DéCINES-CHARPIEU. Reims beat Olympique Lyonnais to win 2-1. A goal from H. Ekitike was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Reims to strike first with a goal of W. Faes at the 56′. Then it was a goal in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, H. Ekitike gave the win to Reims in the 90′ minute with a goal. Olympique Lyonnais was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium in Décines-Charpieu on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot with the collaboration of Stephan Luzi and Aurélien Drouet. The 4th official was Ahmed Taleb.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 14 Total 5
- 4 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 134 Attack 116
- 57 Dangerous attack 46
- 110 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Olympique Lyonnais had a strong ball possession 62% while Reims was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Olympique Lyonnais was was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Reims managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Olympique Lyonnais shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Reims shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Olympique Lyonnais received 3 yellow cards (L. Paqueta, J. Denayer and M. Dembele). On the opposite side, Reims received 2 yellow cards (M. Munetsi and Y. Abdelhamid).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Olympique Lyonnais will stay with 22 points like Angers SCO and Montpellier to sit in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Reims will have 19 points like Nantes to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais will play away against Bordeaux on the 5th of December with a 13-11 head to head in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (12 draws).
Reims will host Angers SCO on the 5th of December with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Reims (7 draws).
Olympique Lyonnais – Formation
Olympique Lyonnais
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Olympique Lyonnais started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Peter Bosz decided to play with the following team: Anthony Lopes , Malo Gusto , Jason Denayer , Jérôme Boateng , Emerson Palmieri , Maxence Caqueret , Bruno Guimarães , Lucas Paquetá , Houssem Aouar , Karl Toko Ekambi and Islam Slimani .
The home team had on the bench: Xherdan Shaqiri, Habib Keita, Damien Da Silva, Thiago Mendes , Henrique, Julian Pollersbeck, Moussa Dembélé , Tino Kadewere and Rayan Cherki .
Substitutions
Olympique Lyonnais made 3 changes: M. Caqueret for T. Mendes (67′), I. Slimani for M. Dembele (67′) and K. Toko Ekambi for R. Cherki (67′).
Best player: Karl Toko Ekambi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Lyonnais was Karl Toko Ekambi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Reims – Formation
Reims
Reims started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Óscar García Junyent played with: Predrag Rajković , Andrew Gravillon , Wout Faes , Yunis Abdelhamid , Thomas Foket , Dion Lopy , Moreto Cassama , Valon Berisha , Ghislain Konan , Ilan Kebbal and El Bilal Toure .
They had on the bench: Bradley Locko , Alexis Flips, Hugo Ekitike , Sambou Sissoko, Anastasios Donis, Marshall Munetsi , N’Dri Philippe Koffi, Nathanael Mbuku and Yehvann Diouf.
Substitutions
Reims made 5 changes: M. Cassama for M. Munetsi (46′), E. B. Toure for H. Ekitike (71′), Ghislain Konan for B. Locko (71′), V. Berisha for A. Flips (84′) and T. Foket for S. Sissoko (90′).
Best player: Wout Faes
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Reims was Wout Faes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
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
