CLERMONT-FERRAND. Olympique Marseille beats Clermont 5-1 after playing a incredible match. Olympique Marseille capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade Gabriel Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard with the support of Nicolas Danos and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Antoine Valnet. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.41 degrees Celsius or 54.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 7 Total 17
- 2 On Target 11
- 3 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 84 Attack 155
- 24 Dangerous attack 58
- 93 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Olympique Marseille had a superior ball possession 56% while Clermont was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Olympique Marseille was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Olympique Marseille won the match.
Clermont shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Olympique Marseille shot 17 times, 11 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Clermont received 2 yellow cards (Neto Borges and Muhammed Cham-Saračević). On the opposite side, Olympique Marseille received 1 yellow card (Geoffrey Kondogbia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Clermont stays with 17 points like Metz to hold in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Olympique Marseille will has 36 points like Lens to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Clermont will play away against Metz on the 10th of March with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Clermont (8 draws).
Olympique Marseille will host Nantes on the 10th of March with a 13-6 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Marseille (10 draws).
Clermont – Formation
Clermont
45'
62'
53'
Clermont started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pascal Gastien decided to play with the following team: Maxime Gonalons, Mory Diaw , Andy Pelmard , Chrislain Matsima , Florent Ogier , Neto Borges , Habib Keita , Johan Gastien , Bilal Boutobba , Muhammed Cham-Saračević , Alan Virginius and Shamar Nicholson .
The home team had on the bench: Jim Allevinah , Massamba Ndiaye, Mehdi Zeffane, Yohann Magnin , Komnen Andrić , Cheick Konate , Elbasan Rashani , Yoël Armougom and Jérémy Jacquet.
Substitutions
Clermont made 5 changes: Bilal Boutobba for Elbasan Rashani (62′), Alan Virginius for Jim Allevinah (62′), Habib Keita for Cheick Konate (83′), Shamar Nicholson for Komnen Andrić (76′) and Johan Gastien for Yohann Magnin (76′).
Player of the match: Bilal Boutobba
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Clermont was Bilal Boutobba.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Olympique Marseille – Formation
Olympique Marseille
Olympique Marseille started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jean-Louis Gasset played with: Samuel Gigot, Jordan Veretout, Pau López , Jonathan Clauss , Chancel Mbemba , Leonardo Balerdi , Quentin Merlin , Azzedine Ounahi , Pape Gueye , Amine Harit , Ismaïla Sarr and Iliman Ndiaye , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang .
These were the players on the bench: Ulisses Garcia, Bamo Meïté, Simon Ngapandouetnbu, F. Moumbagna , Junior Onana , Joaquín Correa , Stéphane Sparagna, Luis Henrique and Geoffrey Kondogbia .
Substitutions
Olympique Marseille made 5 changes: Pape Gueye for Geoffrey Kondogbia (61′), Azzedine Ounahi for Junior Onana (61′), Iliman Ndiaye for Luis Henrique (75′), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for F. Moumbagna (75′) and Amine Harit for Joaquín Correa (83′).
Player of the match: F. Moumbagna
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Marseille was F. Moumbagna.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (40% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was exceptional also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 75′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Clermont – Olympique Marseille – 1-5
- Reims – LOSC Lille – 0-1
