Ligue 1: Lens tops Montpellier 2-0 on Wednesday
LENS. Lens conquers Montpellier with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Costa (37') and a goal from I. Ganago (75').
LENS. Lens prevails over Montpellier with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Costa (37′) and a goal from I. Ganago (75′).
The match was played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue with the help of Djemel Zitouni and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Bartolomeu Varela. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.4 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 55%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Lens was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Montpellier that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Montpellier was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Lens was able to find the solution to win this match.
Lens shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Montpellier shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Lens received 1 yellow card (D. Costa). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Montpellier.
After playing this match, Lens will have 50 points to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Montpellier will stay with 42 points to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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37'37'
D. Costa
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61'61'
F. Mollet
V. Germain
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61'61'
T. Savanier
S. Delaye
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68'68'
P. Frankowski
J. Clauss
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68'68'
I. Ganago
A. Kalimuendo
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70'70'
D. Costa
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74'74'
J. Ferri
L. Leroy
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74'74'
E. Wahi
S. Mavididi
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74'74'
P. Berg
D. Costa
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75'75'
I. Ganago
P. Frankowski
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82'82'
W. Said
F. Sotoca
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82'82'
Y. Cahuzac
C. Doucoure
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88'88'
N. Gioacchini
R. Cabella
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Lens will play away with Paris Saint Germain on the 23rd of April with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (6 draws).
Montpellier will play away against Olympique Lyonnais on the 23rd of April with a 13-7 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (4 draws).
Lens: Formation and Lineups
Lens started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Franck Haise chose to play with the following team: Wuilker Faríñez , Jonathan Gradit , Kevin Danso , Christopher Wooh , Jonathan Clauss , Cheick Doucouré , Seko Fofana , Deiver Machado , David da Costa , Florian Sotoca and Arnaud Kalimuendo .
Substitutes
Lens made 5 changes: J. Clauss for P. Frankowski (68′), A. Kalimuendo for I. Ganago (68′), D. Costa for P. Berg (74′), F. Sotoca for W. Said (82′) and C. Doucoure for Y. Cahuzac (82′).
Top player: David da Costa
Probably the most impressive player in Lens was David da Costa.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Montpellier: Formation and Lineups
Montpellier started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Olivier Dall’Oglio played with: Jonas Omlin , Arnaud Souquet , Maxime Estève , Mamadou Sakho , Ambroise Oyongo , Joris Chotard , Leo Leroy , Sacha Delaye , Rémy Cabella , Stephy Mavididi and Valère Germain .
Substitutes
Montpellier made 5 changes: V. Germain for F. Mollet (61′), S. Delaye for T. Savanier (61′), L. Leroy for J. Ferri (74′), S. Mavididi for E. Wahi (74′) and R. Cabella for N. Gioacchini (88′).
Top player: Teji Savanier
Probably the most impressive player in Montpellier was Teji Savanier.
His rating is with 15 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 61′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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