VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ. Lille and Nantes draw 1-1. B. Yilmaz scored the first goal (9′) for Lille. L. Blas settled the score (24′). Lille was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
J. David didn’t score a decisive penalty (79′). That would have allowed Lille to win the match.
The match was played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Johan Hamel with the support of Mathieu Grosbost and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Antoine Valnet.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 5 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 101
- 66 Dangerous attack 32
- 80 Ball safe 93
- 1 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Lille was in firm control of the ball 59% while Nantes was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lille was was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Lille to win the match.
Lille shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nantes shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Lille received 1 yellow card (A. Onana). Regarding the opposition, Nantes received 2 yellow cards (L. Blas and A. Girotto).
Also, Nantes didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Fabio (Nantes) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (78′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Lille will have 18 points to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Nantes will have 19 points like Strasbourg, Monaco, Montpellier and Olympique Lyonnais to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lille will play away with Rennes on the 1st of December with a 14-9 head to head record in favor of Lille (15 draws).
Nantes will host Olympique Marseille on the 1st of December with a 10-7 head to head record in favor of Olympique Marseille (7 draws).
Lille – Formation
Lille started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jocelyn Gourvennec decided to play with the following team: Ivo Grbić , Zeki Çelik , José Fonte , Tiago Djaló , Reinildo Isnard Mandava , Jonathan Ikoné , Benjamin André , Amadou Onana , Jonathan Bamba , Jonathan David and Burak Yılmaz .
The home team had on the bench: Jérémy Pied, Adam Jakubech, Renato Sanches , Timothy Weah , Domagoj Bradarić, Isaac Lihadji , Angel Gomes, Yusuf Yazıcı and Xeka.
Substitutions
Lille made 4 changes: A. Onana for R. Sanches (63′), B. Yilmaz for Y. Yazici (75′), J. Ikone for T. Weah (76′) and J. Bamba for I. Lihadji (86′).
Best player: Benjamin André
The player that probably impressed the most for Lille was Benjamin André.
His rating is with 64 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10.
Nantes – Formation
Nantes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Antoine Kombouare played with: Alban Lafont , Fábio , Andrei Girotto , Nicolas Pallois , Quentin Merlin , Samuel Moutoussamy , Pedro Chirivella , Wylan Cyprien , Ludovic Blas , Randal Kolo Muani and Moses Simon .
They had on the bench: Dennis Appiah , Gor Manvelyan, Willem Geubbels, Rémy Descamps, Yannis M’Bemba, Marcus Coco , Kalifa Coulibaly and Osman Bukari.
Substitutions
Nantes made 2 changes: M. Simon for D. Appiah (81′) and W. Cyprien for M. Coco (87′).
Best player: Wylan Cyprien
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nantes was Wylan Cyprien.
His rating is with 40 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.