MONTPELLIER. Montpellier finds the way to recover against Strasbourg with a penalty kick on the H. Diarra 47′ and a goal on the E. Emegha 83′. Montpellier was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Stéphanie Frappart with the collaboration of Mikael Berchebru and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Mathieu Vernice. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.12 degrees Celsius or 44.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 22 Total 12
- 7 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 5
- 8 Shots blocked 3
- 118 Attack 82
- 65 Dangerous attack 41
- 84 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 1
- 8 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Montpellier was in firm control of the ball 59% while Strasbourg was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Montpellier was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Montpellier to win the match.
Montpellier shot 22 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Strasbourg shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 1 yellow card (Jordan Ferri). On the opposite side, Strasbourg received 3 yellow cards (Ibrahima Sissoko, Habib Diarra and Emanuel Emegha).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Montpellier has 23 points to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Strasbourg will has 26 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will play away with Nice on the 10th of March with a 15-10 head to head stats in favor of Montpellier (7 draws).
Strasbourg will host Monaco on the 10th of March with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Monaco (3 draws).
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
71', 87'
68'
19'
Montpellier started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michel Der Zakarian decided to play with the following team: Falaye Sacko, Benjamin Lecomte , E. Tchato , Kiki Kouyaté , Modibo Sagnan , Issiaga Sylla , Jordan Ferri , Joris Chotard , Musa Al-Taamari , Teji Savanier , Arnaud Nordin and Akor Adams .
The home team had on the bench: Wahbi Khazri , Dimitry Bertaud, Theo Sainte Luce, Leo Leroy, Khalil Fayad, Yann Karamoh , Teo Allix, Tanguy Coulibaly and Silvan Hefti.
Substitutions
Montpellier made 3 changes: Joris Chotard for Tanguy Coulibaly (68′), Musa Al-Taamari for Wahbi Khazri (68′) and Akor Adams for Yann Karamoh (80′).
Player of the match: Arnaud Nordin
The most impressive player for Montpellier was Arnaud Nordin.
His rating is with 2 goals, 30 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Strasbourg – Formation
Strasbourg
Strasbourg started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Patrick Vieira played with: Ângelo, Alaa Bellaarouch , Ismael Doukoure , Lucas Perrin , Saïdou Sow , Marvin Senaya , Ibrahima Sissoko , Habib Diarra , Thomas Delaine , Junior Mwanga , Emanuel Emegha and Dilane Bakwa .
These were the players on the bench: Jessy Deminguet, Andrey Santos, Steven Baseya, Alexandre Pierre, Aboubacar Ali Abdallah, Mohamed Bechikh, Rabby Nzingoula, Frédéric Guilbert and Kévin Gameiro .
Substitutions
Strasbourg made 3 changes: Dilane Bakwa for Kévin Gameiro (60′), Marvin Senaya for Frédéric Guilbert (76′) and Emanuel Emegha for Jessy Deminguet (90′).
Player of the match: Thomas Delaine
The most impressive player for Strasbourg was Thomas Delaine.
His rating is with 28 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Lyonnais – Lens – 0-3
- Brest – Le Havre – 1-0
- Montpellier – Strasbourg – 2-2
- Nantes – Metz – 0-2
- Toulouse – Nice – 2-1
- Rennes – Lorient – 1-2
