Olympique Marseille overcomes Nantes 1-0 with a goal scored by G. . HIGHLIGHTS

NANTES. Olympique Marseille prevails over Nantes 1-0 after G. scored just 1 goal (30').

Olympique Marseille overcomes Nantes 1-0 with a goal scored by G. . HIGHLIGHTS

NANTES. Olympique Marseille beats Nantes 1-0 after G. scored just 1 goal (30′). Olympique Marseille was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (70%) was among the factors of its victory.​

N. Pallois received a red card (32′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Nantes lost the match.

The match was played at the Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau stadium in Nantes on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier with the help of Djemel Zitouni and Brice Parinet Le Tellier. The 4th official was Olivier Thual. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
  • 4 Total 16
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 10
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 59 Attack 135
  • 25 Dangerous attack 61
  • 44 Ball safe 45
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Olympique Marseille had a superior ball possession 70% while Nantes was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Olympique Marseille was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Olympique Marseille won the match.​

Nantes shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Olympique Marseille shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Nantes received 2 yellow cards (N. Pallois and A. Lafont). Talking about the opposition, Olympique Marseille received 2 yellow cards (Gerson and A. Gonzalez).

N. Pallois (Nantes) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (32′).

Match Timeline

Nicolas Pallois- Yellow
14'
30'
Nicolas Pallois(yellowred)
32'
67'
71'
77'
78'
Alban Lafont- Yellow
78'
82'
82'
Pape Gueye- sub ->Gerson

Standings

After this match, Nantes will stay with 19 points like Reims to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Olympique Marseille will have 29 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nantes will play away with Lorient on the 5th of December with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Nantes (5 draws).

Olympique Marseille will host Brest on the 4th of December with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Olympique Marseille (2 draws).

Nantes – Formation

Nantes
G
Alban Lafont 1.France
7.4
78'
D
Nicolas Pallois 4.France
5.4
32'
D
Dennis Appiah 12.France
6.4
D
6.7
D
Quentin Merlin 29.France
6.5
M
Andrei Girotto 3.Brazil
7.1
M
Wylan Cyprien 8.France
6.2
M
Samuel Moutoussamy 18.France
7.0
M
Moses Simon 27.Nigeria
7.0
77'
F
Ludovic Blas 10.France
6.5
F
Randal Kolo Muani 23.France
6.3
Substitutes
G
Rémy Descamps 16.France
D
Yannis M'Bemba 32.France
D
Charles Traoré 14.Mali
D
Abdoulaye Sylla 33.Guinea
M
Osman Bukari 26.Ghana
F
Marcus Coco 11.Guadeloupe
F
Gor Manvelyan 31.France
F
F
Willem Geubbels 19.France
6.5
77'

Nantes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Antoine Kombouare decided to play with the following team: Alban Lafont (7.4), Dennis Appiah (6.4), Jean-Charles Castelletto (6.7), Nicolas Pallois (5.4), Quentin Merlin (6.5), Samuel Moutoussamy (7.0), Andrei Girotto (7.1), Wylan Cyprien (6.2), Moses Simon (7.0), Randal Kolo Muani (6.3) and Ludovic Blas (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Marcus Coco, Rémy Descamps, Yannis M’Bemba, Gor Manvelyan, Charles Traoré, Kalifa Coulibaly, Willem Geubbels (6.5), Abdoulaye Sylla and Osman Bukari.

Substitutions

Nantes made only 1 change substituting M. Simon for W. Geubbels (77′)​.

Best player: Alban Lafont​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nantes was the goalkeeper: Alban Lafont. His rating is 7.35. He performed 4 saves.

Olympique Marseille – Formation

Olympique Marseille
G
Pau López 16.Spain
7.1
D
6.8
78'
D
Luan Peres 14.Brazil
7.3
D
W. Saliba 2.France
6.9
M
Boubacar Kamara 4.France
7.5
M
Valentin Rongier 21.France
6.8
M
Gerson 8.Brazil
8.1
82' 71' Goals30'
M
7.0
F
Dimitri Payet 10.France
7.5
F
Amine Harit 7.Morocco
6.8
82'
F
Konrad de la Fuente 20.United States
6.4
67'
Substitutes
G
Steve Mandanda 30.France
D
Pol Lirola 29.Spain
82'
D
Duje Caleta-Car 15.Croatia
D
Leonardo Balerdi 5.Argentina
D
Jordan Amavi 23.France
M
Oussama Targhalline 26.Morocco
M
Pape Gueye 22.Senegal
82'
F
Arkadiusz Milik 9.Poland
6.9
67'
F
Luis Henrique 11.Brazil

Olympique Marseille started with a 3-2-4-1 line-up (3-2-4-1).

Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya played with: Pau López (7.1), William Saliba (6.9), Álvaro González (6.8), Luan Peres (7.3), Valentin Rongier (6.8), Boubacar Kamara (7.5), Amine Harit (6.8), Mattéo Guendouzi (7.0), Gerson (8.1), Konrad de la Fuente (6.4) and Dimitri Payet (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Arkadiusz Milik (6.9), Pol Lirola, Oussama Targhalline, Duje Ćaleta-Car, Steve Mandanda, Pape Gueye, Leonardo Balerdi, Luís Henrique and Jordan Amavi.

Substitutions

Olympique Marseille made 3 changes: K. de La Fuente for A. Milik (67′), A. Harit for P. Lirola (82′) and Gerson for P. Gueye (82′).

Best player: Gerson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Olympique Marseille was Gerson.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 36 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​