Reims 1:1 Montpellier HSC: Ligue 2 Match Result

Match report

Reims and Montpellier played out a 1-1 draw at Stade Auguste Delaune on Friday evening in Ligue 2, Regular Season round seven. Nordan Mukiele opened the scoring in the seventh minute before Yaya Fofana equalised for the visitors thirty-three minutes in. The match was decided by neither side, and by then the result felt inevitable after Armel Zohouri's red card.

Reims took an early lead through Mukiele, whose finish gave them confidence. Montpellier responded well and Fofana's goal thirty-three minutes in levelled things. To be fair, the visitors dominated possession at 60 per cent but could not find a winner after Zohouri was sent off in the seventy-first minute for a second yellow card.

Reims had to deal with the numerical disadvantage and made several changes. Sambou Soumano came on in the sixty-fourth minute, followed by Mohammed Daramy and Nordan Mukiele himself in the seventy-fifth minute. Montpellier also brought on Daylam Meddah at that stage, while more changes came for both sides in the eighty-fourth and eighty-eighth minutes.

The statistics tell a particular story. Montpellier had 60 per cent possession and 106 attacks compared to Reims's 80, yet both sides created two big chances each. Reims took twelve shots with six on target, while Montpellier managed eight attempts with four on target. The shots accuracy was 29 per cent for the hosts against 44 per cent for the visitors.

Reims remain unbeaten after seven games with three wins and four draws, sitting second on 13 points. Montpellier sit fourth with 12 points, one defeat from their seven outings. Our prediction had backed Reims to win at 45 per cent confidence, but the red card changed everything — it left the hosts exposed when they needed to hold on.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 40 – 60

Shots on target 6 – 4

Shots off target 6 – 4

Big chances 2 – 2

⚽ 7' Nordan Mukiele — Goal 🟨 18' Armel Zohouri — Yellow card ⚽ 33' Yaya Fofana — Goal 🟨 59' Daylam Meddah — Yellow card ⇄ 64' Sambou Soumano — Substitution 🟨 69' N'Tamon Elie — Yellow card 🟥 71' Armel Zohouri — Red card ⇄ 74' Mohammed Daramy — Substitution ⇄ 75' Nordan Mukiele — Substitution ⇄ 75' Daylam Meddah — Substitution ⇄ 84' Theo Leoni — Substitution ⇄ 84' Chamsedin Kouranfal — Substitution ⇄ 84' Ange Martial Tia — Substitution ⇄ 88' Théo Chennahi — Substitution ⇄ 88' Nicolas Pays — Substitution

Match events

7' 0:1 Montpellier HSC Goal Nordan Mukiele assist: Théo Chennahi
18' 0:1 Reims Yellow card Armel Zohouri
33' 1:1 Reims Goal Yaya Fofana
59' 1:1 Montpellier HSC Yellow card Daylam Meddah
64' 1:1 Reims Substitution Sambou Soumano off: Quentin Paris
69' 1:1 Reims Yellow card N'Tamon Elie
71' 1:1 Reims Red card Armel Zohouri
74' 1:1 Reims Substitution Mohammed Daramy off: Jean Mambuku
75' 1:1 Montpellier HSC Substitution Nordan Mukiele off: Laciné Megnan Pave
75' 1:1 Montpellier HSC Substitution Daylam Meddah off: Daryll Benlahlou
84' 1:1 Reims Substitution Theo Leoni off: John Otomewo
84' 1:1 Reims Substitution Chamsedin Kouranfal off: John Patrick
84' 1:1 Reims Substitution Ange Martial Tia off: Arone Gadou
88' 1:1 Montpellier HSC Substitution Théo Chennahi off: Hichem Abderrebi
88' 1:1 Montpellier HSC Substitution Nicolas Pays off: Jérémy Hatchi

Statistics

40 Possession, % 60

6 Shots on target 4

6 Shots off target 4

2 Big chances 2

80 Attacks 106

5 Corners 3

13 Fouls 15

15 Free kicks 13

1 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 7

23 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

12/1867% Aerial duels 6/1833%

67 Backward passes 107

9 Blocked shots 1

15 Clearances 14

2/1513% Crosses 4/1822%

9/1656% Dribbles 7/1741%

74 Failed passes 76

3 Goalkeeper saves 5

10 Interceptions 14

14 Key passes 9

19/5237% Long passes 22/5540%

74 Passes into the final third 100

186 Passes in the opposition half 293

234 Passes in own half 345

0.29 Shot accuracy 0.44

5 Shots from outside the box 6

16 Shots inside the box 3

18/2282% Tackles 13/1776%

405 Total passes 620

Line-ups

Reims

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Tom Ritzy Hülsmann	1
22	Samuel Junior Kotto	22
27	Daouda Guindo	27
28	Eli	28
63	Armel Junior Zohouri	63
6	Théo Leoni	6
8	J. Fofana	8
9	Mohamed Daramy	9
61	C. Kouranfal	61
87	Ange Tia	87
99	Sambou Soumano	99

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Edin Omeragic	12
5	John Otomewu	5
18	Sergio Akieme Rodríguez	18
21	J. Mambuku	21
76	Jean-Philippe Celestin	76
30	John Patrick	30
7	Tidiane Diarrasouba	7
48	Aron Gado	48
77	Quentin Paris	77

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Montpellier HSC

Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Simon Ngapandouetnbu	31
3	N. El Hannach	3
15	Julien Laporte	15
17	Théo Sainte-Luce	17
44	T. Chenah	44
5	Florian Tardieu	5
18	Nicolas Pays	18
19	N. Mukiele	19
27	Daylam Meddah	27
28	Yanis Zouaoui	28
11	Mamadou Camara	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
50	Viktor Dzodic	50
58	Nelson Alpha Sissoko	58
32	Hichem Abderrebi	32
40	Noah Vidal	40
90	G. Ayem	90
9	L. Megnan-Pave	9
23	Daryll Benlahlou	23
39	Jérémy Hatchi	39

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Match prediction: Reims — Montpellier HSC

Win: Reims

Confidence 45%

Reasoning

Реймс — 2. place, 12 points after 6 games (3 wins, 3 draws, 0 losses)
Монпелье — 3. place, 11 points after 6 games (3 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses)
Реймс, last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses
Монпелье, last 5 games: 3 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses
Head-to-head: 8 games, Реймс — 3, 3 draws, Монпелье — 2

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Recent form

Reims

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Montpellier HSC

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Recent matches

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Saint-Étienne	7	5	1	1	16
2	RED Star FC 93	7	4	2	1	14
3	Reims	7	3	4	0	13
4	Montpellier HSC	7	3	3	1	12
5	Metz	7	2	4	1	10
6	Nancy	7	3	1	3	10
7	Annecy	7	3	1	3	10
8	Sochaux	7	2	4	1	10
9	Dijon	7	2	3	2	9
10	Pau FC	7	2	2	3	8

Reims — Montpellier HSC: 1:1, Ligue 2

Match report

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Line-ups

Reims

Montpellier HSC

Match prediction: Reims — Montpellier HSC

Reasoning

Recent form

Reims

Montpellier HSC