NANTES. Nantes overcomes Reims 1-0 after M. Simon scored just 1 goal (17′). Nantes capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).
Y. Abdelhamid received a red card (14′). This red card was one of the reason why Reims lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau stadium in Nantes on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Johan Hamel with the help of Mathieu Grosbost and Gilles Lang. The 4th official was Faouzi Benchabane. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Nantes had a superior ball possession 60% while Reims was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nantes had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nantes won the match.
Nantes shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Reims shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Nantes received 1 yellow card (A. Girotto). Regarding the opposition, Reims didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Reims didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Y. Abdelhamid (Reims) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (14′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nantes will have 35 points like Lille to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Reims will stay with 27 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nantes will host Paris Saint Germain on the 19th of February with a 23-2 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (2 draws).
Reims will host Brest on the 20th of February with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Brest (7 draws).
Nantes – Formation
Nantes
19'
53'
17'
Nantes started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Antoine Kombouare decided to play with the following team: Alban Lafont , Jean-Charles Castelletto , Dennis Appiah , Nicolas Pallois , Fábio , Andrei Girotto , Pedro Chirivella , Quentin Merlin , Randal Kolo Muani , Ludovic Blas and Moses Simon .
The home team had on the bench: Jean-Kévin Augustin , Marcus Coco , Willem Geubbels , Sébastien Corchia, Roli Pereira de Sa, Charles Traoré, Osman Bukari, Wylan Cyprien and Denis Petrić.
Nantes could not rely on the presence of M. Coco (injured).
Substitutions
Nantes made 3 changes: Fabio for M. Coco (19′), R. Kolo Muani for W. Geubbels (74′) and M. Simon for J. Augustin (74′).
Best player: Pedro Chirivella
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nantes was Pedro Chirivella even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 109 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
Reims – Formation
Reims
14'
Reims started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Óscar García Junyent played with: Predrag Rajković , Maxime Busi , Wout Faes , Yunis Abdelhamid , Ghislain Konan , Alexis Flips , Marshall Munetsi , Azor Matusiwa , Bradley Locko , Nathanael Mbuku and Hugo Ekitike .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Martin Adeline , Mitchell Van Bergen , Yehvann Diouf, Ilan Kebbal, Fraser Hornby , Ibrahim Diakité, Kamory Doumbia, Nicolas Penneteau and Sambou Sissoko .
Reims could not rely on the presence of M. Adeline (injured), S. Sissoko (injured) and M. van Bergen (injured).
Substitutions
Reims made 4 changes: B. Locko for M. Adeline (20′), G. Konan for S. Sissoko (62′), A. Flips for M. van Bergen (75′) and N. Mbuku for F. Hornby (76′).
Best player: Alexis Flips
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reims was Alexis Flips.
His rating is with 32 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Strasbourg – 0-1
- Brest – Troyes – 5-1
- Clermont – Saint-Étienne – 1-2
- Lens – Bordeaux – 3-2
- Metz – Olympique Marseille – 1-2
- Monaco – Lorient – 0-0
- Nantes – Reims – 1-0
