LAVAL. Laval defeats Rodez 1-0 after Y. Balde scored just 1 goal (81′).
The match was played at the Stade Francis Le Basser stadium in Laval on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 10,000 spectators. The referee was Aurélien Petit with the help of Camille Soriano and Vianney Rozand. The 4th official was Aldric Chancioux. The weather was light intensity shower rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Laval was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Rodez that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rodez was putting more pressure with 101 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Laval managed to find the solution to win this match.
Laval shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rodez shot 7 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Laval received 2 yellow cards (Jimmy Roye and Yasser Balde). Regarding the opposition, Rodez didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Laval has 6 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. On the opposite side, Rodez stays with 4 points (12th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Laval will play away against Bastia on the 16th of September with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Laval (1 draw).
Rodez will host Angers SCO on the 16th of September with a 0-0 head to head record.
Laval – Formation
Laval started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Olivier Frapolli decided to play with the following team: Mamadou Samassa
, Thibault Vargas , Marvin Baudry , Yohan Tavares , Pape Djibril Diaw , Mohammed Amin Cherni , Jimmy Roye , Sam Sanna , Junior Kadile , Remy Labeau Lascary and Malik Tchokounté .The home team had on the bench: Maxime Hautbois, Yasser Balde
, Noa Mupemba, Titouan Thomas, Zakaria Naidji , Anthony Gonçalves and William Benard.Substitutions
Laval made 3 changes: Junior Kadile for Zakaria Naidji (62′), Marvin Baudry for Yasser Balde (76′) and Thibault Vargas for Anthony Gonçalves (81′).
Best player: Pape Djibril Diaw
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Laval was Pape Djibril Diaw even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 45 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.Rodez – Formation
Rodez started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Didier Santini played with: Lionel M’Pasi
, Bradley Danger , Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao , Joris Chougrani , Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa , Wilitty Younoussa , Antoine Valerio , Lorenzo Rajot , Abdel Hakim Abdallah , Andreas Hountondji and Killian Corredor .They had on the bench: Sébastien Cibois, Raphael Lipinski, Waniss Taibi
, Joseph Mendes, Lucas Buades , Giovanni Haag and Yannis Verdier.Substitutions
Rodez made 5 changes: Lorenzo Rajot for Waniss Taibi (36′), Joris Chougrani for Lucas Buades (68′), Antoine Valerio for Giovanni Haag (68′), Wilitty Younoussa for Joseph Mendes (85′) and Wilitty Younoussa for Yannis Verdier (85′).
Best player: Joris Chougrani
The most impressive player for Rodez was Joris Chougrani.
His rating is
with 34 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Saint-Étienne – Quevilly Rouen – 2-1
- Angers SCO – Auxerre – 2-2
- Pau – Paris – 2-0
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Troyes – 0-0
- Concarneau – Caen – 0-2
- Laval – Rodez – 1-0
- Valenciennes – Guingamp – 0-0
- Annecy – Dunkerque – 3-0
- Amiens SC – Bastia – 2-1