Montpellier vs Lens 2021-22 Ligue 1
86': Jordan FerriSecond-placed Lens beaten by Montpellier in Ligue 1
Second-placed RC Lens lost ground with Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain when they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Montpellier on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 29': Christopher Wooh (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lens 0.
- 48': Goal! Montpellier 1, Lens 0. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a through ball following a fast break.
- 58': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': David Costa (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces David Costa.
- 66': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
- 67': Maxime Estève (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, Montpellier. Mihailo Ristic replaces Valère Germain.
- 77': Corentin Jean (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Wesley Saïd (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Florent Mollet.
- 84': Substitution, Lens. Charles Boli replaces Christopher Wooh.
- 86': Second yellow card to Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Jonathan Clauss.
Game Information
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 12,474
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +34 | Paris Saint-Germain | 24 | 57 | 3 |
| +24 | Lens | 24 | 53 | 5 |
| +13 | Lyon | 24 | 45 | 7 |
| +18 | Marseille | 24 | 43 | 7 |
Statistics
 RCL |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
| 50.4 | Possession | 49.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 322 | Accurate Passes | 319 |
| 413 | Passes | 408 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 20 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 17 | Clearances | 13 |
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK) |
| 3 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 14 | Maxime Estève  |
| 31 | Nicolas Cozza |
| 6 | Junior Sambia |
| 11 | Téji Savanier |
| 13 | Joris Chotard |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 9 | Valère Germain |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
Lens (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 5 | Christopher Wooh |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 20 | David Da Costa |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
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