MONTPELLIER. Brest tops Montpellier 3-1.
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Sunday and it started at 9:00 am local time. The referee was Pierre Gaillouste with the help of Valentin Evrard and François Boudikian. The 4th official was Geoffrey Kubler. The weather was snow. The temperature was freezing at -2.21 degrees Celsius or 28.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 17 Total 17
- 5 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 9
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 125 Attack 122
- 62 Dangerous attack 43
- 78 Ball safe 77
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Montpellier was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Brest that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Montpellier was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Brest was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Montpellier shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brest shot 17 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 2 yellow cards (Akor Adams and Teji Savanier). Talking about the opposition, Brest received 2 yellow cards (Romain Del Castillo and Pierre Lees-Melou).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Montpellier will stay with 12 points like Toulouse to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Brest will have 18 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will host Paris Saint Germain on the 17th of March with a 18-4 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (12 draws).
Brest will play away agasint Olympique Lyonnais on the 14th of April with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (8 draws).
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michel Der Zakarian decided to play with the following team: Kiki, Benjamin Lecomte , Falaye Sacko , Kiki Kouyaté , Maxime Estève , Theo Sainte Luce , Jordan Ferri , Joris Chotard , Musa Al-Taamari , Teji Savanier , Khalil Fayad and Akor Adams .
The home team had on the bench: Arnaud Nordin , Wahbi Khazri , Dimitry Bertaud, Sacha Delaye, Kelvin Yeboah, Bećir Omeragić, Enzo Tchato Mbiayi, Lucas Mincarelli Davin, Cheikh Faye and Serigne Faye.
Substitutions
Montpellier made 2 changes: Khalil Fayad for Wahbi Khazri (66′) and Joris Chotard for Arnaud Nordin (82′).
Player of the match: Teji Savanier
The player that probably impressed the most for Montpellier was Teji Savanier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 58 passes (64% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 19. He performed 15 crosses.
Brest – Formation
Brest started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Eric Roy played with: Jordan Amavi, Marco Bizot , Kenny Lala , Brendan Chardonnet , Julien Le Cardinal , Bradley Locko , Mahdi Camara , Pierre Lees-Melou , Hugo Magnetti , Romain Del Castillo , Martín Satriano and Jérémy Le Douaron .
They had on the bench: Steve Mounié , Achraf Dari, Axel Camblan, Adrien Lebeau , Billal Brahimi, Kamory Doumbia , Mathias Pereira Lage , Jonas Martin and Grégoire Coudert.
Substitutions
Brest made 5 changes: Martín Satriano for Steve Mounié (63′), Jérémy Le Douaron for Mathias Pereira Lage (63′), Mahdi Camara for Jonas Martin (88′), Hugo Magnetti for Adrien Lebeau (88′) and Romain Del Castillo for Kamory Doumbia (75′).
Player of the match: Marco Bizot
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brest was the goalkeeper: Marco Bizot. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Lyonnais – LOSC Lille – 0-2
- Montpellier – Brest – 1-3
- Nantes – Le Havre – 0-0
- Nice – Toulouse – 1-0
- Lorient – Metz – 2-3
- Rennes – Reims – 3-1