Ligue 1: Strasbourg defeats Montpellier 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit
STRASBOURG. Strasbourg was capable to turn the table against Montpellier.
STRASBOURG. Strasbourg succeeded in turn the table against Montpellier. It was Montpellier to score first with a goal from F. Mollet. However, later Strasbourg found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with W. Majeed (77′), A. Thomasson (84′) and K. Gameiro (86′). Strasbourg took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade de la Meinau stadium in Strasbourg on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Gaillouste with the assistance of Stephan Luzi and Valentin Evrard. The 4th official was William Toulliou. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.5 degrees Celsius or 36.57 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
Strasbourg was in firm control of the ball 56% while Montpellier was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Strasbourg was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Strasbourg won the match.
Strasbourg shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Montpellier shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Strasbourg received 2 yellow cards (J. Bellegarde and N. Kandil). On the other side, Montpellier received 2 yellow cards (J. Ferri and T. Savanier).
Also, Montpellier didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after E. Wahi (Montpellier) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (66′).
After this match, Strasbourg will have 29 points like Nantes to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Montpellier will stay with 31 points like Rennes to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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11'11'
F. Mollet
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22'22'
J. Bellegarde
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59'59'
J. Ferri
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61'61'
E. Wahi
F. Mollet
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61'61'
J. Sambia
S. Mavididi
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63'63'
N. Kandil
D. Lienard
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63'63'
J. Aholou
J. Bellegarde
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65'65'
T. Savanier
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66'66'
E. Wahi
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69'69'
F. Guilbert
K. Fila
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69'69'
W. Majeed
L. Perrin
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70'70'
N. Kandil
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77'77'
W. Majeed
A. Thomasson
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80'80'
N. Gioacchini
V. Germain
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84'84'
A. Thomasson
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86'86'
K. Gameiro
I. Sissoko
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89'89'
B. Makouana
J. Ferri
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89'89'
L. Leroy
T. Savanier
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Strasbourg will play away with Clermont on the 19th of January with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Montpellier will host Troyes on the 19th of January with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Montpellier (5 draws).
Strasbourg: Formation and Lineups
Strasbourg started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Julien Stéphan chose to play with the following team: Matz Sels , Lucas Perrin , Gerzino Nyamsi , Anthony Caci , Karol Fila , Ibrahima Sissoko , Sanjin Prcić , Jean-Ricner Bellegarde , Dimitri Liénard , Adrien Thomasson and Kévin Gameiro .
Substitutes
Strasbourg made 4 changes: D. Lienard for N. Kandil (63′), J. Bellegarde for J. Aholou (63′), K. Fila for F. Guilbert (69′) and L. Perrin for W. Majeed (69′).
Top player: Sanjin Prcić
The player who no doubt impressed Strasbourg the most was Sanjin Prcić even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 72 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.Montpellier: Formation and Lineups
Montpellier started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Olivier Dall’Oglio played with: Jonas Omlin , Arnaud Souquet , Nicolas Cozza , Mamadou Sakho , Mihailo Ristić , Jordan Ferri , Joris Chotard , Florent Mollet , Teji Savanier , Stephy Mavididi and Valère Germain .
Substitutes
Montpellier made 5 changes: F. Mollet for E. Wahi (61′), S. Mavididi for J. Sambia (61′), V. Germain for N. Gioacchini (80′), J. Ferri for B. Makouana (89′) and T. Savanier for L. Leroy (89′).
Best player: Jonas Omlin
The player that probably impressed the most for Montpellier was the goalkeeper: Jonas Omlin. His rating is 7.44. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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