TROYES. Troyes snatched a late win Reims 1-0 after R. Ripart scored just 1 goal (90′). Troyes capitalized on its superior ball possession (57%).
A. Matusiwa received a red card (54′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Reims lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade de l’Aube stadium in Troyes on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ruddy Buquet with the help of Guillaume Debart and Julien Pacelli. The 4th official was Jérôme Miguelgorry. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Troyes had a superior ball possession 57% while Reims was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Troyes was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Troyes won the match.
Troyes shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, Reims shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Troyes received 1 yellow card (E. Palmer-Brown). On the other side, Reims received 3 yellow cards (Y. Abdelhamid, A. Matusiwa and M. Busi).
Also, Reims didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Matusiwa (Reims) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (54′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Troyes will have 32 points like Angers SCO to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Reims will stay with 36 points to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Troyes will play away with Monaco on the 10th of April with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Monaco (4 draws).
Reims will host Rennes on the 9th of April with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Reims (5 draws).
Troyes – Formation
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Troyes started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Bruno Irles decided to play with the following team: .
Troyes could not rely on the presence of E. Palmer-Brown (injured).
Substitutions
Troyes made 5 changes: A. Rami for E. Palmer-Brown (30′), L. Mothiba for M. Balde (60′), T. Dingome for Y. Touzghar (60′), E. Palmer-Brown for R. Ripart (83′) and A. Conte for Y. Kone (83′).
Reims – Formation
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Reims started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Óscar García Junyent played with: .
Substitutions
Reims made 3 changes: A. Flips for J. Cajuste (59′), M. van Bergen for N. Mbuku (60′) and F. Hornby for B. Locko (66′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Clermont – Nantes – 2-3
- Olympique Lyonnais – Angers SCO – 3-2
- Metz – Monaco – 1-2
- Montpellier – Brest – 1-2
- Paris Saint Germain – Lorient – 5-1
- Saint-Étienne – Olympique Marseille – 2-4
- Strasbourg – Lens – 1-0
- Troyes – Reims – 1-0