Montpellier vs Marseille, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Ryad Boudebouz brace helps Montpellier defeat Marseille
Ryad Boudebouz's first-half double paved the way for Montpellier to claim a much-needed 3-1 home win over Marseille.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Stéphane Sessegnon (Montpellier).
- 2': Foul by Henri Bedimo (Marseille).
- 2': Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Hand ball by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
- 4': Attempt saved. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 4': Goal! Montpellier 1, Marseille 0. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 6': Attempt missed. Stéphane Sessegnon (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon.
- 8': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 12': Foul by Rolando (Marseille).
- 12': Steve Mounie (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
- 12': Henri Bedimo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a headed pass.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Stéphane Sessegnon (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon.
- 19': Foul by Steve Mounie (Montpellier).
- 19': Henri Bedimo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Marseille. Doria tries a through ball, but Romain Alessandrini is caught offside.
- 23': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Hilton.
- 23': Offside, Marseille. Rolando tries a through ball, but Florian Thauvin is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Henri Bedimo (Marseille).
- 25': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Rémy Cabella (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
- 27': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Marseille).
- 27': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Maxime Lopez (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Delay in match Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) because of an injury.
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt missed. Clinton N'Jie (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
- 30': Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
- 30': Henri Bedimo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Offside, Marseille. Maxime Lopez tries a through ball, but Clinton N'Jie is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
- 32': Maxime Lopez (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Hilton.
- 35': Offside, Marseille. Rémy Cabella tries a through ball, but Clinton N'Jie is caught offside.
- 36': Goal! Montpellier 2, Marseille 0. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 42': Offside, Marseille. Maxime Lopez tries a through ball, but Rémy Cabella is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rolando.
- 43': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Lass Diarra.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Souleymane Camara.
- 45': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Lass Diarra (Marseille).
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Montpellier 2, Marseille 0.
- 0': Match ends, Montpellier 3, Marseille 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 2, Marseille 0.
- 45': Substitution, Marseille. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Rémy Cabella.
- 45': Substitution, Marseille. Hiroki Sakai replaces Rod Fanni.
- 46': Offside, Marseille. Maxime Lopez tries a through ball, but Clinton N'Jie is caught offside.
- 46': Foul by Steve Mounie (Montpellier).
- 46': Rolando (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
- 47': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Mathieu Deplagne.
- 50': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille).
- 50': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Offside, Marseille. Maxime Lopez tries a through ball, but Clinton N'Jie is caught offside.
- 52': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Romain Alessandrini with a cross.
- 52': Own Goal by Laurent Pionnier, Montpellier. Montpellier 2, Marseille 1.
- 54': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
- 54': Stéphane Sessegnon (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross.
- 57': Goal! Montpellier 3, Marseille 1. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 60': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 61': Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
- 61': Henri Bedimo (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Montpellier. Paul Lasne replaces Souleymane Camara.
- 63': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Marseille).
- 69': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Mathieu Deplagne (Montpellier).
- 69': Mathieu Deplagne (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Offside, Marseille. Doria tries a through ball, but Hiroki Sakai is caught offside.
- 75': Offside, Montpellier. Laurent Pionnier tries a through ball, but Steve Mounie is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Marseille. Antoine Rabillard replaces Clinton N'Jie.
- 77': Attempt missed. Maxime Lopez (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
- 78': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
- 78': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Laurent Pionnier.
- 78': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stéphane Sessegnon.
- 81': Attempt missed. Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lass Diarra.
- 83': Attempt missed. Romain Alessandrini (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a cross.
- 85': Offside, Marseille. Doria tries a through ball, but Florian Thauvin is caught offside.
- 86': Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross.
- 86': Delay in match Mathieu Deplagne (Montpellier) because of an injury.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier).
- 89': Lass Diarra (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Montpellier. Anthony Vanden Borre replaces Mathieu Deplagne because of an injury.
- 90': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
- 90': Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Montpellier. Joris Marveaux replaces Ryad Boudebouz.
- 90'+5': Offside, Marseille. Romain Alessandrini tries a through ball, but Florian Thauvin is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 3, Marseille 1.
Statistics
 OLM |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 10 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 68.1 | Possession | 31.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 588 | Accurate Passes | 237 |
| 653 | Passes | 309 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 23 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 18 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 18,451
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 18,451
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Stade Rennais | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Lyon | 4 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Montpellier (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Laurent Pionnier (GK) |
| 18 | Nicholas Saint-Ruf |
| 4 | Hilton |
| 13 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 24 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 25 | Mathieu Deplange  |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 10 | Ryad Boudebouz |
| 28 | Stéphane Sessegnon |
| 19 | Souleymane Camara |
| 15 | Steve Mounié |
Marseille (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Yohann Pelé (GK) |
| 3 | Dória |
| 6 | Rolando |
| 12 | Henri Bedimo |
| 24 | Rod Fanni |
| 10 | Lassana Diarra |
| 7 | Rémy Cabella |
| 27 | Maxime López |
| 14 | Clinton N'Jie |
| 11 | Romain Alessandrini |
| 26 | Florian Thauvin |
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