CLERMONT-FERRAND. Clermont defeats Lorient 1-0 after S. Nicholson scored a penalty (69′). Clermont made the most of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade Gabriel Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue who had the assistance of Gwenaël Pasqualotti and Ludovic Reyes. The 4th official was Robin Chapapria. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.79 degrees Celsius or 55.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Clermont had a superior ball possession 56% while Lorient was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lorient was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Clermont was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Clermont shot 17 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lorient shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Clermont received 3 yellow cards (Alidu Seidu, Muhammed Cham-Saračević and Cheick Konate). On the other side, Lorient received 2 yellow cards (Isaak Touré and Formose Mendy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Clermont will have 9 points to remain in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Lorient will stay with 11 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Clermont will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 11th of May with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Clermont (1 draw).
Lorient will play away agasint Olympique Marseille on the 11th of May with a 15-6 head to head record in favor of Olympique Marseille (7 draws).
Clermont – Formation
Clermont started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Pascal Gastien decided to play with the following team: Maxime Gonalons, Elbasan Rashani, Johan Gastien, Mory Diaw , Andy Pelmard , Alidu Seidu , Maximiliano Caufriez , Cheick Konate , Yohann Magnin , Habib Keita , Jim Allevinah , Neto Borges , Muhammed Cham-Saračević and Shamar Nicholson .
The home team had on the bench: Massamba Ndiaye, Mehdi Zeffane, Bilal Boutobba , Komnen Andrić, Aïman Maurer, Florent Ogier, Stan Berkani, Jérémie Bela and Grejohn Kyei .
Substitutions
Clermont made 3 changes: Shamar Nicholson for Grejohn Kyei (81′), Muhammed Cham-Saračević for Bilal Boutobba (81′) and Jim Allevinah for Aïman Maurer (90′).
Best player: Shamar Nicholson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Clermont was Shamar Nicholson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Lorient – Formation
Lorient started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Régis Le Bris played with: Tiemoué Bakayoko, Yvon Mvogo , Formose Mendy , Montassar Talbi , Isaak Touré , Joel Mugisha Mvuka , Laurent Abergel , Jean-Victor Makengo , Darline Zidane Yongwa Ngameni , Romain Faivre , Julien Ponceau , Eli Junior Kroupi .
They had on the bench: Siriné Doucouré , Alfred Gomis, Bonke Innocent, Julien Laporte, Gedeon Kalulu , Vincent Le Goff, Pablo Pagis, Bassirou M’Backé N’Diayé and Théo Le Bris .
Substitutions
Lorient made 3 changes: Eli Junior Kroupi for Théo Le Bris (60′), Julien Ponceau for Siriné Doucouré (73′) and Formose Mendy for Gedeon Kalulu (88′).
Best player: Laurent Abergel
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lorient was Laurent Abergel.
His rating is with 70 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Lens – Olympique Marseille – 1-0
- Rennes – Olympique Lyonnais – 0-1
- Metz – Nantes – 3-1
- Clermont – Lorient – 1-0
- LOSC Lille – Toulouse – 1-1