VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ. Lille tops Lorient 3-1. Lille was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with I. Lihadji (10′), M. Jenz (19′) and R. Mandava (31′). Lorient reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 3′) by S. Soumano, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Florent Batta with the help of Cyril Mugnier and Aurélien Berthomieu. The 4th official was Anthony Ustaritz.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 14 Total 18
- 6 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 12
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 128 Attack 90
- 46 Dangerous attack 39
- 88 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Lille had a strong ball possession 55% while Lorient was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lille was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lille won the match.
Lille shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lorient shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Lille will have 32 points to sit in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Lorient will stay with 17 points like Bordeaux to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lille will play away against Brest on the 22nd of January with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Lille (2 draws).
Lorient will play away agasint Nantes on the 23rd of January with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Nantes (5 draws).
Lille – Formation
LOSC Lille
31'
68'
Lille adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jocelyn Gourvennec decided to play with the following team: Ivo Grbić , Zeki Çelik , José Fonte , Sven Botman , Reinildo Isnard Mandava , Isaac Lihadji , Renato Sanches , Amadou Onana , Jonathan Bamba , Jonathan David and Burak Yılmaz .
The home team had on the bench: Adam Jakubech, Tiago Djaló, Gabriel Gudmundsson , Domagoj Bradarić, Xeka , Cheikh Niasse , Angel Gomes , Rocco Ascone and Timothy Weah .
Substitutions
Lille made 5 changes: I. Lihadji for T. Weah (68′), R. Sanches for Xeka (68′), A. Onana for C. Niasse (76′), J. Bamba for G. Gudmundsson (76′) and B. Yilmaz for A. Gomes (82′).
Best player: Renato Sanches
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lille was Renato Sanches even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 71 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.
Lorient – Formation
Lorient
Also Lorient adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Christophe Pélissier played with: Paul Nardi , Houboulang Mendes , Moritz Jenz , Leo Petrot , Vincent Le Goff , Baptiste Mouazan , Thomas Monconduit , Laurent Abergel , Enzo Le Fée , Terem Moffi and Armand Lauriente .
They had on the bench: Matthieu Dreyer, Igor Silva , Jérôme Hergault, Théo Le Bris, Thomas Fontaine, Quentin Boisgard , Fabien Lemoine , Redwan Bourles and Sambou Soumano .
Substitutions
Lorient made 5 changes: B. Mouazan for Igor Silva (63′), E. Le Fee for Q. Boisgard (64′), T. Monconduit for F. Lemoine (74′), T. Moffi for S. Soumano (74′) and A. Lauriente for R. Bourles (86′).
Best player: Sambou Soumano
The most impressive player for Lorient was Sambou Soumano.
His rating is with 1 goal, 3 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 74′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Clermont – Strasbourg – 0-2
- Lille – Lorient – 3-1
- Montpellier – Troyes – 0-1
