RENNES. Rennes defeated Montpellier to win 2-1. It was Rennes to strike first with an early goal of Martin Terrier at the 3′. Then Arnaud Kalimuendo scored again for Rennes in the 48′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Teji Savanier reduced the distance for Montpellier (73′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Stade de la Route de Lorient stadium in Rennes on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Mathieu Vernice with the assistance of Julien Garrigues and Laurent Coniglio. The 4th official was Antoine Valnet. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.91 degrees Celsius or 51.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 9 Total 17
- 4 On Target 9
- 3 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 89 Attack 122
- 40 Dangerous attack 58
- 76 Ball safe 68
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Rennes was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Montpellier that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Montpellier was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. Still, Rennes was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Rennes shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Montpellier shot 17 times, 9 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rennes received 4 yellow cards (Enzo Le Fée, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Bertuğ Yıldırım and Adrien Truffert). On the opposite side, Montpellier received 3 yellow cards (Wahbi Khazri, Lucas Mincarelli Davin and Modibo Sagnan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Rennes has 28 points to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Montpellier will stays with 19 points like Nantes to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Rennes will play away with Le Havre on the 11th of February with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Le Havre (3 draws).
Montpellier will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 11th of February with a 18-9 head to head in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (5 draws).
Rennes – Formation
Rennes
45'
82'
3'
Rennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Julien Stéphan decided to play with the following team: Jeanuel Belocian, Steve Mandanda , Guéla Doué , Warmed Omari , Arthur Theate , Adrien Truffert , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Enzo Le Fée , Baptiste Santamaria , Désiré Doué , Arnaud Kalimuendo and Martin Terrier .
The home team had on the bench: Gauthier Gallon, Azor Matusiwa , Amine Gouiri , Ludovic Blas , Christopher Wooh, Ibrahim Salah, Alidu Seidu, Mahamadou Aboubakar Nagida and Bertuğ Yıldırım .
Substitutions
Rennes made 5 changes: Désiré Doué for Amine Gouiri (46′), Benjamin Bourigeaud for Azor Matusiwa (82′), Arnaud Kalimuendo for Bertuğ Yıldırım (71′), Martin Terrier for Ludovic Blas (72′) and Enzo Le Fée for Alidu Seidu (90′).
Player of the match: Steve Mandanda
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rennes was the goalkeeper: Steve Mandanda. His rating is 8.36. He performed 7 saves.
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
Montpellier started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Michel Der Zakarian played with: Arnaud Nordin, Akor Adams, Benjamin Lecomte , E. Tchato , Bećir Omeragić , Christopher Jullien , Modibo Sagnan , Lucas Mincarelli Davin , Khalil Fayad , Joris Chotard , Teji Savanier and Tanguy Coulibaly , Wahbi Khazri .
They had on the bench: Jordan Ferri , Theo Sainte Luce, Silvan Hefti , Belmin Dizdarević, Leo Leroy , Sacha Delaye, Yann Karamoh , Axel Gueguin and Junior Ndiaye.
Montpellier could not rely on the presence of Axel Gueguin (injured) and Leo Leroy (injured).
Substitutions
Montpellier made 4 changes: Khalil Fayad for Yann Karamoh (68′), Joris Chotard for Jordan Ferri (68′), E. Tchato for Silvan Hefti (68′) and Modibo Sagnan for Leo Leroy (87′).
Player of the match: Teji Savanier
The player that probably impressed the most for Montpellier was Teji Savanier.
His rating is with 1 goal, 58 passes (79% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
