VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ. Lille conquered Reims to win 2-1. It was Lille to strike first with a goal of J. David at the 31′. Then B. Andre scored again for Lille in the 43′ minute with a goal. Eventually, A. Flips reduced the distance for Reims with a penalty. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Johan Hamel with the assistance of Mathieu Grosbost and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Ali Djedid.
Lille started with a conservative line-up. On the other side, Reims adopted a 5-3-2 formation.
Lille – Formation
The manager Jocelyn Gourvennec decided to play with the following team: Ivo Grbić , Zeki Çelik , José Fonte , Sven Botman , Gabriel Gudmundsson , Jonathan Ikoné , Benjamin André , Amadou Onana , Timothy Weah , Jonathan David and Burak Yılmaz .
The home team had on the bench: Rocco Ascone, Jérémy Pied, Tiago Djaló, Cheikh Niasse , Domagoj Bradarić , Yusuf Yazıcı , Adam Jakubech, Isaac Lihadji and Angel Gomes .
Lille could not rely on the presence of C. Niasse (injured).
Best player: Benjamin André
The player that probably impressed the most for Lille was Benjamin André.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
Reims – Formation
On the other side, Óscar García Junyent played with: Predrag Rajković , Thomas Foket , Andrew Gravillon , Wout Faes , Yunis Abdelhamid , Ghislain Konan , Marshall Munetsi , Azor Matusiwa , Valon Berisha , Nathanael Mbuku and Mitchell Van Bergen .
They had on the bench: Hugo Ekitike , Fodé Doucouré, Anastasios Donis , Alexis Flips , Ilan Kebbal , N’Dri Philippe Koffi , Moreto Cassama, Bradley Locko and Yehvann Diouf.
Reims could not rely on the presence of H. Ekitike (injured).
Best player: Wout Faes
The player that probably impressed the most for Reims was Wout Faes.
His rating is with 49 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 6 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 115 Attack 82
- 42 Dangerous attack 33
- 71 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Lille was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Reims that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Lille was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lille won the match.
Lille shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Reims shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Lille received 2 yellow cards (S. Botman and Y. Yazici). On the opposite side, Reims received 1 yellow card (A. Gravillon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Lille will have 8 points like Monaco and Rennes to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Reims will stay with 7 points to stay in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lille will play away against Strasbourg on the 25th of September with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Lille (4 draws).
Reims will host Nantes on the 26th of September with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Reims (4 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Olympique Marseille – 0-0
- Lens – Strasbourg – 0-1
- Lille – Reims – 2-1
- Lorient – Nice – 1-0
- Olympique Lyonnais – Troyes – 3-1
- Metz – Paris Saint Germain – 1-2
- Monaco – Saint-Étienne – 3-1
- Montpellier – Bordeaux – 3-3
- Nantes – Brest – 3-1
- Rennes – Clermont – 6-0