Ligue 1: Clermont recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Rennes 2-1
CLERMONT-FERRAND. Clermont was able to turn the table against Rennes to win 2-1.
CLERMONT-FERRAND. Clermont found a way to turn the table against Rennes to win 2-1. It was Rennes to strike first with a goal of B. Santamaria at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 61′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Tell gave the win to Clermont in the 71′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stade Gabriel Montpied stadium in Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard with the assistance of Julien Aube and Mohamed Benkemouche. The 4th official was Ahmed Taleb.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Clermont was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Rennes that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Clermont was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Clermont won the match.
Clermont shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Rennes shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Clermont received 2 yellow cards (S. Abdul Samed and C. Hountondji). On the other side, Rennes received 3 yellow cards (A. Truffert, J. Martin and C. Ugochukwu).
After playing this match, Clermont will have 18 points to stay in the 17th place. On the other side, Rennes will stay with 34 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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19'19'
B. Santamaria
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44'44'
S. Abdul Samed
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46'46'
J. Tell
P. Hamel
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46'46'
Y. Magnin
S. Abdul Samed
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61'61'
L. Da Cunha
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65'65'
A. Truffert
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70'70'
L. Majer
J. Doku
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70'70'
B. Meling
A. Truffert
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71'71'
J. Tell
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74'74'
J. Dossou
L. Da Cunha
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74'74'
J. Martin
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76'76'
C. Ugochukwu
J. Martin
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86'86'
C. Ugochukwu
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88'88'
A. Diouf
C. Ugochukwu
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90'90'
C. Hountondji
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Clermont will play away with Nice on the 6th of February with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Nice (0 draws).
Rennes will host Brest on the 6th of February with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Rennes (5 draws).
Clermont: Formation and Lineups
Clermont started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Pascal Gastien chose to play with the following team: Ouparine Djoco , Akim Zedadka , Cedric Hountondji , Alidu Seidu , Vital N’Simba , Salis Abdul Samed , Johan Gastien , Jason Berthomier , Lucas Da Cunha , Pierre-Yves Hamel and Elbasan Rashani .
Substitutes
Clermont made 3 changes: P. Hamel for J. Tell (46′), S. Abdul Samed for Y. Magnin (46′) and L. Da Cunha for J. Dossou (74′).
Top player: Lucas Da Cunha
Probably the most impressive player in Clermont was Lucas Da Cunha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 13.
Rennes: Formation and Lineups
Rennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Bruno Génésio played with: Doğan Alemdar , Lorenz Assignon , Warmed Omari , Loïc Badé , Adrien Truffert , Jeremy Doku , Baptiste Santamaria , Jonas Martin , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Martin Terrier and Gaëtan Laborde .
Substitutes
Rennes made 4 changes: J. Doku for L. Majer (70′), A. Truffert for B. Meling (70′), J. Martin for C. Ugochukwu (76′) and C. Ugochukwu for A. Diouf (88′).
Top player: Benjamin Bourigeaud
Probably the most impressive player in Rennes was Benjamin Bourigeaud.
His rating is with 35 passes (65% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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