MONTPELLIER. Lille beat Montpellier 3-1 thanks to J. David who scored in the 41st and 90th minute. It was Montpellier to score first with a goal from E. Wahi. Notwithstanding, later Lille found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with J. David (41′), A. Gomes (57′) and J. David (90′). Lille was much better in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérôme Brisard with the support of Benjamin Pages and Alexis Auger. The 4th official was Mickaël Leleu. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.7 degrees Celsius or 80.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Montpellier

1 - 3

LOSC Lille

  • ! 24 Ball Possession 76
Shots
  • 5 Total 26
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 21
  • 2 Shots blocked 8
  • 64 Attack 131
  • 21 Dangerous attack 87
  • 76 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 9
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Lille was in firm control of the ball 76% while Montpellier was struggling with a 24% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lille was more aggressive with 87 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lille won the match.​

Montpellier shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lille shot 26 times, 5 on target, 21 off target.

Cards

Montpellier didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Lille received 4 yellow cards (T. Djalo, A. Ounas, A. Gomes and J. David).

(Montpellier) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (45′).

Match Timeline

16'
20'
36'
Adam Ounas- sub ->E. Zhegrova
41'
Jonathan David(goal)R. Cabella
45'
57'
Angel Gomes(goal)R. Cabella
58'
59'
59'
75'
Khalil Fayad- sub ->J. Ferri
75'
80'
Adam Ounas- Yellow
83'
86'
90'
Jonathan David- Yellow
90'
Jonathan David(goal)J. Bamba

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Paris Saint Germain
85
38
Lens
84
38
Olympique Marseille
73
38
Rennes
68
38
LOSC Lille
67
38
Monaco
65
38
Olympique Lyonnais
62
38
Clermont
59
38
Nice
58
38
Lorient
55
38
Reims
51
38
Montpellier
50
38
Toulouse
48
38
Brest
44
38
Strasbourg
40
38
Nantes
36
38
Auxerre
35
38
Ajaccio
26
38
Troyes
24
38
Angers SCO
18
38

After this encounter, Montpellier will stay with 9 points like Clermont to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Lille will have 10 points like Lorient to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will play away with Angers SCO on the 11th of September with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Montpellier (6 draws).

Lille will play away agasint Olympique Marseille on the 10th of September with a 15-10 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Marseille (10 draws).

Montpellier – Formation

Montpellier
G
Matis Carvalho 30.Portugal
6.8
D
Mamadou Sakho 75.France
7.0
75'
D
Falaye Sacko 77.Mali
7.2
D
Nicolas Cozza 31.France
6.3
D
Maxime Esteve 14.France
7.0
M
Jordan Ferri 12.France
6.6
75'
M
Leo Leroy 18.France
6.2
58'
M
Joris Chotard 13.France
6.1
83'
M
Valère Germain 9.France
5.6
45'
M
Arnaud Nordin 7.France
6.7
59'
F
Elye Wahi 21.France
7.1
20'
Substitutes
G
Bingourou Kamara 90.Senegal
D
A. Souquet 2.France
6.3
75'
D
Faitout Maouassa 27.France
6.2
59'
D
E. Tchato 29.Cameroon
6.6
58'
M
Khalil Fayad 22.France
6.4
75'
F
B. Makouana 28.Republic of the Congo
6.8
83'

Montpellier started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Olivier Dall’Oglio decided to play with the following team: Matis Carvalho (6.8), Falaye Sacko (7.2), Maxime Estève (7.0), Mamadou Sakho (7.0), Nicolas Cozza (6.3), Joris Chotard (6.1), Jordan Ferri (6.6), Leo Leroy (6.2), Arnaud Nordin (6.7), Valère Germain (5.6) and Sepe Elye Wahi (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Arnaud Souquet (6.3), Béni Makouana (6.8), Bingourou Kamara, Axel Gueguin, Teo Allix, Faitout Maouassa (6.2), Khalil Fayad (6.4) and Enzo Tchato Mbiayi (6.6).

Substitutions

Montpellier made 5 changes: L. Leroy for E. Tchato (58′), A. Nordin for F. Maouassa (59′), M. Sakho for A. Souquet (75′), J. Ferri for K. Fayad (75′) and J. Chotard for B. Makouana (83′).

Best player: Falaye Sacko​

The most impressive player for Montpellier was Falaye Sacko.

His rating is (7.2) with 15 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Lille – Formation

LOSC Lille
G
Léo Jardim 1.Brazil
6.0
D
José Fonte 6.Portugal
6.9
D
Ismaily 31.Brazil
7.3
D
Tiago Djaló 3.Portugal
7.8
16'
D
Bafodé Diakité 18.France
6.8
M
Benjamin André 21.France
8.4
M
Rémy Cabella 10.France
7.7
59'
M
Angel Gomes 20.England
7.9
57'
M
Edon Zhegrova 23.Kosovo
7.0
36'
M
Jonathan Bamba 7.France
7.3
F
Jonathan David 9.Canada
9.0
90' 41', 90'
Substitutes
G
Lucas Chevalier 30.France
D
Akim Zedadka 13.Algeria
D
Gabriel Gudmundsson 5.Sweden
D
Leny Yoro 15.France
D
Alexsandro 4.Brazil
M
Jonas Martin 8.France
M
André Gomes 28.Portugal
6.7
59' 86'
M
Adam Ounas 11.Algeria
7.1
36' 80'
F
Mohamed Bayo 27.Guinea

Lille started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca played with: Léo Jardim (6.0), Bafodé Diakité (6.8), José Fonte (6.9), Tiago Djaló (7.8), Ismaily (7.3), Benjamin André (8.4), Angel Gomes (7.9), Edon Zhegrova (7.0), Rémy Cabella (7.7), Jonathan Bamba (7.3) and Jonathan David (9.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lucas Chevalier, Jonas Martin, Akim Zedadka, André Gomes (6.7), Adam Ounas (7.1), Gabriel Gudmundsson, Leny Yoro, Alexsandro Ribeiro and Mohamed Bayo.

Lille could not rely on the presence of A. Ounas (injured).

Substitutions

Lille made 2 changes: E. Zhegrova for A. Ounas (36′) and R. Cabella for A. Gomes (59′).

Best player: Jonathan David​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lille was Jonathan David.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 27 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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