French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs Lille, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Montpellier
    FT
    0 - 1
    Lille
    • 6': Nicolas Pépé

    About

    Montpellier are hosting Lille at Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 1': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ikone (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
    • 1': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Mendes with a cross.
    • 2': Attempt saved. José Fonte (Lille) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 3': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
    • 3': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
    • 3': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Goal! Montpellier 0, Lille 1. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Ikone.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Loïc Remy (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Ikone.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kouadio Dabila.
    • 13': Offside, Montpellier. Andy Delort tries a through ball, but Gaetan Laborde is caught offside.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 19': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by José Fonte.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Loïc Remy (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 22': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Hilton.
    • 23': Fode Ballo-Toure (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 25': Attempt saved. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Delort.
    • 25': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 26': Foul by Jonathan Ikone (Lille).
    • 26': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 27': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by José Fonte.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Delort with a cross.
    • 30': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lille).
    • 30': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
    • 31': Kouadio Dabila (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Offside, Lille. Mike Maignan tries a through ball, but Loïc Remy is caught offside.
    • 33': Foul by Jonathan Ikone (Lille).
    • 33': Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Jonathan Ikone (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
    • 35': Delay in match Florent Mollet (Montpellier) because of an injury.
    • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Offside, Lille. Kouadio Dabila tries a through ball, but Loïc Remy is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
    • 37': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Xeka (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Mendes with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
    • 40': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Jonathan Ikone (Lille).
    • 41': Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 42': José Fonte (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Offside, Lille. Mike Maignan tries a through ball, but Loïc Remy is caught offside.
    • 43': Hand ball by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Thiago Mendes (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
    • 44': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Nicolas Cozza.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lille 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Lille 1.
    • 49': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
    • 50': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
    • 51': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
    • 51': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Xeka (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
    • 52': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Xeka (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 60': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
    • 63': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Fode Ballo-Toure.
    • 64': Substitution, Lille. Jonathan Bamba replaces Loïc Remy.
    • 65': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Fode Ballo-Toure.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) header from very close range is blocked.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 66': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Mendes with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 69': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Nicolas Cozza.
    • 70': Substitution, Lille. Rui Fonte replaces Luiz Araujo.
    • 70': Attempt saved. José Fonte (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Mendes with a cross.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Thiago Mendes (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a headed pass.
    • 72': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Damien Le Tallec.
    • 73': Substitution, Montpellier. Petar Skuletic replaces Junior Sambia.
    • 73': Foul by Rui Fonte (Lille).
    • 73': Petar Skuletic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier).
    • 74': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Hand ball by Petar Skuletic (Montpellier).
    • 77': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 85': Fode Ballo-Toure (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
    • 86': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
    • 86': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Xeka (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rui Fonte with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 87': Hand ball by Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier).
    • 88': Substitution, Lille. Boubakary Soumare replaces Jonathan Ikone.
    • 89': Foul by Rui Fonte (Lille).
    • 89': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Damien Le Tallec.
    • 90': Dangerous play by Petar Skuletic (Montpellier).
    • 90': Mike Maignan (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Rui Fonte (Lille).
    • 90'+4': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lille 1.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Montpellier 0, Lille 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 5
    43.3 Possession 56.7
    13 SHOTS 16
    6 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    246 Accurate Passes 346
    350 Passes 450
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    8 Accurate Crosses 5
    12 Crosses 27
    0.7 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 70
    18 Accurate Long Balls 44
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    16 Effective Tackles 15
    25 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 24
    39 Effective Clearances 12
    39 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade de la Mosson
    Location: Montpellier, France
    Attendance: 12,486

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 34 +45 76
    2 Lens 34 +31 70
    3 Lille 34 +15 61
    4 Lyon 34 +13 60
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MON Montpellier (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
    31 Nicolas Cozza
    4 Hilton
    3 Daniel Congré Yellow Card
    2 Ruben Aguilar Yellow Card
    14 Damien Le Tellec
    13 Ellyes Skhiri
    6 Junior Sambia
    10 Gaëtan Laborde
    11 Andy Delort
    25 Florent Mollet
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Bryan Passi, Ambroise Oyongo, Facundo Píriz, Souleymane Camara, Dimitry Bertaud, Petar Skuletic, Yannis Ammour.

    LILL Lille (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    22 Kouadio Dabila
    6 José Fonte
    25 Fodé Ballo-Touré
    17 Zeki Çelik
    11 Luiz Araújo
    23 Thiago Mendes
    8 Xeka Yellow Card
    9 Loïc Rémy
    12 Jonathan Ikoné
    19 Nicolas Pépé
    Lille Substitutes:
    Adam Jakubech, Jonathan Bamba, Boubakary Soumaré, Rui Fonte, Thiago Maia, Edgar Ié, Jérémy Pied.

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