Ligue 1: Lille annihilates Clermont 4-0 showing huge dominance
VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ. Lille demolishes Clermont 4-0 with goals of
VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ. Lille demolishes Clermont 4-0 with goals of J. Bamba (4′), J. David (72′), Z. Celik (85′) and E. Zhegrova (90′).
The match was played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Sunday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard who was helped by Gilles Lang and Valentin Evrard. The 4th official was Antoine Valnet.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Lille was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Clermont that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Clermont was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Lille managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Lille shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Clermont shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Lille received 2 yellow cards (J. Gourvennec and H. Ben Arfa). On the opposite side, Clermont received 2 yellow cards (S. Abdul Samed and A. Seidu).
Also, Clermont didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after S. Abdul Samed (Clermont) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (68′).
After this match, Lille will have 39 points like Nantes to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Clermont will stay with 28 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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4'4'
J. Bamba
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36'36'
S. Abdul Samed
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40'40'
J. Gourvennec
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50'50'
H. Ben Arfa
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64'64'
S. Khaoui
J. Berthomier
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66'66'
A. Seidu
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68'68'
S. Abdul Samed
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72'72'
J. David
R. Sanches
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73'73'
G. Gudmundsson
Xeka
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73'73'
B. Yilmaz
H. Ben Arfa
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73'73'
Y. Magnin
L. Da Cunha
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82'82'
J. Dossou
E. Rashani
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82'82'
J. C. Billong
A. Seidu
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82'82'
P. Hamel
G. Kyei
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82'82'
E. Zhegrova
J. David
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83'83'
A. Onana
R. Sanches
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85'85'
Z. Celik
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88'88'
A. Gomes
J. Bamba
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90'90'
E. Zhegrova
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Lille will host Saint-Étienne on the 11th of March with a 16-6 head to head statistic in favor of Lille (10 draws).
Clermont will host Lorient on the 13th of March with a 0-0 head to head record.
Lille: Formation and Lineups
Lille started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Jocelyn Gourvennec chose to play with the following team: Léo Jardim , Zeki Çelik , José Fonte , Sven Botman , Tiago Djaló , Benjamin André , Xeka , Renato Sanches , Jonathan Bamba , Jonathan David and Hatem Ben Arfa .
Substitutes
Lille made 5 changes: Xeka for G. Gudmundsson (73′), H. Ben Arfa for B. Yilmaz (73′), J. David for E. Zhegrova (82′), R. Sanches for A. Onana (83′) and J. Bamba for A. Gomes (88′).
Top player: Jonathan David
The player who no doubt impressed Lille the most was Jonathan David.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4.
Clermont: Formation and Lineups
Clermont started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Pascal Gastien played with: Ouparine Djoco , Akim Zedadka , Cédric Hountondji , Alidu Seidu , Vital N’Simba , Johan Gastien , Lucas Da Cunha , Salis Abdul Samed , Jason Berthomier , Elbasan Rashani and Grejohn Kyei .
Substitutes
Clermont made 5 changes: J. Berthomier for S. Khaoui (64′), L. Da Cunha for Y. Magnin (73′), E. Rashani for J. Dossou (82′), A. Seidu for J. C. Billong (82′) and G. Kyei for P. Hamel (82′).
Top player: Vital N’Simba
Probably the most impressive player in Clermont was Vital N’Simba.
His rating is with 40 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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