Olympique Marseille destroys Montpellier 4-1

MARSEILLE. Olympique Marseille estinguishes Montpellier 4-1 with goals of

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Mark Hall
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Olympique Marseille destroys Montpellier 4-1

MARSEILLE. Olympique Marseille obliterates Montpellier 4-1 with goals of Iliman Ndiaye (31′), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (43′), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (62′ pen) and Falaye Sacko (82′ own). On the other side, Montpellier scored with ​Musa Al-Taamari (5′). Olympique Marseille took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stade Vélodrome stadium in Marseille on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Jérémie Pignard with the assistance of Aurélien Drouet and Cédric Favre. The 4th official was Guillaume Paradis. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.63 degrees Celsius or 52.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Olympique Marseille

4 - 1

Team 1

Montpellier

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 16 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 91 Attack 72
  • 65 Dangerous attack 31
  • 84 Ball safe 80
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Olympique Marseille had a superior ball possession 58% while Montpellier was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Olympique Marseille was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Olympique Marseille won the match​.

Olympique Marseille shot 16 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Montpellier shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Olympique Marseille received 2 yellow cards (Amine Harit and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang). On the opposite side, Montpellier received 4 yellow cards (Modibo Sagnan, Silvan Hefti, Kiki Kouyaté and Issiaga Sylla).

Match Timeline

5'
Mousa Tamari(goal)
Iliman Ndiaye(goal)Ismaïla Sarr
31'
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang- Yellow
32'
32'
Issiaga Sylla- Yellow
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang(goal)Chancel Mbemba
43'
48'
Silvan Hefti- Yellow
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang(penalty)
62'
Iliman Ndiaye(VAR)
60'
Ulisses Garcia- sub ->Quentin Merlin
64'
Pape Gueye- sub ->Geoffrey Kondogbia
64'
Amine Harit- Yellow
65'
70'
Akor Adams- sub ->Silvan Hefti
70'
Khalil Fayad- sub ->Jordan Ferri
71'
Leo Leroy- sub ->Teji Savanier
75'
Modibo Sagnan- Yellow
78'
Tanguy Coulibaly- sub ->Arnaud Nordin
78'
Yann Karamoh- sub ->Musa Al-Taamari
82'
Falaye Sacko(own-goal)
Jean Onana - sub ->Iliman Ndiaye
81'
Azzedine Ounahi- sub ->Jordan Veretout
81'
Bamo Meïté- sub ->Samuel Gigot
84'
86'
Kiki Kouyaté- Yellow

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 Marseille has 33 points to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Montpellier will stays with 22 points like Lorient to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Olympique Marseille will play away with Clermont on the 3rd of March with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Marseille (0 draws).

Montpellier will host Strasbourg on the 3rd of March with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Montpellier (6 draws).

Olympique Marseille – Formation

Olympique Marseille
G
Pau López 16.Spain
7.0
D
Leonardo Balerdi 5.Argentina
7.0
D
Quentin Merlin 3.France
7.1
64'
D
Samuel Gigot  4.France
6.8
84'
D
Chancel Mbemba  99.DR Congo
7.3
M
Ismaïla Sarr 23.Senegal
7.5
M
Jordan Veretout 27.France
7.0
81'
M
Amine Harit 11.Morocco
8.1
65'
M
Geoffrey Kondogbia 19.Central African Republic
7.5
64'
F
Iliman Ndiaye 29.France
8.8
81' Goals31'
F
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 10.Gabon
8.7
32' Goals43', 62'
Substitutes
G
Simon Ngapandouetnbu 1.Cameroon
D
Ulisses Garcia 6.Switzerland
6.8
64'
M
Bamo Meïté 18.France
6.8
84'
M
Pape Gueye 22.Senegal
7.0
64'
M
Azzedine Ounahi 8.Morocco
6.7
81'
M
Jean Onana  17.Cameroon
6.4
81'
F
Faris Moumbagna 14.Cameroon
F
Joaquín Correa 20.Argentina
F
Luis Henrique 44.Brazil

Olympique Marseille started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jean-Louis Gasset decided to play with the following team: Pau López (7.0), Chancel Mbemba (7.3), Samuel Gigot (6.8), Leonardo Balerdi (7.0), Quentin Merlin (7.1), Jordan Veretout (7.0), Geoffrey Kondogbia (7.5), Amine Harit (8.1), Ismaïla Sarr (7.5), Iliman Ndiaye (8.8) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Ulisses Garcia (6.8), F. Moumbagna, Bamo Meïté (6.8), Joaquín Correa, Pape Gueye  (7.0), Luis Henrique, Azzedine Ounahi (6.7) and Junior Onana (6.4).

Substitutions

Olympique Marseille made 5 changes: Geoffrey Kondogbia for Pape Gueye  (64′), Quentin Merlin for Ulisses Garcia (64′), Samuel Gigot for Bamo Meïté (84′), Iliman Ndiaye for Junior Onana (81′) and Jordan Veretout for Azzedine Ounahi (81′).

Player of the match: Iliman Ndiaye​

The most impressive player for Olympique Marseille was Iliman Ndiaye.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 31 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 13.

Montpellier – Formation

Montpellier
G
Benjamin Lecomte 40.France
6.6
D
Falaye Sacko 77.Mali
6.3
D
Kiki Kouyaté 4.Mali
6.3
86'
D
Modibo Sagnan 5.France
6.4
75'
M
Issiaga Sylla 3.Guinea
6.4
32'
M
Téji Savanier  11.France
6.8
71'
M
Jordan Ferri 12.France
6.3
70'
M
Joris Chotard 13.France
6.4
M
Silvan Hefti 36.Switzerland
6.4
70' 48'
F
Arnaud Nordin 7.France
7.0
78'
F
Mousa Tamari 9.Jordan
7.7
78' Goals5'
Substitutes
G
Dimitry Bertaud 16.France
D
E. Tchato 29.Cameroon
D
Lucas Mincarelli Davin 35.France
M
Leo Leroy 18.France
6.8
71'
M
Khalil Fayad 22.France
6.4
70'
M
Tanguy Coulibaly 70.France
6.4
78'
F
Akor Adams 8.Nigeria
6.4
70'
F
Sacha Delaye 19.France
F
Yann Karamoh 23.France
6.4
78'

Montpellier started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Michel Der Zakarian played with: Benjamin Lecomte (6.6), Falaye Sacko (6.3), Kiki Kouyaté (6.3), Modibo Sagnan (6.4), Joris Chotard (6.4), Silvan Hefti (6.4), Jordan Ferri (6.3), Teji Savanier (6.8), Issiaga Sylla (6.4), Arnaud Nordin (7.0) and Musa Al-Taamari (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Akor Adams (6.4), Dimitry Bertaud, Leo Leroy (6.8), Sacha Delaye, Khalil Fayad (6.4), Yann Karamoh (6.4), E. Tchato, Lucas Mincarelli Davin and Tanguy Coulibaly (6.4).

Substitutions

Montpellier made 5 changes: Arnaud Nordin for Tanguy Coulibaly (78′), Musa Al-Taamari for Yann Karamoh (78′), Jordan Ferri for Khalil Fayad (70′), Silvan Hefti for Akor Adams (70′) and Teji Savanier for Leo Leroy (71′).

Player of the match: Musa Al-Taamari​

The player that probably impressed the most for Montpellier was Musa Al-Taamari.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 14 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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