CLERMONT-FERRAND. Clermont managed to reverse the scoreline against Rennes to win 2-1. It was Rennes to strike first with a goal of B. Santamaria at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Tell gave the win to Clermont in the 71′ minute.
The match was played at the Stade Gabriel Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard with the assistance of Julien Aube and Mohamed Benkemouche. The 4th official was Ahmed Taleb.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Clermont was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Rennes that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Clermont was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Clermont won the match.
Clermont shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rennes shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Clermont received 2 yellow cards (S. Abdul Samed and C. Hountondji). On the opposite side, Rennes received 3 yellow cards (A. Truffert, J. Martin and C. Ugochukwu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Clermont will have 21 points to remain in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Rennes will stay with 34 points like Montpellier to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
Clermont – Formation
Clermont
90'
46'
60'
Clermont started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Pascal Gastien decided to play with the following team: Ouparine Djoco , Akim Zedadka , Cedric Hountondji , Alidu Seidu , Vital N’Simba , Salis Abdul Samed , Johan Gastien , Jason Berthomier , Lucas Da Cunha , Pierre-Yves Hamel and Elbasan Rashani .
The home team had on the bench: Jodel Dossou , Arial Mendy, Arthur Desmas, Jordan Tell , Oriol Busquets, Yohann Magnin , Yadaly Diaby, Jerome Phojo and Josue Albert.
Substitutions
Clermont made 3 changes: P. Hamel for J. Tell (46′), S. Abdul Samed for Y. Magnin (46′) and L. Da Cunha for J. Dossou (73′).
Best player: Jordan Tell
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Clermont was Jordan Tell.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 8.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Rennes – Formation
Rennes
Rennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Bruno Génésio played with: Doğan Alemdar , Lorenz Assignon , Warmed Omari , Loïc Badé , Adrien Truffert , Jeremy Doku , Baptiste Santamaria , Jonas Martin , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Martin Terrier and Gaëtan Laborde .
They had on the bench: Lovro Majer , Lesley Ugochukwu , Birger Meling , Pépé Bonet, Andy Diouf , Jeanuël Belocian, Sehrou Guirassy, Elias Damergy and Mathys Tel.
Rennes could not rely on the presence of A. Diouf (injured).
Substitutions
Rennes made 4 changes: J. Doku for L. Majer (70′), A. Truffert for B. Meling (70′), J. Martin for C. Ugochukwu (76′) and C. Ugochukwu for A. Diouf (88′).
Best player: Benjamin Bourigeaud
The most impressive player for Rennes was Benjamin Bourigeaud.
His rating is with 36 passes (63% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Troyes – 2-1
- Bordeaux – Strasbourg – 4-3
- Clermont – Rennes – 2-1
- Metz – Nice – 0-2
- Montpellier – Monaco – 3-2
- Nantes – Lorient – 4-2
- Paris Saint Germain – Reims – 4-0
