Montpellier vs Lens, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Montpellier

48': Stephy Mavididi
86': Jordan Ferri

FT
1 - 0

Lens

Second-placed Lens beaten by Montpellier in Ligue 1

Second-placed RC Lens lost ground with Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain when they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Montpellier on Sunday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
5': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
6': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joris Chotard.
6': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Valère Germain.
7': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens).
7': Maxime Estève (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Valère Germain (Montpellier) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross.
9': Foul by Valère Germain (Montpellier).
9': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt missed. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
11': Foul by Valère Germain (Montpellier).
11': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt missed. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Costa.
15': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
15': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Attempt missed. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
18': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
18': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens).
24': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Cozza.
27': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
27': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
28': Attempt saved. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
28': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
28': Attempt missed. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christopher Wooh following a corner.
29': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Christopher Wooh (Lens).
29': Christopher Wooh (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joris Chotard.
32': Attempt blocked. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
35': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens).
35': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
37': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
37': Valère Germain (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
40': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
40': Foul by Christopher Wooh (Lens).
40': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
42': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
45': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens).
45': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Lens 0.
45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Lens 0.
48': Goal! Montpellier 1, Lens 0. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a through ball following a fast break.
50': Attempt saved. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Costa.
52': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca tries a through ball, but Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga is caught offside.
55': Attempt blocked. Christopher Wooh (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
56': Attempt missed. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
58': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
58': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Attempt missed. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by David Costa.
61': Attempt missed. David Costa (Lens) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
62': Foul by David Costa (Lens).
62': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': David Costa (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
64': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
65': Offside, Montpellier. Téji Savanier tries a through ball, but Nicolas Cozza is caught offside.
65': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces David Costa.
66': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
67': Corentin Jean (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Maxime Estève (Montpellier).
67': Maxime Estève (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
68': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
70': Attempt saved. Christopher Wooh (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
70': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
71': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
74': Offside, Lens. Cheick Oumar Doucouré tries a through ball, but Corentin Jean is caught offside.
74': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross.
75': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
75': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Montpellier. Mihailo Ristic replaces Valère Germain.
77': Corentin Jean (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
78': Christopher Wooh (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
79': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
81': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
81': Wesley Saïd (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
83': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Florent Mollet.
84': Substitution, Lens. Charles Boli replaces Christopher Wooh.
85': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
86': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
86': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
86': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Second yellow card to Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) for a bad foul.
88': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Jonathan Clauss.
88': Attempt missed. Corentin Jean (Lens) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Deiver Machado with a cross.
89': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Gioacchini with a cross.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
90'+3': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
90'+3': Foul by Corentin Jean (Lens).
90'+3': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Lens 0.
0': Match ends, Montpellier 1, Lens 0.
0': Match ends, Montpellier 1, Lens 0.

Statistics

RCL		MON
15	Fouls	8
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	5
50.4	Possession	49.6
18	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
322	Accurate Passes	319
413	Passes	408
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	6
20	Crosses	20
0.4	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	71
18	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	7
18	Tackles	9
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	12
17	Effective Clearances	13
17	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 12,474

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	25	+32	57
2	Lens	26	+26	56
3	Marseille	26	+20	49
4	Lyon	25	+13	46

Full Table

Line-Ups

Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jonas Omlin (GK)
3	Mamadou Sakho
14	Maxime Estève
31	Nicolas Cozza
6	Junior Sambia
11	Téji Savanier
13	Joris Chotard
12	Jordan Ferri
9	Valère Germain
10	Stephy Mavididi
25	Florent Mollet

Montpellier Substitutes:

Arnaud Souquet, Mathías Suárez, Béni Makouana, Mihailo Ristic, Leo Leroy, Sacha Delaye, Elye Wahi, Nicholas Gioacchini, Matis Carvalho.

Lens (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
16	Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
4	Kevin Danso
5	Christopher Wooh
24	Jonathan Gradit
8	Seko Fofana
28	Cheick Doucouré
20	David Da Costa
29	Przemyslaw Frankowski
11	Jonathan Clauss
15	Arnaud Kalimuendo
7	Florian Sotoca

Lens Substitutes:

Wesley Saïd, Malcom Musquet, Charles Boli, Corentin Jean, Wuilker Faríñez, Deiver Machado, Yannick Cahuzac, Samba Sow, Jonathan Varane.

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