MONTPELLIER. Montpellier found a way to clinch a draw against Clermont with a late goal from T. Savanier scored in the (87′) after Clermont got a lead with a goal from M. Gonalons (7′). Montpellier was much better in terms of ball possession (63%)
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Wednesday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Mathieu Vernice with the support of Julien Haulbert and Thomas Luczynski. The 4th official was Karim Abed. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.32 degrees Celsius or 48.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 32 Total 5
- 10 On Target 6
- 10 Off Target 4
- 12 Shots blocked 1
- 91 Attack 63
- 91 Dangerous attack 21
- 53 Ball safe 80
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 0
Fouls
- 23 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Montpellier was in firm control of the ball 63% while Clermont was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Montpellier had a more offensive attitude with 91 dangerous attacks and 32 shots of which 10 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Montpellier to win the match.
Montpellier shot 32 times, 10 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Clermont shot 5 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 4 yellow cards (Bećir Omeragić, Theo Sainte Luce, Michel Der Zakarian and Khalil Fayad). Regarding the opposition, Clermont received 4 yellow cards (Habib Keita, Andy Pelmard, Maximiliano Caufriez and Cheick Konate).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Montpellier will have 13 points like Strasbourg to hold in the 13th place. On the other side, Clermont will have 10 points to sit in the 17th 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).
Clermont will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 11th of May with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Clermont (1 draw).
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, Leo Leroy, Benjamin Lecomte , Falaye Sacko , Kiki Kouyaté , Maxime Estève , Theo Sainte Luce , Bećir Omeragić , Jordan Ferri , Musa Al-Taamari , Teji Savanier , Wahbi Khazri and Akor Adams .
The home team had on the bench: Christopher Jullien, Dimitry Bertaud, Sacha Delaye , Khalil Fayad , Kelvin Yeboah, Enzo Tchato Mbiayi , Yanis Issoufou, Mamadou Sakho, Arnaud Nordin , Lucas Mincarelli Davin, Teo Allix and Serigne Faye.
Montpellier could not rely on the presence of Khalil Fayad (injured), Sacha Delaye (injured) and Enzo Tchato Mbiayi (injured).
Substitutions
Montpellier made 4 changes: Maxime Estève for Khalil Fayad (18′), Jordan Ferri for Sacha Delaye (45′), Wahbi Khazri for Arnaud Nordin (71′) and Theo Sainte Luce for Enzo Mbiayi (70′).
Player of the match: Teji Savanier
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was Teji Savanier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 102 passes (74% accurate) and 8 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 16. He performed 11 crosses.
Clermont – Formation
Clermont started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Pascal Gastien played with: Alidu Seidu, Mory Diaw , Andy Pelmard , Florent Ogier , Maximiliano Caufriez , Cheick Konate , Habib Keita , Maxime Gonalons , Neto Borges , Johan Gastien , Muhammed Cham-Saračević , Jim Allevinah and Shamar Nicholson .
These were the players on the bench: Yohann Magnin , Komnen Andrić, Elbasan Rashani , Grejohn Kyei, Massamba Ndiaye, Mehdi Zeffane , Jérémie Bela, Bilal Boutobba, Abdellah Ba Allal , Aïman Maurer and Yoël Armougom .
Clermont could not rely on the presence of Yohann Magnin (injured), Mehdi Zeffane (injured) and Elbasan Rashani (injured).
Substitutions
Clermont made 4 changes: Maxime Gonalons for Yohann Magnin (64′), Jim Allevinah for Mehdi Zeffane (68′), Cheick Konate for Elbasan Rashani (69′) and Neto Borges for Yoël Armougom (87′).
Player of the match: Mory Diaw
The most impressive player for Clermont was the goalkeeper: Mory Diaw. His rating is 8.47. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Montpellier – Clermont – 1-1