, Montpellier didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Mostafa Mohamed- sub ->Andy Delort
6'
21'
38'
Jordan Ferri(goal)
47'
Arnaud Nordin(goal)
Samuel Moutoussamy- Yellow
49'
Stredair Appuah- sub ->Nicolas Pallois
56'
Florent Mollet- Yellow
58'
69'
71'
Leo Leroy- sub ->T. Savanier
77'
Marcus Coco- sub ->Ludovic Blas
78'
78'
Théo Sainte-Luce- sub ->Faitout Maouassa
Boris Savic- sub ->Q. Merlin
79'
86'
Mamadou Sakho- sub ->Kiki Kouyaté
88'
Falaye Sacko(goal)

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 playing this match, Nantes will stay with 33 points to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Montpellier will have 47 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nantes will host Angers SCO on the 3rd of June with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Nantes (11 draws).

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

Nantes – Formation

Nantes
G
Alban Lafont 1.France
6.1
D
Nicolas Pallois 4.France
6.2
56'
D
Andrei Girotto 3.Brazil
7.3
D
Jean-Charles Castelletto 21.Cameroon
6.1
M
Fabien Centonze 28.France
6.1
M
Florent Mollet 25.France
6.6
58'
M
Samuel Moutoussamy 8.France
6.3
49'
M
Quentin Merlin 29.France
7.0
79' 21'
F
Ludovic Blas 10.France
7.7
78' 77'
F
Andy Delort 99.Algeria
6'
F
Moses Simon 27.Nigeria
6.2
Substitutes
G
Rémy Descamps 16.France
D
João Victor 38.Brazil
D
Jaouen Hadjam 26.Algeria
D
Charles Traoré 93.Mali
M
Boris Savic 17.France
6.4
79'
M
Santiago Eneme 47.Equatorial Guinea
F
Stredair Appuah 33.France
6.5
56'
F
Mostafa Mohamed 31.Egypt
6.2
6'
F
Marcus Coco 11.Guadeloupe
6.4
78'

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

The manager Antoine Kombouare decided to play with the following team: Alban Lafont (6.1), Jean-Charles Castelletto (6.1), Andrei Girotto (7.3), Nicolas Pallois (6.2), Fabien Centonze (6.1), Florent Mollet (6.6), Samuel Moutoussamy (6.3), Quentin Merlin (7.0), Ludovic Blas (7.7), Moses Simon (6.2) and Andy Delort.

The home team had on the bench: Stredair Appuah (6.5), João Victor, Jaouen Hadjam, Moussa Sissoko (6.4), Mostafa Mohamed (6.2), Rémy Descamps, Marcus Coco (6.4), Santiago Bocari Eneme and Charles Traoré.

Nantes could not rely on the presence of Stredair Appuah (injured) and Marcus Coco (injured).

Substitutions

Nantes made 3 changes: Andy Delort for Mostafa Mohamed (6′), Ludovic Blas for Marcus Coco (78′) and Q. Merlin for Moussa Sissoko (79′).

Best player: Ludovic Blas​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nantes was Ludovic Blas.

His rating is (7.7) with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 7 crosses.

Montpellier – Formation

Montpellier
G
Benjamin Lecomte 40.France
7.1
D
Issiaga Sylla 3.Guinea
6.5
D
Falaye Sacko 77.Mali
7.8
88'
D
Kiki Kouyaté 4.Mali
7.2
86'
D
Maxime Esteve 14.France
7.1
M
Faitout Maouassa 27.France
6.4
78'
M
Jordan Ferri 12.France
6.9
38'
M
Téji Savanier 11.France
7.7
71'
M
Joris Chotard 13.France
8.1
M
Arnaud Nordin 7.France
6.5
47'
F
Wahbi Khazri 99.Tunisia
7.1
69'
Substitutes
G
Dimitry Bertaud 16.France
D
Théo Sainte-Luce 17.France
6.6
78'
D
Mamadou Sakho 75.France
6.6
86'
D
Christopher Jullien 6.France
D
E. Tchato 29.Cameroon
M
Leo Leroy 18.France
6.8
71'
M
M. Loubatières 33.France
F
Stephy Mavididi 10.England
6.7
69'

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

Michel Der Zakarian played with: Benjamin Lecomte (7.1), Falaye Sacko (7.8), Boubakar Kouyaté (7.2), Maxime Estève (7.1), Issiaga Sylla (6.5), Jordan Ferri (6.9), Joris Chotard (8.1), Arnaud Nordin (6.5), Teji Savanier (7.7), Faitout Maouassa (6.8) and Wahbi Khazri (7.1).

They had on the bench: Stephy Mavididi (6.7), Theo Sainte Luce (6.4), Leo Leroy (6.8), Matteo Loubatieres, Mamadou Sakho (6.6), Christopher Jullien, Dimitry Bertaud and Enzo Tchato Mbiayi.

Montpellier could not rely on the presence of L. Leroy (injured) and Mamadou Sakho (injured).

Substitutions

Montpellier made 4 changes: Wahbi Khazri for Stephy Mavididi (69′), T. Savanier for Leo Leroy (71′), Faitout Maouassa for Theo Sainte Luce (78′) and Kiki Kouyaté for Mamadou Sakho (86′).

Best player: Joris Chotard​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was Joris Chotard even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 43 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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