Ligue 1: Olympique Lyonnais snatches a 2-1 win against Montpellier 2-1
MONTPELLIER. Olympique Lyonnais beat Montpellier to win 2-1. A goal from A. Lacazette was decisive in the 90min.
MONTPELLIER. Olympique Lyonnais prevailed over Montpellier to win 2-1. A goal from A. Lacazette was decisive in the 90min. It was Olympique Lyonnais to strike first with a goal of H. Aouar at the 33′. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Lacazette gave the win to Olympique Lyonnais in the 90′ minute with a goal. Olympique Lyonnais was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Olympique Lyonnais remained in 10 people after S. Diomande received a red card in the 74′. Anyway, Olympique Lyonnais still was able to win this contest playing only with 10 players. In fact, on the other side, S. Mavididi received a red card (76′). This red card was one of the reason why Montpellier lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard who was helped by Christophe Mouysset and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Alexandre Perreau Niel. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.34 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
Olympique Lyonnais was in firm control of the ball 62% while Montpellier was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Olympique Lyonnais was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Olympique Lyonnais won the contest.
Montpellier shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais shot 22 times, 11 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 2 yellow cards (T. Savanier and E. Wahi). On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais received 2 yellow cards (H. Aouar and T. Mendes).
(Montpellier) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (76′).
Also, Olympique Lyonnais didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after S. Diomande (Olympique Lyonnais) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (74′).
After this match, Montpellier will stay with 12 points like Troyes and Nice to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais will have 14 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
H. Aouar
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33'33'
H. Aouar
A. Lacazette
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43'43'
B. Kamara
J. Omlin
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49'49'
T. Mendes
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55'55'
A. Nordin
F. Maouassa
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55'55'
A. Souquet
E. Tchato
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59'59'
T. Savanier
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59'59'
D. Da Silva
J. Boateng
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64'64'
K. Toko Ekambi
M. Dembele
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64'64'
J. Reine-Adelaide
H. Aouar
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70'70'
E. Wahi
J. Ferri
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74'74'
S. Diomande
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76'76'
E. Wahi
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76'76'
S. Mavididi
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82'82'
J. Chotard
J. Ferri
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82'82'
V. Germain
E. Wahi
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90'90'
A. Lacazette
M. Caqueret
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Montpellier will play away against Rennes on the 30th of October with a 11-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rennes (7 draws).
Olympique Lyonnais will host Lille on the 30th of October with a 14-7 head to head stats in favor of Lille (13 draws).
Montpellier: Formation and Lineups
Montpellier started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Olivier Dall’Oglio chose to play with the following team: Jonas Omlin , Enzo Tchato Mbiayi , Christopher Jullien , Maxime Estève , Nicolas Cozza , Khalil Fayad , Jordan Ferri , Stephy Mavididi , Teji Savanier , Faitout Maouassa and Sepe Elye Wahi .
Substitutes
Montpellier made 5 changes: J. Omlin for B. Kamara (43′), F. Maouassa for A. Nordin (55′), E. Tchato for A. Souquet (55′), J. Ferri for J. Chotard (82′) and E. Wahi for V. Germain (82′).
Top player: Jordan Ferri
Probably the most impressive player in Montpellier was Jordan Ferri.
His rating is with 35 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Olympique Lyonnais: Formation and Lineups
Olympique Lyonnais started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Laurent Blanc played with: Anthony Lopes , Sinaly Diomandé , Jérôme Boateng , Castello Lukeba , Malo Gusto , Maxence Caqueret , Thiago Mendes , Nicolás Tagliafico , Houssem Aouar , Moussa Dembélé and Alexandre Lacazette .
Substitutes
Olympique Lyonnais made 3 changes: J. Boateng for D. Da Silva (59′), M. Dembele for K. Toko Ekambi (64′) and H. Aouar for J. Reine-Adelaide (64′).
Top player: Alexandre Lacazette
The player who no doubt impressed Olympique Lyonnais the most was Alexandre Lacazette.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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