REIMS. Reims and Lens draw 1-1. F. Balogun scored the first goal (71′) for Reims. L. Openda equalized (82′). Lens was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%)
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II stadium in Reims on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier with the assistance of Cédric Favre and Alexandre Viala. The 4th official was Brendan Roffet. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.9 degrees Celsius or 82.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Lens had a strong ball possession 64% while Reims was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lens was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Lens to win the contest.
Reims shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Lens shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Reims received 2 yellow cards (A. Gravillon and B. Locko). On the opposite side, Lens received 2 yellow cards (F. Medina and J. Gradit).
Also, Lens didn’t finish the match with 11 players after D. Machado (Lens) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (66′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Reims will have 6 points like Nantes to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Lens will have 14 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Reims will host Monaco on the 18th of September with a 5-5 head to head statistic.
Lens will play away agasint Nantes on the 18th of September with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Nantes (4 draws).
Reims – Formation
Reims
33'
83'
71'
Reims started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Óscar García Junyent decided to play with the following team: Patrick Pentz , Andrew Gravillon , Emmanuel Agbadou , Yunis Abdelhamid , Maxime Busi , Marshall Munetsi , Dion Lopy , Bradley Locko , Alexis Flips , Junya Ito and Folarin Balogun .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahim Diakité, Yehvann Diouf, Kamory Doumbia , Martin Adeline, Rafik Guitane, Arbër Zeneli, Nathanael Mbuku, Mitchell Van Bergen and Samuel Koeberle.
Substitutions
Reims made 2 changes: A. Flips for K. Doumbia (71′) and B. Locko for M. van Bergen (83′).
Best player: Andrew Gravillon
The player that probably impressed the most for Reims was Andrew Gravillon.
His rating is with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
Lens – Formation
Lens
66'
Lens started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Franck Haise played with: Brice Samba , Jonathan Gradit , Kevin Danso , Facundo Medina , Przemysław Frankowski , Salis Abdul Samed , Łukasz Poręba , Massadio Haïdara , Florian Sotoca , Loïs Openda and David da Costa .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ismaël Boura , Jimmy Cabot , Jean-Louis Leca, Deiver Machado , Steven Fortes, Remy Labeau Lascary, Junior Onana , Yaya Fofana and Alexis Claude-Maurice .
Substitutions
Lens made 5 changes: P. Frankowski for J. Cabot (62′), M. Haidara for D. Machado (62′), D. Costa for I. Boura (70′), L. Poreba for J. Onana (71′) and J. Gradit for A. Claude-Maurice (75′).
Best player: Florian Sotoca
The player that probably impressed the most for Lens was Florian Sotoca.
His rating is with 49 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Troyes – Rennes – 1-1
- Reims – Lens – 1-1
- Brest – Strasbourg – 1-1
- Nice – Monaco – 0-1
- Montpellier – Lille – 1-3
- Clermont – Toulouse – 2-0
- Ajaccio – Lorient – 0-1
