Monaco surprises Montpellier with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

MONACO. Monaco had a surprising win over Montpellier with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Minamino (9') and a goal from W. Ben (90').

David Brown

December 4, 2023

MONACO. Monaco had a surprising win over Montpellier with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Minamino (9′) and a goal from W. Ben (90′). Monaco was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Stade Louis II. stadium in Monaco on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Stinat with the collaboration of Christophe Mouysset and François Boudikian. The 4th official was Mickaël Leleu. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.98 degrees Celsius or 53.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.

Match Statistics

Monaco

2 - 0

Montpellier

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

27 Total 9
9 On Target 4
9 Off Target 2
9 Shots blocked 3

118 Attack 94
66 Dangerous attack 39
85 Ball safe 85

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

13 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Monaco was in firm control of the ball 64% while Montpellier was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Monaco was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monaco won the match.

Monaco shot 27 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Montpellier shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Monaco received 2 yellow cards (Aleksandr Golovin and Vanderson). Talking about the opposition, Montpellier received 3 yellow cards (Enzo Tchato Mbiayi, Joris Chotard and Teji Savanier).

Also, Montpellier didn’t end the match with 11 players after Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (69′).

Match Timeline

Takumi Minamino(goal)

Vanderson- Yellow

20'

45'

Téji Savanier - Yellow

61'

Khalil Fayad- sub ->Wahbi Khazri

61'

69'

Kiki Kouyaté- Red

68'

Kiki Kouyaté(VAR_CARD)

Wissam Ben Yedder - sub ->Folarin Balogun

74'

Aleksandr Golovin- Yellow

75'

76'

Christopher Jullien- sub ->Lucas Mincarelli Davin

76'

Krépin Diatta- sub ->Vanderson

81'

84'

Joris Chotard- Yellow

Edan Diop- sub ->Maghnes Akliouche

87'

90'

Wissam Ben Yedder (goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Monaco has 27 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Montpellier will stays with 13 points like Toulouse and Strasbourg to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Monaco will play away against Olympique Lyonnais on the 28th of April with a 17-11 head to head in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (7 draws).

Montpellier will host Paris Saint Germain on the 17th of March with a 18-4 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (12 draws).

Monaco – Formation

Monaco

Philipp Köhn 16.Switzerland

7.3

Vanderson 2.Brazil

6.7

81'

20'

Guillermo Maripán 3.Chile

8.1

Ismail Jakobs 14.Senegal

8.5

Wilfried Singo 99.Ivory Coast

8.1

Denis Zakaria 6.Switzerland

8.1

Aleksandr Golovin 17.Russia

8.5

75'

Takumi Minamino 18.Japan

8.5

Youssouf Fofana 19.France

Mohamed Camara 4.Mali

7.3

Maghnes Akliouche 21.France

7.3

87'

Folarin Balogun 29.England

7.0

74'

Substitutes

Radoslaw Majecki 1.Poland

Kassoum Ouattara 20.France

Mohammed Salisu 22.Ghana

Chrislain Matsima 34.France

Soungoutou Magassa 88.France

Krépin Diatta 27.Senegal

6.4

81'

Edan Diop 37.France

6.8

87'

Wissam Ben Yedder 10.France

7.5

74'

90'

M. Efekele 44.France

Monaco started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Adolf Hütter decided to play with the following team: Youssouf Fofana, Philipp Köhn (7.3), Vanderson (6.7), Wilfried Singo (8.1), Guillermo Maripán (8.1), Ismail Jakobs (8.5), Mohamed Camara (7.3), Denis Zakaria (8.1), Maghnes Akliouche (7.3), Takumi Minamino (8.5), Aleksandr Golovin (8.5) and Folarin Balogun (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Soungoutou Magassa, Radosław Majecki, Wissam Ben Yedder (7.5), Kassoum Ouattara, Mohammed Salisu, Krépin Diatta (6.4), Chrislain Matsima, Edan Diop (6.8) and Malamine Efekele.

Substitutions

Monaco made 3 changes: Folarin Balogun for Wissam Ben Yedder (74′), Vanderson for Krépin Diatta (81′) and Maghnes Akliouche for Edan Diop (87′).

Player of the match: Ismail Jakobs

The most impressive player for Monaco was Ismail Jakobs even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 52 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.

Montpellier – Formation

Montpellier

Benjamin Lecomte 40.France

7.8

Kiki Kouyaté 4.Mali

6.4

69'

Théo Sainte-Luce 17.France

Falaye Sacko 77.Mali

6.6

61'

Maxime Esteve 14.France

7.1

Becir Omeragic 27.Switzerland

7.3

Lucas Mincarelli Davin 35.France

7.0

76'

Arnaud Nordin 7.France

Mousa Tamari 9.Jordan

6.6

Téji Savanier 11.France

6.3

45'

Joris Chotard 13.France

6.7

84'

Wahbi Khazri 10.Tunisia

7.3

61'

Akor Adams 8.Nigeria

6.7

76'

Substitutes

Dimitry Bertaud 16.France

E. Tchato 29.Cameroon

6.6

61'

90'

Christopher Jullien 6.France

6.3

76'

Khalil Fayad 22.France

6.6

61'

Sacha Delaye 19.France

Kelvin Yeboah 23.Italy

6.4

76'

Montpellier started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Michel Der Zakarian played with: Arnaud Nordin, Theo Sainte Luce, Benjamin Lecomte (7.8), Falaye Sacko (6.6), Bećir Omeragić (7.3), Kiki Kouyaté (6.4), Maxime Estève (7.1), Lucas Mincarelli Davin (7.0), Musa Al-Taamari (6.6), Teji Savanier (6.3), Joris Chotard (6.7) and Wahbi Khazri (7.3), Akor Adams (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Khalil Fayad (6.6), Enzo Tchato Mbiayi (6.6), Christopher Jullien (6.3), Dimitry Bertaud, Sacha Delaye, Kelvin Yeboah (6.4), Teo Allix and Serigne Faye.

Substitutions

Montpellier made 4 changes: Falaye Sacko for Enzo Mbiayi (61′), Lucas Mincarelli Davin for Christopher Jullien (76′), Akor Adams for Kelvin Yeboah (76′) and Wahbi Khazri for Khalil Fayad (61′).