REIMS. Reims defeats Lorient 1-0 after J. Wilson-Esbrand scored just 1 goal (84′). Reims took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).
Reims remained with 10 players after Adil Al Attabi received a red card in the 81′. Anyway, Reims still managed to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II stadium in Reims on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Bastien with the assistance of Aurélien Berthomieu and Laurent Coniglio. The 4th official was Romain Perpinan. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.45 degrees Celsius or 54.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Reims was in firm control of the ball 57% while Lorient was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Reims was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Reims won the match.
Reims shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Lorient shot 9 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Reims received 2 yellow cards (Adil Al Attabi and Teddy Teuma). On the opposite side, Lorient received 3 yellow cards (Yvon Mvogo, Tiemoué Bakayoko and Darline Zidane Yongwa Ngameni).
(Reims) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (81′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Reims will have 17 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Lorient will stay with 10 points to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Reims will host Olympique Marseille on the 4th of May with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Olympique Marseille (7 draws).
Lorient will play away agasint Olympique Marseille on the 11th of May with a 15-6 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Marseille (7 draws).
Reims – Formation
Reims
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Reims started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager William Still decided to play with the following team: Yehvann Diouf , Emmanuel Agbadou , Joseph Okumu , Yunis Abdelhamid , Thomas Foket , Teddy Teuma , Amir Richardson , Thibault De Smet , Marshall Munetsi , Junya Ito and Mohamed Daramy .
The home team had on the bench: Amine Salama , Josh Wilson-Esbrand , Oumar Diakité, Reda Khadra , Amadou Koné , Adama Bojang, Mamadou Diakhon, Alexandre Olliero and Maxime Busi .
Reims could not rely on the presence of Maxime Busi (injured).
Substitutions
Reims made 4 changes: Marshall Munetsi for Amine Salama (66′), Thibault De Smet for Josh Wilson-Esbrand (66′), Junya Ito for Maxime Busi (87′) and Thomas Foket for Reda Khadra (78′).
Best player: Emmanuel Agbadou
The player that probably impressed the most for Reims was Emmanuel Agbadou even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 76 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Lorient – Formation
Lorient
Lorient started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Régis Le Bris played with: Yvon Mvogo , Formose Mendy , Montassar Talbi , Isaak Touré , Théo Le Bris , Laurent Abergel , Tiemoué Bakayoko , Darline Zidane Yongwa Ngameni , Romain Faivre , Tosin Aiyegun and Eli Junior Kroupi .
They had on the bench: Pablo Pagis, Jean-Victor Makengo, Gedeon Kalulu, Ayman Kari , Alfred Gomis, Julien Laporte, Vincent Le Goff, Bassirou M’Backé N’Diayé and Julien Ponceau.
Lorient could not rely on the presence of Ayman Kari (injured).
Substitutions
Lorient made only 1 change substituting Tosin Aiyegun for Ayman Kari (73′).
Best player: Isaak Touré
The most impressive player for Lorient was Isaak Touré.
His rating is with 60 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
