French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs Lens, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Montpellier
  • 78': Elye Wahi
FT
1 - 2
Lens
  • 7': Cheick Doucouré
  • 67': Gaël Kakuta

About

Montpellier are hosting Lens at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
  • 6': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Hilton.
  • 7': Goal! Montpellier 0, Lens 1. Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 8': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
  • 8': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
  • 8': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde.
  • 11': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Clement Michelin.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keagan Dolly with a cross.
  • 12': Offside, Montpellier. Gaetan Laborde tries a through ball, but Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
  • 14': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier).
  • 15': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
  • 16': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Clement Michelin (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
  • 17': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Clement Michelin (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
  • 18': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 23': Foul by Steven Fortes (Lens).
  • 23': Keagan Dolly (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
  • 25': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Clement Michelin.
  • 26': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Clement Michelin.
  • 27': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier).
  • 27': Jean-Louis Leca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Hand ball by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
  • 30': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
  • 30': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta with a cross.
  • 32': Clement Michelin (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier).
  • 33': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
  • 33': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Clement Michelin.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
  • 38': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
  • 38': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
  • 39': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Clement Michelin (Lens).
  • 39': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Clement Michelin.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ferri with a cross.
  • 44': Foul by Clement Michelin (Lens).
  • 44': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lens 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Lens 1.
  • 48': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
  • 48': Hilton (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jordan Ferri.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Massadio Haidara (Lens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
  • 50': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
  • 53': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Simon Banza (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
  • 58': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Clement Michelin.
  • 60': Foul by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
  • 60': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta.
  • 62': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
  • 63': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet replaces Keagan Dolly.
  • 63': Substitution, Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi replaces Pedro Mendes.
  • 64': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Massadio Haidara.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Hilton (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joris Chotard with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Goal! Montpellier 0, Lens 2. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Massadio Haidara with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Congré.
  • 72': Substitution, Lens. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Simon Banza.
  • 72': Substitution, Lens. Tony Mauricio replaces Gaël Kakuta.
  • 73': Foul by Clement Michelin (Lens).
  • 73': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 75': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
  • 76': Hand ball by Clement Michelin (Lens).
  • 77': Attempt saved. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
  • 77': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
  • 77': Substitution, Montpellier. Yun Il-Lok replaces Jordan Ferri.
  • 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Damien Le Tallec replaces Joris Chotard.
  • 78': Goal! Montpellier 1, Lens 2. Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Sambia with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Hand ball by Jonathan Clauss (Lens).
  • 81': Substitution, Lens. Loic Bade replaces Jonathan Clauss.
  • 81': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Seko Fofana.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Hilton (Montpellier) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yun Il-Lok with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Offside, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet tries a through ball, but Sepe Elye Wahi is caught offside.
  • 83': Foul by Loic Bade (Lens).
  • 83': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Tony Mauricio (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Offside, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet tries a through ball, but Sepe Elye Wahi is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sepe Elye Wahi.
  • 85': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yun Il-Lok with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Hand ball by Massadio Haidara (Lens).
  • 87': Substitution, Montpellier. Petar Skuletic replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces Seko Fofana.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tony Mauricio.
  • 90': Foul by Massadio Haidara (Lens).
  • 90': Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Massadio Haidara (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Petar Skuletic (Montpellier).
  • 90'+2': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier).
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Sambia with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Lens 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Montpellier 1, Lens 2.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 15
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 12
6 Saves 0
44.6 Possession 55.4
11 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
263 Accurate Passes 325
350 Passes 407
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 10
10 Crosses 40
0.4 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 62
26 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 5
16 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 10
48 Effective Clearances 9
48 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue:
Location: ,

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

MON Montpellier (5-3-2)

No. Name
16 Dimitry Bertaud (GK)
4 Hilton Yellow Card
3 Daniel Congré
5 Pedro Mendes Yellow Card
7 Mihailo Ristic
6 Junior Sambia
12 Jordan Ferri
20 Keagan Dolly
13 Joris Chotard
19 Stephy Mavididi Yellow Card
10 Gaëtan Laborde Yellow Card
Montpellier Substitutes:
Yun Il-Lok, Damien Le Tellec, Ambroise Oyongo, Oucasse Mendy, Arnaud Souquet, Elye Wahi, Nicolas Cozza, Matis Carvalho, Petar Skuletic.

RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
15 Steven Fortes
14 Facundo Medina
13 Clement Michelin
8 Seko Fofana
28 Cheick Doucouré
10 Gaël Kakuta
21 Massadio Haidara Yellow Card
11 Jonathan Clauss
23 Simon Banza Yellow Card
7 Florian Sotoca Yellow Card
Lens Substitutes:
Issiaga Sylla, Wuilker Faríñez, Loïc Badé, Yannick Cahuzac, David Da Costa, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Corentin Jean, Ismael Boura, Tony Mauricio.

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