CLERMONT-FERRAND. Rennes found a way to turn the tables against Clermont. It was Clermont to score first with a goal from Shamar Nicholson. Nevertheless, later Rennes found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Arnaud Kalimuendo (52′), Désiré Doué (88′) and Ludovic Blas (90′). Rennes took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stade Gabriel Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier with the assistance of Christophe Mouysset and Ludovic Reyes. The 4th official was Arnaud Baert. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.46 degrees Celsius or 41.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Clermont

1 - 3

Rennes

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 14 Total 25
  • 6 On Target 11
  • 2 Off Target 10
  • 6 Shots blocked 5
  • 107 Attack 106
  • 40 Dangerous attack 64
  • 72 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 4 Total 10
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Rennes had a strong ball possession 56% while Clermont was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rennes was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rennes won the match.​

Clermont shot 14 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rennes shot 25 times, 11 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Clermont didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Rennes received 3 yellow cards (Gauthier Gallon, Désiré Doué and Arnaud Kalimuendo).

(Clermont) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).

Match Timeline

Shamar Nicholson(goal)Cheick Konate
3'
33'
Gauthier Gallon- Yellow
73'
Arnaud Kalimuendo- Yellow
Maximiliano Caufriez- Red
45'
Maximiliano Caufriez(VAR_CARD)
45'
46'
Desire Doué- sub ->Mahamadou Aboubakar Nagida
52'
Arnaud Kalimuendo(goal)
56'
Adrien Truffert- sub ->Jeanuel Belocian
68'
75'
Ludovic Blas- sub ->Martin Terrier
75'
Bertuğ Yıldırım- sub ->Arnaud Kalimuendo
Maxime Gonalons- sub ->Habib Keita
84'
Grejohn Kyei- sub ->Shamar Nicholson
84'
Yohann Magnin- sub ->Johan Gastien
84'
84'
Ibrahim Salah- sub ->Amine Gouiri
88'
Desire Doué(goal)Guéla Doué
89'
Desire Doué- Yellow
90'
Ludovic Blas(penalty)

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 this encounter, Clermont stays with 11 points to sit in the 18th place. On the other side, Rennes will has 19 points like Le Havre to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Clermont will play away with Nantes on the 14th of January with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Nantes (4 draws).

Rennes will host Nice on the 14th of January with a 16-10 head to head record in favor of Nice (14 draws).

Clermont – Formation

Clermont
G
Mory Diaw 99.Senegal
7.9
D
Maximiliano Caufriez 5.Belgium
5.7
45'
D
Andy Pelmard 17.France
6.0
D
Alidu Seidu 36.Ghana
6.4
M
Neto Borges 3.Brazil
6.8
M
Muhammed Cham 10.Austria
7.5
68'
M
Jim Allevinah 11.Gabon
7.0
M
Johan Gastien 25.France
7.0
84'
M
Habib Keïta 6.Mali
7.5
84'
M
Cheick Konaté 15.Mali
7.3
F
Elbasan Rashani 18.Kosovo
F
Shamar Nicholson 23.Jamaica
8.1
84' 3'
Substitutes
G
Massamba Ndiaye 1.Senegal
D
Florent Ogier 21.France
D
Yoel Armougom 22.France
M
Maxime Gonalons 12.France
6.4
84'
M
Yohann Magnin 7.France
6.3
84'
M
Bilal Boutobba 8.France
F
Aïman Maurer 20.Morocco
6.6
68'
F
Jérémie Bela 91.Angola
F
Grejohn Kyei 95.France
6.6
84'

Clermont adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Pascal Gastien decided to play with the following team: Elbasan Rashani, Mory Diaw (7.9), Andy Pelmard (6.0), Alidu Seidu (6.4), Maximiliano Caufriez (5.7), Cheick Konate (7.3), Habib Keita (7.5), Johan Gastien (7.0), Neto Borges (6.8), Muhammed Cham-Saračević (7.5), Jim Allevinah (7.0) and Shamar Nicholson (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Massamba Ndiaye, Yohann Magnin (6.3), Bilal Boutobba, Aïman Maurer (6.6), Florent Ogier, Yoël Armougom, Jérémie Bela, Grejohn Kyei (6.6) and Maxime Gonalons (6.4).

Substitutions

Clermont made 4 changes: Habib Keita for Maxime Gonalons (84′), Muhammed Cham-Saračević for Aïman Maurer (68′), Shamar Nicholson for Grejohn Kyei (84′) and Johan Gastien for Yohann Magnin (84′).

Player of the match: Shamar Nicholson​

The most impressive player for Clermont was Shamar Nicholson.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 26 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Rennes – Formation

Rennes
G
Steve Mandanda 30.France
7.3
D
Arthur Theate 5.Belgium
7.5
D
Jeanuel Belocian 16.France
7.0
56'
D
Christopher Wooh 15.France
6.4
M
Martin Terrier 7.France
7.0
75'
M
Amine Gouiri 10.Algeria
7.8
84'
M
Nemanja Matic 21.Serbia
M
Enzo Le Fée 28.France
7.8
M
Baptiste Santamaría 8.France
7.7
M
Guela Doué 17.France
7.3
M
Aboubakar Nagida 43.Cameroon
7.0
46'
F
Arnaud Kalimuendo 9.France
7.5
75' 73' 52'
Substitutes
G
Gauthier Gallon 1.France
33'
D
Adrien Truffert 3.France
7.0
56'
D
Warmed Omari 23.France
D
Jérémy Jacquet 42.France
M
Ludovic Blas 11.France
7.3
75' 90'
M
Fabian Rieder 32.Switzerland
M
Desire Doué 33.France
8.1
46' 89' 88'
F
Ibrahim Salah 34.Morocco
6.6
84'
F
Bertuğ Yıldırım 99.Turkey
7.3
75'

Also Rennes adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Julien Stéphan played with: Nemanja Matić, Steve Mandanda (7.3), Christopher Wooh (6.4), Jeanuel Belocian (7.0), Arthur Theate (7.5), Guéla Doué (7.3), Enzo Le Fée (7.8), Baptiste Santamaria (7.7), Mahamadou Aboubakar Nagida (7.0), Amine Gouiri (7.8), Martin Terrier (7.0) and Arnaud Kalimuendo (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Gauthier Gallon, Fabian Rieder, Désiré Doué (8.1), Ibrahim Salah (6.6), Jérémy Jacquet, Bertuğ Yıldırım (7.3), Warmed Omari, Ludovic Blas (7.3) and Adrien Truffert (7.0).

Rennes could not rely on the presence of Adrien Truffert (injured).

Substitutions

Rennes made 5 changes: Mahamadou Aboubakar Nagida for Désiré Doué (46′), Jeanuel Belocian for Adrien Truffert (56′), Martin Terrier for Ludovic Blas (75′), Arnaud Kalimuendo for Bertuğ Yıldırım (75′) and Amine Gouiri for Ibrahim Salah (84′).

Player of the match: Désiré Doué​

The most impressive player for Rennes was Désiré Doué.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 14 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was sensational also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Results of the day

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