DéCINES-CHARPIEU. Olympique Lyonnais tops Nantes 1-0 after A. Lacazette scored just 1 goal (49′). Nantes was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

Olympique Lyonnais remained with 10 players after Dejan Lovren received a red card in the 84′. Notwithstanding, Olympique Lyonnais still succeeded in win this match competing only in 10​.

The match was played at the Groupama Stadium stadium in Décines-Charpieu on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Bastien with the assistance of Hicham Zakrani and Thomas Luczynski. The 4th official was Karim Abed. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.95 degrees Celsius or 46.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Olympique Lyonnais

1 - 0

Nantes

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 8 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 0
  • 1 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 69 Attack 134
  • 41 Dangerous attack 61
  • 77 Ball safe 67
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Nantes had a superior ball possession 61% while Olympique Lyonnais was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nantes was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyhow, Olympique Lyonnais succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Olympique Lyonnais shot 8 times, 7 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nantes shot 8 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Olympique Lyonnais received 1 yellow card (Nicolás Tagliafico). Regarding the opposition, Nantes received 2 yellow cards (Jean-Kevin Duverne and Fabien Centonze).

(Olympique Lyonnais) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (84′).

Match Timeline

8'
31'
Jean-Kévin Duverne- Yellow
46'
Mostafa Mohamed- sub ->Matthis Abline
46'
Marcus Coco- sub ->Fabien Centonze
Alexandre Lacazette (goal)Rayan Cherki
49'
70'
Boris Savic- sub ->Pedro Chirivella
74'
Abdoul Kader Bamba- sub ->Jean-Kevin Duverne
82'
Tino Kadewere- sub ->Ernest Nuamah
Dejan Lovren- Red
84'
Dejan Lovren(VAR_CARD)
83'
Ainsley Maitland-Niles- sub ->Alexandre Lacazette
88'
Sael Kumbedi- sub ->Rayan Cherki
88'
90'
Nicolas Pallois- sub ->Douglas Augusto
Nicolás Tagliafico- Yellow
90'

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, Olympique Lyonnais has 16 points like Metz to sit in the 15th place. On the other side, Nantes will stays with 18 points like Montpellier to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais will play away with Le Havre on the 14th of January with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (1 draw).

Nantes will host Clermont on the 14th of January with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Nantes (4 draws).

Olympique Lyonnais – Formation

Olympique Lyonnais
G
Anthony Lopes 1.Portugal
7.1
D
Dejan Lovren 5.Croatia
6.7
84'
D
Jake O'Brien 12.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Duje Caleta-Car 55.Croatia
7.0
M
Nicolás Tagliafico 3.Argentina
7.3
90'
M
Maxence Caqueret 6.France
6.7
M
Corentin Tolisso 8.France
7.3
M
Ryan Cherki 18.France
8.2
88'
M
Clinton Mata 22.Angola
7.3
M
Ernest Nuamah 37.Ghana
7.7
82'
F
Alexandre Lacazette 10.France
7.1
88' 49'
Substitutes
G
Rémy Riou 17.France
D
Sael Kumbedi 20.France
6.4
88'
D
Henrique Silva 21.Brazil
D
Mamadou Sarr 29.France
M
Mahamadou Diawara 34.France
M
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 98.England
6.4
88'
F
Diego Moreira 19.Portugal
F
Jeffinho 47.Brazil
F
Tino Kadewere 11.Zimbabwe
6.8
82'

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

The manager Pierre Sage decided to play with the following team: Anthony Lopes (7.1), Jake O’Brien (7.0), Dejan Lovren (6.7), Duje Caleta-Car (7.0), Clinton Mata (7.3), Maxence Caqueret (6.7), Corentin Tolisso (7.3), Nicolás Tagliafico (7.3), Ernest Nuamah (7.7), Rayan Cherki (8.2) and Alexandre Lacazette (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Tino Kadewere (6.8), Rémy Riou, Diego Moreira, Saël Kumbedi (6.4), Henrique Silva, Mamadou Sarr, Mahamadou Diawara, Jeffinho and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (6.4).

Substitutions

Olympique Lyonnais made 3 changes: Alexandre Lacazette for Ainsley Maitland-Niles (88′), Rayan Cherki for Saël Kumbedi (88′) and Ernest Nuamah for Tino Kadewere (82′).

Player of the match: Rayan Cherki​

The player that probably impressed the most for Olympique Lyonnais was Rayan Cherki even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 21 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Nantes – Formation

Nantes
G
Alban Lafont 1.France
8.5
D
Jean-Charles Castelletto 21.Cameroon
6.7
D
Eray Cömert 24.Switzerland
6.7
D
Jean-Kévin Duverne 2.Haiti
6.8
74' 31'
M
Douglas Augusto 6.Brazil
7.9
90'
M
Florent Mollet 25.France
7.3
M
Moses Simon 27.Nigeria
6.4
M
Quentin Merlin 29.France
8.1
M
Pedro Chirivella 5.Spain
7.5
70'
M
Fabien Centonze 28.France
6.3
46' 8'
F
Matthis Abline 39.France
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Rémy Descamps 16.France
D
Nicolas Pallois 4.France
90'
D
Nathan Zézé 44.France
M
Samuel Moutoussamy 8.France
M
Boris Savic 17.France
6.7
70'
F
Mostafa Mohamed 31.Egypt
7.0
46'
F
Marquinhos 10.Brazil
F
Marcus Coco 11.Guadeloupe
6.4
46'
F
Abdoul Kader Bamba 12.France
6.8
74'

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

Jocelyn Gourvennec played with: Alban Lafont (8.5), Jean-Charles Castelletto (6.7), Eray Cömert (6.7), Jean-Kevin Duverne (6.8), Fabien Centonze (6.3), Pedro Chirivella (7.5), Douglas Augusto (7.9), Quentin Merlin (8.1), Florent Mollet (7.3), Matthis Abline (6.6) and Moses Simon (6.4).

They had on the bench: Nicolas Pallois, Marquinhos, Abdoul Kader Bamba (6.8), Rémy Descamps, Nathan Zeze, Marcus Coco (6.4), Moussa Sissoko (6.7), Samuel Moutoussamy and Mostafa Mohamed (7.0).

Nantes could not rely on the presence of Moussa Sissoko (injured).

Substitutions

Nantes made 5 changes: Pedro Chirivella for Moussa Sissoko (70′), Jean-Kevin Duverne for Abdoul Kader Bamba (74′), Matthis Abline for Mostafa Mohamed (46′), Fabien Centonze for Marcus Coco (46′) and Douglas Augusto for Nicolas Pallois (90′).

Player of the match: Alban Lafont​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nantes was the goalkeeper: Alban Lafont. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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