Lens vs Montpellier 2022-23 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': Elye Wahi (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
- 19': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 31': Maxime Estève (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Montpellier 0.
- 59': Substitution, Lens. Jimmy Cabot replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 60': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Alexis Claude-Maurice.
- 60': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Loïs Openda.
- 64': Substitution, Montpellier. Wahbi Khazri replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 64': Substitution, Montpellier. Faitout Maouassa replaces Arnaud Nordin.
- 65': Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Lens 1, Montpellier 0. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 80': Substitution, Montpellier. Valère Germain replaces Téji Savanier.
- 80': Substitution, Montpellier. Sacha Delaye replaces Elye Wahi.
- 86': Substitution, Lens. Jean Onana replaces Seko Fofana.
- 86': Substitution, Montpellier. Axel Gueguin replaces Joris Chotard.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Lens. Lukasz Poreba replaces Salis Abdul Samed because of an injury.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lens 1, Montpellier 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,320
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +47 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 69 | 1 |
| +18 | AS Monaco | 30 | 58 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +17 | Lille | 30 | 52 | 6 |
Statistics
 MON |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 34 | Possession | 66 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 218 | Accurate Passes | 555 |
| 324 | Passes | 641 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 20 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 22 | Clearances | 9 |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina  |
| 21 | Massadio Haidara |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 18 | Alexis Claude-Maurice |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK) |
| 14 | Maxime Estève |
| 6 | Christopher Jullien |
| 31 | Nicolas Cozza |
| 29 | Enzo Tchato |
| 11 | Téji Savanier |
| 13 | Joris Chotard |
| 22 | Khalil Fayad |
| 21 | Elye Wahi |
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 7 | Arnaud Nordin |
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