Ligue 1: Rennes tops Montpellier 4-2
MONTPELLIER. Rennes overcomes Montpellier 4-2.
MONTPELLIER. Rennes beats Montpellier 4-2. Rennes took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Amaury Delerue who had the assistance of Alexandre Viala and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Mickaël Leleu. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 7.8 degrees Celsius or 46 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 45%.
Match Statistics
Rennes was in firm control of the ball 56% while Montpellier was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Montpellier was more aggressive with 35 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rennes was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Montpellier shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Rennes shot 9 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 3 yellow cards (T. Savanier, V. Germain and A. Oyongo). On the opposite side, Rennes received 2 yellow cards (H. Traore and W. Omari).
After playing this match, Montpellier will stay with 37 points like Lens to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Rennes will have 40 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
M. Terrier
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15'15'
B. Bourigeaud
H. Traore
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19'19'
A. Oyongo
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27'27'
T. Savanier
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28'28'
H. Traore
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42'42'
E. Wahi
J. Chotard
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50'50'
G. Laborde (Penalty)
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71'71'
W. Omari
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73'73'
V. Germain
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73'73'
S. Guirassy
G. Laborde
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79'79'
J. Sambia
V. Germain
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79'79'
B. Makouana
A. Souquet
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80'80'
A. Truffert
M. Terrier
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84'84'
L. Majer
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85'85'
A. Oyongo
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87'87'
S. Delaye
F. Mollet
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88'88'
L. Leroy
J. Chotard
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90'90'
J. Doku
L. Majer
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Montpellier will play away against Nantes on the 6th of March with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Nantes (3 draws).
Rennes will host Angers SCO on the 6th of March with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Rennes (3 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 , Arnaud Souquet , Thuler , Nicolas Cozza , Ambroise Oyongo , Jordan Ferri , Joris Chotard , Valère Germain , Teji Savanier , Florent Mollet and Sepe Elye Wahi .
Substitutes
Montpellier made 4 changes: V. Germain for J. Sambia (79′), A. Souquet for B. Makouana (79′), F. Mollet for S. Delaye (87′) and J. Chotard for L. Leroy (88′).
Top player: Ambroise Oyongo
Probably the most impressive player in Montpellier was Ambroise Oyongo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Rennes: Formation and Lineups
Rennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Bruno Génésio played with: Alfred Gomis , Hamari Traore , Warmed Omari , Nayef Aguerd , Birger Meling , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Jonas Martin , Baptiste Santamaria , Martin Terrier , Lovro Majer and Gaëtan Laborde .
Substitutes
Rennes made 3 changes: G. Laborde for S. Guirassy (73′), M. Terrier for A. Truffert (80′) and L. Majer for J. Doku (90′).
Top player: Benjamin Bourigeaud
Probably the most impressive player in Rennes was Benjamin Bourigeaud.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
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