CLERMONT-FERRAND. Lens was after all too good for Clermont with the goal of Elye Wahi (11′), Adrien Thomasson (50′) and Wesley Saïd (82′).

Also, Clermont had 2 players sent off: Alidu Seidu (45′ for a red card) and Pascal Gastien (45′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Stade Gabriel Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot assisted by Julien Aube and Julien Garrigues. The 4th official was Soulaimane Chamel. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 4.01 degrees Celsius or 39.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Clermont

0 - 3

Lens

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 13 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 10
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 122 Attack 96
  • 46 Dangerous attack 31
  • 71 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 15 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Clermont was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Lens that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Clermont was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Lens was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Clermont shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Lens shot 16 times, 10 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Clermont received 2 yellow cards (Maxime Gonalons and Grejohn Kyei). On the other side, Lens received 2 yellow cards (Elye Wahi and Abdukodir Khusanov).

Match Timeline

11'
Elye Wahi(goal)Ruben Aguilar
Grejohn Kyei- Yellow
32'
45'
Elye Wahi- Yellow
45'
45'
Elye Wahi(yellowredcard)
46'
Morgan Guilavogui- sub ->Angelo Fulgini
Florent Ogier - sub ->Elbasan Rashani
46'
50'
Adrien Thomasson(goal)
Bilal Boutobba- sub ->Habib Keita
66'
Maxime Gonalons- sub ->Yohann Magnin
66'
66'
Nampalys Mendy- sub ->Salis Abdul Samed
Shamar Nicholson- sub ->Grejohn Kyei
66'
67'
Florian Sotoca- sub ->Adrien Thomasson
Maxime Gonalons- Yellow
68'
70'
Abdukodir Khusanov- Yellow
76'
Wesley Saïd- sub ->Morgan Guilavogui
82'
Wesley Saïd(goal)Florian Sotoca
85'
Andy Diouf- sub ->Neil El Aynaoui
Mehdi Zeffane- sub ->Cheick Konate
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Paris Saint Germain
70
32
Monaco
64
33
LOSC Lille
58
33
Brest
58
33
Nice
54
32
Lens
50
33
Olympique Lyonnais
50
33
Olympique Marseille
47
32
Rennes
46
33
Toulouse
43
33
Reims
41
32
Montpellier
40
33
Strasbourg
39
33
Nantes
33
33
Le Havre
32
33
Metz
29
33
Lorient
26
33
Clermont
25
33

After playing this match, Clermont will stay with 9 points to remain in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Lens will have 19 points to hold in the 6th 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 statistic in favor of Clermont (1 draw).

Lens will play away agasint Olympique Marseille on the 28th of April with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Lens (5 draws).

Clermont – Formation

Clermont
G
Mory Diaw 99.Senegal
7.3
D
Maximiliano Caufriez 5.Belgium
6.3
D
Andy Pelmard 17.France
6.4
D
Alidu Seidu 36.Ghana
5.7
45'
M
Neto Borges 3.Brazil
7.3
M
Yohann Magnin 7.France
6.7
66'
M
Muhammed Cham 10.Austria
7.3
M
Cheick Konaté 15.Mali
7.0
86'
M
Habib Keïta 6.Mali
7.5
66'
M
Elbasan Rashani 18.Kosovo
6.7
46'
F
Grejohn Kyei 95.France
5.7
66' 32'
Substitutes
G
Massamba Ndiaye 1.Senegal
D
Mehdi Zeffane 2.Algeria
6.8
86'
D
Florent Ogier 21.France
6.8
46'
M
Maxime Gonalons 12.France
6.4
66' 68'
M
Bilal Boutobba 8.France
6.4
66'
F
Jim Allevinah 11.Gabon
F
Shamar Nicholson 23.Jamaica
6.7
66'
F
Komnen Andric 9.Serbia

Clermont adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Pascal Gastien decided to play with the following team: Mory Diaw (7.3), Andy Pelmard (6.4), Alidu Seidu (5.7), Maximiliano Caufriez (6.3), Cheick Konate (7.0), Habib Keita (7.5), Yohann Magnin (6.7), Neto Borges (7.3), Muhammed Cham-Saračević (7.3), Elbasan Rashani (6.7) and Grejohn Kyei (5.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jim Allevinah, Maxime Gonalons (6.4), Shamar Nicholson (6.7), Mehdi Zeffane (6.8), Massamba Ndiaye, Florent Ogier (6.8), Bilal Boutobba (6.4), Komnen Andrić and Stan Berkani.

Substitutions

Clermont made 5 changes: Elbasan Rashani for Florent Ogier (46′), Grejohn Kyei for Shamar Nicholson (66′), Habib Keita for Bilal Boutobba (66′), Yohann Magnin for Maxime Gonalons (66′) and Cheick Konate for Mehdi Zeffane (86′).

Player of the match: Habib Keita​

The most impressive player for Clermont was Habib Keita.

His rating is (7.5) with 43 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 4.

Lens – Formation

Lens
G
Brice Samba 30.France
7.8
D
Kevin Danso 4.Austria
D
Facundo Medina 14.Argentina
7.5
D
Jonathan Gradit 24.France
7.0
D
Abdukodir Khusanov 25.Uzbekistan
6.4
70'
M
Salis Abdul Samed 6.Ghana
7.0
66'
M
Angelo Fulgini 11.France
7.1
46'
M
P. Frankowski 29.Poland
7.0
M
Ruben Aguilar 2.France
7.3
M
Neil El Aynaoui 23.France
6.7
85'
M
Adrien Thomasson 28.France
7.8
67' 50'
F
Elye Wahi 9.France
6.6
45' 11'
Substitutes
G
Jean-Louis Leca 16.France
D
Faitout Maouassa 20.France
D
Massadio Haidara 21.Mali
M
David Pereira da Costa 10.Portugal
M
Andy Diouf 18.France
7.0
85'
M
Nampalys Mendy 26.Senegal
7.1
66'
F
Florian Sotoca 7.France
7.5
67'
F
Morgan Guilavogui 27.Guinea
6.8
46'
F
Wesley Saïd 22.France
7.7
76' 82'

Also Lens adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Franck Haise played with: Kevin Danso, Brice Samba (7.8), Jonathan Gradit (7.0), Abdukodir Khusanov (6.4), Facundo Medina (7.5), Ruben Aguilar (7.3), Neil El Aynaoui (6.7), Salis Abdul Samed (7.0), Przemyslaw Frankowski (7.0), Adrien Thomasson (7.8) and Angelo Fulgini (7.1), Elye Wahi (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Florian Sotoca (7.5), David da Costa, Andy Diouf (7.0), Jean-Louis Leca, Nampalys Mendy (7.1), Faitout Maouassa, Morgan Guilavogui (6.8), Massadio Haidara and Wesley Saïd (7.7).

Lens could not rely on the presence of Florian Sotoca (injured) and Wesley Saïd (injured).

Substitutions

Lens made 5 changes: Angelo Fulgini for Morgan Guilavogui (46′), Adrien Thomasson for Florian Sotoca (67′), Salis Abdul Samed for Nampalys Mendy (66′), Morgan Guilavogui for Wesley Saïd (76′) and Neil El Aynaoui for Andy Diouf (85′).

Player of the match: Brice Samba​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lens was the goalkeeper: Brice Samba. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​