TROYES. Montpellier found a way to clinch a draw against Troyes with a late goal from T. Savanier scored in the (87′) after Troyes got a lead with a goal from Y. Touzghar (37′). Montpellier was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Stade de l’Aube stadium in Troyes on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 7,405 spectators. The referee was Florent Batta who had the assistance of Erwan Finjean and Valentin Evrard. The 4th official was Ahmed Taleb. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Troyes started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up. On the opposite side, Montpellier adopted a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Troyes – Formation
Troyes
78'
44'
37'
The manager Laurent Batlles decided to play with the following team: Gauthier Gallon , Karim Azamoum , Jimmy Giraudon , Oualid El Hajjam , Issa Kabore , Tristan Dingome , Florian Tardieu , Rominigue Kouame , Giulian Biancone , Xavier Chavalerin and Yoann Touzghar .
The home team had on the bench: Gerson Rodrigues , Tanguy Zoukrou , Philippe Sandler , Jessy Moulin, Brandon Domingues, Levi Lumeka, Youssouf Koné , Patrick Roberts and Dylan Chambost .
Troyes could not rely on the presence of T. B. Zoukrou (injured).
Best player: Issa Kabore
The player that probably impressed the most for Troyes was Issa Kabore.
His rating is with 17 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
79'
On the opposite side, Olivier Dall’Oglio played with: Jonas Omlin , Arnaud Souquet , Thuler , Maxime Estève , Nicolas Cozza , Jordan Ferri , Joris Chotard , Florent Mollet , Teji Savanier , Stephy Mavididi and Valère Germain .
They had on the bench: Béni Makouana, R. Halhal, Mathías Suárez, Leo Leroy , Junior Sambia , Nicholas Gioacchini , Dimitry Bertaud, Mihailo Ristić and Sepe Elye Wahi .
Best player: Teji Savanier
The player that probably impressed the most for Montpellier was Teji Savanier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 62 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 9 crosses.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 8 Total 6
- 3 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 76 Attack 108
- 28 Dangerous attack 54
- 82 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Montpellier was in firm control of the ball 58% while Troyes was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Montpellier was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Montpellier to win the match.
Troyes shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Montpellier shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Troyes received 4 yellow cards (T. Dingome, T. B. Zoukrou, X. Chavalerin and G. Rodrigues). On the other side, Montpellier received 3 yellow cards (Thuler, J. Ferri and T. Savanier).
Also, Montpellier didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Thuler (Montpellier) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (79′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Troyes will have 5 points like Monaco, Bordeaux, Lille and Rennes to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Montpellier will have 8 points like Olympique Lyonnais to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Troyes will play away against Olympique Lyonnais on the 22nd of September with a 9-1 head to head in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (0 draws).
Montpellier will host Bordeaux on the 22nd of September with a 9-9 head to head stats.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Nantes – 1-4
- Clermont – Brest – 1-1
- Olympique Marseille – Rennes – 2-0
- Nice – Monaco – 2-2
- Paris Saint Germain – Olympique Lyonnais – 2-1
- Reims – Lorient – 0-0
- Troyes – Montpellier – 1-1
