MONTPELLIER. Montpellier overcomes Lens 1-0 after S. Mavididi scored just 1 goal (47′).

Montpellier remained in 10 people after J. Ferri received a double yellow card in the 86′.

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 Florent Batta with the help of Gilles Lang and Laurent Coniglio. The 4th official was Floris Aubin. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Montpellier was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Lens that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Montpellier was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Montpellier won the match​.

Montpellier shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Lens shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Montpellier received 3 yellow cards (J. Chotard, J. Ferri and M. Esteve). On the opposite side, Lens received 4 yellow cards (D. Costa, C. Wooh, C. Jean and W. Said).

J. Ferri (Montpellier) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (86′).

Standings

After playing this match, Montpellier will have 13 points like Clermont to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Lens will stay with 18 points to stay in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will play away with Monaco on the 24th of October with a 11-2 head to head statistic in favor of Monaco (8 draws).

Lens will host Metz on the 24th of October with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Lens (6 draws).

Montpellier – Formation

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

The manager Olivier Dall’Oglio decided to play with the following team: Jonas Omlin (7.8), Junior Sambia (7.4), Maxime Estève (6.8), Mamadou Sakho (7.0), Nicolas Cozza (6.4), Jordan Ferri (6.5), Joris Chotard (7.0), Florent Mollet (7.0), Teji Savanier (8.3), Stephy Mavididi (7.2) and Valère Germain (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Nicholas Gioacchini (6.7), Mihailo Ristić (6.6), Mathías Suárez, Béni Makouana, Leo Leroy, Matis Carvalho, Arnaud Souquet, Sacha Delaye and Sepe Elye Wahi.

Substitutions

Montpellier made 2 changes: V. Germain for M. Ristic (76′) and F. Mollet for N. Gioacchini (83′).

Best player: Teji Savanier​

The player that probably impressed the most for Montpellier was Teji Savanier even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 54 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 8 crosses.

Lens – Formation

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

On the opposite side, Franck Haise played with: Jean-Louis Leca (7.2), Jonathan Gradit (6.9), Kevin Danso (7.0), Christopher Wooh (6.8), Jonathan Clauss (7.6), Cheick Doucouré (7.4), Seko Fofana (7.4), Przemysław Frankowski (7.2), David Da Costa (7.0), Florian Sotoca (6.8) and Arnaud Kalimuendo (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Malcom Musquet, Samba Sow, Corentin Jean (6.3), Deiver Machado, Jonathan Varane, Yannick Cahuzac, Wuilker Faríñez, Wesley Saïd (6.6) and Charles Boli (6.5).

Substitutions

Lens made 4 changes: D. Costa for C. Jean (65′), A. Kalimuendo for W. Said (66′), C. Wooh for C. Boli (84′) and J. Clauss for D. Machado (88′).

Best player: Jonathan Clauss​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lens was Jonathan Clauss.

His rating is (7.6) with 35 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Bordeaux – Nantes – 1-1
• Brest – Reims – 1-1
• Olympique Marseille – Lorient – 4-1
• Metz – Rennes – 0-3
• Montpellier – Lens – 1-0
• Strasbourg – Saint-Étienne – 5-1
• Troyes – Nice – 1-0