MONTPELLIER. Montpellier and Rennes didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Rennes was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Sunday and it started at 11:05 am local time. The referee was Stéphanie Frappart with the collaboration of Mikael Berchebru and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Mickaël Leleu. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.52 degrees Celsius or 68.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 13 Total 18
- 4 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 109 Attack 126
- 44 Dangerous attack 43
- 60 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 10 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Rennes was in firm control of the ball 63% while Montpellier was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Montpellier was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Montpellier to win the match.
Montpellier shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rennes shot 18 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 2 yellow cards (Joris Chotard and Jordan Ferri). On the opposite side, Rennes received 1 yellow card (Bertug Yildirim).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Montpellier will have 6 points like Lorient and Toulouse to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Rennes will have 8 points like LOSC Lille, Metz and Nantes to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will host Paris Saint Germain on the 17th of March with a 18-4 head to head stats in favor of Paris Saint Germain (11 draws).
Rennes will host Olympique Marseille on the 17th of March with a 18-10 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Marseille (12 draws).
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michel Der Zakarian decided to play with the following team: Kiki, Arnaud Nordin, Benjamin Lecomte , Falaye Sacko , Bećir Omeragić , Boubakar Kouyaté , Issiaga Sylla , Joris Chotard , Jordan Ferri , Khalil Fayad , Teji Savanier , Wahbi Khazri and Akor Adams .
The home team had on the bench: Christopher Jullien, Musa Al-Taamari , Maxime Estève, Dimitry Bertaud, Leo Leroy, Sacha Delaye , Kelvin Yeboah , Enzo Tchato Mbiayi and Mamadou Sakho.
Substitutions
Montpellier made 3 changes: Wahbi Khazri for Sacha Delaye (81′), Khalil Fayad for Musa Al-Taamari (74′) and Akor Adams for Kelvin Yeboah (81′).
Best player: Benjamin Lecomte
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was the goalkeeper: Benjamin Lecomte. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.
Rennes – Formation
Rennes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Bruno Génésio played with: Steve Mandanda , Lorenz Assignon , Warmed Omari , Arthur Theate , Adrien Truffert , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Nemanja Matić , Ludovic Blas , Désiré Doué , Ibrahim Salah , Bertug Yildirim .
They had on the bench: Amine Gouiri , Enzo Le Fée, Gauthier Gallon, Baptiste Santamaria , Christopher Wooh, Jeanuel Belocian, Guéla Doué , Fabian Rieder and Mathis Lambourde.
Rennes could not rely on the presence of Guéla Doué (injured) and Baptiste Santamaria (injured).
Substitutions
Rennes made 5 changes: Ibrahim Salah for Enzo Le Fée (75′), Bertug Yildirim for Amine Gouiri (65′), Désiré Doué for Fabian Rieder (65′), Lorenz Assignon for Guéla Doué (75′) and Enzo Le Fée for Baptiste Santamaria (81′).
Best player: Adrien Truffert
The player that probably impressed the most for Rennes was Adrien Truffert.
His rating is with 49 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Paris Saint Germain – Olympique Marseille – 4-0
- Montpellier – Rennes – 0-0
- Metz – Strasbourg – 0-1
- Le Havre – Clermont – 2-1
- Lens – Toulouse – 2-1