French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs Lens 2021-22 Ligue 1

Montpellier
  • 48': Stephy Mavididi
  • Red Card 86': Jordan Ferri
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1 - 0
Lens

    Second-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

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
    Location: Montpellier, France
    Attendance: 12,474

    French Ligue 1 Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +8 Paris Saint-Germain 7 16 1
    +10 Marseille 7 15 2
    +7 Strasbourg 7 15 2
    +4 Lyon 7 15 2
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    Statistics

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    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

    Line-Ups

    MON Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jonas Omlin (GK)
    3 Mamadou Sakho
    14 Maxime Estève Yellow Card
    31 Nicolas Cozza
    6 Junior Sambia
    11 Téji Savanier
    13 Joris Chotard Yellow Card
    12 Jordan Ferri Yellow Card
    9 Valère Germain
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    25 Florent Mollet
    Substitutes:
    Arnaud Souquet, Mathías Suárez, Béni Makouana, Mihailo Ristic, Leo Leroy, Sacha Delaye, Elye Wahi, Nicholas Gioacchini, Matis Carvalho.

    RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
    4 Kevin Danso
    5 Christopher Wooh Yellow Card
    24 Jonathan Gradit
    8 Seko Fofana
    28 Cheick Doucouré
    20 David Da Costa Yellow Card
    29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
    11 Jonathan Clauss
    15 Arnaud Kalimuendo
    7 Florian Sotoca
    Substitutes:
    Wesley Saïd, Malcom Musquet, Charles Boli, Corentin Jean, Wuilker Faríñez, Deiver Machado, Yannick Cahuzac, Samba Sow, Jonathan Varane.

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