MONTPELLIER. Troyes defeats Montpellier 1-0 after X. Chavalerin scored just 1 goal (74′).
T. Savanier received a red card (63′). This red card was one of the reason why Montpellier lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Stinat who was helped by Christophe Mouysset and Julien Aube. The 4th official was Mickaël Leleu. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 3 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 111 Attack 101
- 35 Dangerous attack 30
- 82 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 5 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
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. Troyes that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Montpellier was putting more pressure with 35 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Troyes found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Montpellier shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Troyes shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 5 yellow cards (F. Mollet, A. Souquet, J. Chotard, S. Mavididi and J. Ferri). Talking about the opposition, Troyes received 1 yellow card (G. Biancone).
(Montpellier) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (63′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Montpellier will stay with 31 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Troyes will have 20 points to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will host Monaco on the 23rd of January with a 12-2 head to head statistic in favor of Monaco (8 draws).
Troyes will play away agasint Angers SCO on the 23rd of January with a 7-7 head to head record.
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
70'
58'
63'
Montpellier started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Olivier Dall’Oglio decided to play with the following team: Jonas Omlin , Arnaud Souquet , Nicolas Cozza , Mamadou Sakho , Mihailo Ristić , Jordan Ferri , Joris Chotard , Florent Mollet , Teji Savanier , Stephy Mavididi and Sepe Elye Wahi .
The home team had on the bench: Béni Makouana , Leo Leroy, Dimitry Bertaud, Junior Sambia , Valère Germain , Nicholas Selson Gioacchini , Thuler and Sacha Delaye.
Substitutions
Montpellier made 4 changes: A. Souquet for J. Sambia (70′), S. Mavididi for V. Germain (75′), J. Chotard for N. Gioacchini (85′) and E. Wahi for B. Makouana (85′).
Best player: Joris Chotard
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was Joris Chotard.
His rating is with 45 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Troyes – Formation
Troyes
74'
Troyes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Bruno Irles played with: Gauthier Gallon , Giulian Biancone , Erik Palmer-Brown , Adil Rami , Yoann Salmier , Xavier Chavalerin , Florian Tardieu , Dylan Chambost , Nassim Chadli , Gerson Rodrigues and Tristan Dingome .
These were the players on the bench: Mamadou Camara , Bachir Diop, Oualid El Hajjam , Brandon Domingues , Sebastien Renot, Anas Namri, Jimmy Giraudon and Yasser Larouci .
Troyes could not rely on the presence of O. El Hajjam (injured).
Substitutions
Troyes made 4 changes: N. Chadli for B. Domingues (33′), A. Rami for O. El Hajjam (46′), T. Dingome for M. Camara (69′) and E. Palmer-Brown for Y. Larouci (86′).
Best player: Xavier Chavalerin
The player that probably impressed the most for Troyes was Xavier Chavalerin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
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
