Ligue 1: Montpellier beats Monaco 3-2
MONTPELLIER. Montpellier topped Monaco.
MONTPELLIER. Montpellier topped Monaco. Monaco was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Sunday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Jérémie Pignard who was helped by Aurélien Drouet and Guillaume Debart. The 4th official was Guillaume Paradis. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 6.4 degrees Celsius or 43.43 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 66%.
Match Statistics
Monaco was in firm control of the ball 62% while Montpellier was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Monaco was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, Montpellier managed to find the solution to win this match.
Montpellier shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Monaco shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 1 yellow card (S. Mavididi). On the opposite side, Monaco received 2 yellow cards (C. Henrique and R. Aguilar).
After playing this match, Montpellier will have 31 points like Olympique Lyonnais to move up in the 10th place. On the other side, Monaco will stay with 33 points like Lens to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
C. Henrique
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14'14'
E. Wahi
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32'32'
S. Mavididi
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34'34'
W. Ben Yedder
A. Tchouameni
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57'57'
Vanderson
Jean Lucas
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65'65'
R. Aguilar
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67'67'
Y. Fofana
E. Matazo
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67'67'
I. Jakobs
G. Martins
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71'71'
N. Gioacchini
E. Wahi
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82'82'
Vanderson
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87'87'
J. Sambia
V. Germain
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89'89'
T. Ribeiro
C. Henrique
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90'90'
S. Mavididi
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90'90'
S. Mavididi
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90'90'
J. Sambia
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Montpellier will play away with Saint-Étienne on the 5th of February with a 13-8 head to head stats in favor of Saint-Étienne (4 draws).
Monaco will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 5th of February with a 15-7 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (6 draws).
Montpellier: Formation and Lineups
Montpellier started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Olivier Dall’Oglio chose to play with the following team: Jonas Omlin , Arnaud Souquet , Nicolas Cozza , Mamadou Sakho , Mihailo Ristić , Florent Mollet , Jordan Ferri , Joris Chotard , Stephy Mavididi , Valère Germain and Sepe Elye Wahi .
Substitutes
Montpellier made 2 changes: E. Wahi for N. Gioacchini (71′) and V. Germain for J. Sambia (87′).
Top player: Sepe Elye Wahi
The player who no doubt impressed Montpellier the most was Sepe Elye Wahi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 7 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 1 cross.
Monaco: Formation and Lineups
Monaco started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Philippe Clement played with: Alexander Nübel , Ruben Aguilar , Axel Disasi , Guillermo Maripán , Caio Henrique , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Gelson Martins , Eliot Matazo , Jean Lucas , Sofiane Diop and Wissam Ben Yedder .
Substitutes
Monaco made 4 changes: Jean Lucas for Vanderson (57′), E. Matazo for Y. Fofana (67′), G. Martins for I. Jakobs (67′) and C. Henrique for T. Ribeiro (89′).
Top player: Aurélien Tchouaméni
Probably the most impressive player in Monaco was Aurélien Tchouaméni.
His rating is with 87 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
