MONTPELLIER. Montpellier and Olympique Marseille draw 1-1. K. Fayad scored the first goal (14′) for Montpellier. J. Veretout settled the score (52′). Olympique Marseille was decisively better in terms of ball possession (68%)
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard assisted by Brice Parinet Le Tellier and Philippe Jeanne. The 4th official was William Toulliou. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 14.01 degrees Celsius or 57.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 12 Total 17
- 6 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 68 Attack 128
- 30 Dangerous attack 55
- 67 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 10
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 19 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Olympique Marseille had a strong ball possession 68% while Montpellier was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Olympique Marseille was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Olympique Marseille to win the match.
Montpellier shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Olympique Marseille shot 17 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 2 yellow cards (Teji Savanier and Christopher Jullien). On the other side, Olympique Marseille received 1 yellow card (Samuel Gigot).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Montpellier has 18 points like Nantes to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Olympique Marseille will has 27 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will play away with Brest on the 14th of January with a 11-3 head to head in favor of Montpellier (9 draws).
Olympique Marseille will host Strasbourg on the 14th of January with a 9-0 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Marseille (9 draws).
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
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44'
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Montpellier started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Michel Der Zakarian decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Lecomte , Enzo Tchato Mbiayi , Bećir Omeragić , Christopher Jullien , Maxime Estève , Lucas Mincarelli Davin , Joris Chotard , Khalil Fayad , Teji Savanier , Musa Al-Taamari and Akor Adams .
The home team had on the bench: Jordan Ferri , Falaye Sacko , Dimitry Bertaud, Sacha Delaye, Kelvin Yeboah , Teo Allix, Yanis Issoufou, Serigne Faye and Tanguy Coulibaly .
Montpellier could not rely on the presence of Jordan Ferri (injured) and Falaye Sacko (injured).
Substitutions
Montpellier made 4 changes: Khalil Fayad for Jordan Ferri (61′), Lucas Mincarelli Davin for Falaye Sacko (60′), Musa Al-Taamari for Tanguy Coulibaly (74′) and Akor Adams for Kelvin Yeboah (74′).
Player of the match: Teji Savanier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Montpellier was Teji Savanier.
His rating is with 44 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 20. He performed 8 crosses.
Olympique Marseille – Formation
Olympique Marseille
Olympique Marseille started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Ivan Gennaro Gattuso played with: Pau López , Jonathan Clauss , Chancel Mbemba , Samuel Gigot , Leonardo Balerdi , Amir Murillo , Azzedine Ounahi , Geoffrey Kondogbia , Jordan Veretout , Iliman Ndiaye and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Vitinha , Amine Harit , Bamo Meïté , Pape Gueye , Ismaïla Sarr, François Mughe, Bilal Nadir, Rubén Blanco and Emran Soglo.
Substitutions
Olympique Marseille made 3 changes: Iliman Ndiaye for Vitinha (73′), Azzedine Ounahi for Amine Harit (72′) and Samuel Gigot for Bamo Meïté (87′).
Player of the match: Jordan Veretout
The most impressive player for Olympique Marseille was Jordan Veretout.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (87% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Montpellier – Olympique Marseille – 1-1
- Olympique Lyonnais – Nantes – 1-0
- Paris Saint Germain – Metz – 3-1
- Brest – Lorient – 4-0
- Reims – Le Havre – 1-0
- Clermont – Rennes – 1-3
- Nice – Lens – 2-0
- Toulouse – Monaco – 1-2
- Strasbourg – LOSC Lille – 2-1
