Lille vs Montpellier, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1About
Lille are hosting Montpellier
at Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France, starting on
. The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Gabriel.
- 3': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross following a fast break.
- 6': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Jérémy Pied (Lille).
- 9': Offside, Montpellier. Damien Le Tallec tries a through ball, but Gaetan Laborde is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier).
- 11': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikone (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
- 17': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Pied with a cross.
- 18': Offside, Montpellier. Pedro Mendes tries a through ball, but Petar Skuletic is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
- 22': Foul by Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier).
- 22': Jonathan Ikone (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Youssouf Kone.
- 24': Attempt missed. Petar Skuletic (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
- 25': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lille).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Petar Skuletic (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic with a cross.
- 28': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by José Fonte.
- 28': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 29': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
- 29': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Hilton (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
- 32': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
- 34': Jonathan Ikone (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Delay in match Jonathan Ikone (Lille) because of an injury.
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 37': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
- 37': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Xeka (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt saved. José Fonte (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
- 40': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
- 43': Foul by Nicolas Pepe (Lille).
- 43': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Youssouf Kone (Lille).
- 43': Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Youssouf Kone (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Petar Skuletic (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
- 44': Jérémy Pied (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lille 0, Montpellier 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lille 0, Montpellier 0.
- 45': Substitution, Montpellier. Paul Lasne replaces Mihailo Ristic.
- 46': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Gabriel.
- 47': Jonathan Ikone (Lille) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
- 50': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
- 50': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt missed. Petar Skuletic (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 55': Substitution, Lille. Luiz Araujo replaces Jonathan Bamba.
- 56': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
- 56': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Petar Skuletic.
- 64': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
- 64': Xeka (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 65': Substitution, Lille. Thiago Maia replaces Xeka.
- 66': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
- 66': Thiago Maia (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Rafael Leão (Lille).
- 68': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Luiz Araujo (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Ikone following a fast break.
- 71': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
- 71': Thiago Maia (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt saved. Paul Lasne (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
- 77': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by José Fonte (Lille).
- 77': Substitution, Lille. Loïc Remy replaces Rafael Leão.
- 78': Foul by José Fonte (Lille).
- 78': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': José Fonte (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 79': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luiz Araujo following a fast break.
- 79': Substitution, Montpellier. Facundo Píriz replaces Florent Mollet.
- 84': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Nicolas Pepe (Lille).
- 86': Foul by Thiago Maia (Lille).
- 86': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Loïc Remy (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lille 0, Montpellier 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Lille 0, Montpellier 0.
Statistics
 MON |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.7 | Possession | 62.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 273 | Accurate Passes | 507 |
| 356 | Passes | 589 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 22 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 36,967
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 36,967
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Lille (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 4 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 6 | José Fonte  |
| 3 | Youssouf Koné |
| 26 | Jérémy Pied |
| 12 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 8 | Xeka |
| 23 | Thiago Mendes |
| 7 | Rafael Leão |
| 14 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 19 | Nicolas Pépé |
Montpellier (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
| 4 | Hilton |
| 3 | Daniel Congré |
| 5 | Pedro Mendes |
| 14 | Damien Le Tellec |
| 13 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 8 | Ambroise Oyongo |
| 26 | Mihailo Ristic |
| 32 | Petar Skuletic |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
| 10 | Gaëtan Laborde |
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