RENNES. Rennes beats Montpellier with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Majer (28′) and a goal from M. Terrier (8′). Rennes was truly better in terms of ball possession (68%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Mikael Lesage with the help of Huseyin Ocak and Frédéric Haquette. The 4th official was Cédric Dos Santos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 30 Total 4
- 7 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 0
- 9 Shots blocked 2
- 133 Attack 74
- 74 Dangerous attack 17
- 74 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Rennes was in firm control of the ball 68% while Montpellier was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rennes was was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rennes won the match.
Rennes shot 30 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Montpellier shot 4 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Rennes received 1 yellow card (F. Tait). Talking about the opposition, Montpellier received 2 yellow cards (F. Mollet and T. Savanier).
Also, Montpellier didn’t finish the match with 11 players after T. Savanier (Montpellier) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (41′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Rennes will have 25 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Montpellier will stay with 19 points like Monaco and Olympique Lyonnais to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
Rennes – Formation
Rennes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Bruno Génésio decided to play with the following team: Alfred Gomis , Hamari Traore , Loïc Badé , Nayef Aguerd , Adrien Truffert , Lovro Majer , Jonas Martin , Flavien Tait , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Gaëtan Laborde and Martin Terrier .
The home team had on the bench: Lesley Ugochukwu, Matthis Abline, Loum Tchaouna, Jeremy Doku, Birger Meling, Romain Salin, Andy Diouf, Sehrou Guirassy and Lorenz Assignon .
Substitutions
Rennes made 5 changes: L. Majer for S. Guirassy (83′), H. Traore for L. Assignon (83′), A. Truffert for B. Meling (88′), J. Martin for C. Ugochukwu (90′) and M. Terrier for J. Doku (90′).
Best player: Martin Terrier
The player that probably impressed the most for Rennes was Martin Terrier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 55 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Olivier Dall’Oglio played with: Jonas Omlin , Junior Sambia , Maxime Estève , Mamadou Sakho , Mihailo Ristić , Florent Mollet , Joris Chotard , Teji Savanier , Nicholas Selson Gioacchini , Valère Germain and Stephy Mavididi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nicolas Cozza , Leo Leroy, Béni Makouana , Sepe Elye Wahi , Arnaud Souquet, Dimitry Bertaud, Thuler, Mathías Suárez, Ambroise Oyongo and Sacha Delaye.
Montpellier could not rely on the presence of N. Cozza (injured).
Substitutions
Montpellier made 5 changes: V. Germain for B. Makouana (46′), N. Gioacchini for E. Wahi (46′), M. Esteve for N. Cozza (74′), M. Ristic for Thuler (89′) and J. Chotard for S. Delaye (89′).
Best player: Jonas Omlin
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was the goalkeeper: Jonas Omlin. His rating is 7.10. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Paris Saint Germain – Nantes – 3-1
- Rennes – Montpellier – 2-0