CLERMONT-FERRAND. Clermont finds its way back against Lens with an own goal from J. Gastien 12′ and a goal on the S. Fofana 47′.
The match was played at the Stade Gabriel Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Amaury Delerue with the collaboration of Alexandre Viala and Philippe Jeanne. The 4th official was Arnaud Baert.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Clermont was in firm control of the ball 55% while Lens was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Clermont was was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Clermont to win the match.
Clermont shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lens shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Clermont received 6 yellow cards (J. Gastien, F. Ogier, P. Gastien, S. Abdul Samed, J. Dossou and J. Dossou). Regarding the opposition, Lens received 5 yellow cards (K. Danso, M. Haidara, J. Clauss, P. Frankowski and C. Jean).
(Clermont) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (85′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Clermont will have 14 points to hold in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Lens will have 26 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Clermont will play away against Montpellier on the 5th of December with a 5-5 head to head record.
Lens will host Paris Saint Germain on the 4th of December with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (5 draws).
Clermont – Formation
Clermont
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Clermont started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pascal Gastien decided to play with the following team: Ouparine Djoco , Akim Zedadka , Jean Claude Billong , Florent Ogier , Vital N’Simba , Salis Abdul Samed , Johan Gastien , Jodel Dossou , Yohann Magnin , Jim Allevinah and Mohamed Bayo .
The home team had on the bench: Pierre-Yves Hamel , Yadaly Diaby , Arthur Desmas, Julien Boyer, Arial Mendy, Alidu Seidu, Jonathan Iglesias, Jordan Tell and Jason Berthomier.
Clermont could not rely on the presence of Y. Diaby (injured).
Substitutions
Clermont made 2 changes: J. Allevinah for Y. Diaby (63′) and M. Bayo for P. Hamel (75′).
Best player: Akim Zedadka
The player that probably impressed the most for Clermont was Akim Zedadka.
His rating is with 48 passes (81% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Lens – Formation
Lens
Lens started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Franck Haise played with: Jean-Louis Leca , Jonathan Gradit , Kevin Danso , Massadio Haïdara , Jonathan Clauss , Yannick Cahuzac , Cheick Doucouré , Seko Fofana , Przemysław Frankowski , Florian Sotoca and Arnaud Kalimuendo .
They had on the bench: Facundo Medina , Corentin Jean, Charles Boli, David Da Costa, Jonathan Varane, Gaël Kakuta , Wuilker Faríñez, Ignatius Ganago and Christopher Wooh.
Substitutions
Lens made 6 changes: F. Sotoca for G. Kakuta (70′), A. Kalimuendo for I. Ganago (70′), M. Haidara for F. Medina (80′), Y. Cahuzac for D. Costa (89′), J. Gradit for C. Jean (89′) and J. Gradit for C. Jean (89′).
Best player: Seko Fofana
The most impressive player for Lens was Seko Fofana.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Monaco – 1-3
- Brest – Saint-Étienne – 1-0
- Clermont – Lens – 2-2
- Olympique Lyonnais – Reims – 1-2
- Metz – Montpellier – 1-3
- Nantes – Olympique Marseille – 0-1
- Paris Saint Germain – Nice – 0-0
- Rennes – Lille – 1-2
- Strasbourg – Bordeaux – 5-2
- Troyes – Lorient – 2-0
