MONTBéLIARD. Sochaux prevails over Rodez 1-0 after A. Kalulu scored just 1 goal (73′). Sochaux was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Bonal stadium in Montbéliard on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mathieu Vernice who was helped by Florian Gonçalves de Araujo and Ludovic Zmyslony. The 4th official was Valentin Giorgetti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sochaux had a strong ball possession 65% while Rodez was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sochaux had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sochaux won the match.
Sochaux shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rodez shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sochaux received 1 yellow card (Saad Agouzoul). On the other side, Rodez received 1 yellow card (Marvin Senaya).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sochaux will have 30 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Rodez will stay with 15 points like Nîmes to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Sochaux will play away with Bordeaux on the 30th of December with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of Bordeaux (5 draws).
Rodez will host Niort on the 10th of January with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Sochaux – Formation
Sochaux
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89'
73'
Sochaux started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Olivier Guégan decided to play with the following team: Maxence Prévot , Julien Faussurier , Ismaël Aaneba , Saad Agouzoul , Abdallah Ndour , Tony Mauricio , Franck Kanouté , Rassoul Ndiaye , Moussa Doumbia , Aldo Kalulu and Ibrahim Sissoko .
The home team had on the bench: Skelly Alvero, Gaetan Weissbeck , Mehdi Jeannin, Daylam Meddah, Sambou Yatabaré, Maxime Do Couto and Valentin Henry.
Substitutions
Sochaux made 3 changes: Moussa Doumbia for Gaëtan Weissbeck (62′), Aldo Kalulu for Maxime Do Couto (75′) and Tony Mauricio for Sambou Yatabaré (89′).
Best player: Julien Faussurier
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sochaux was Julien Faussurier even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 54 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Rodez – Formation
Rodez
Rodez started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Didier Santini played with: Lionel M’Pasi , Marvin Senaya , Loris Mouyokolo , Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao , Joris Chougrani , Abdel Hakim Abdallah , Remy Boissier , Lorenzo Rajot , Bradley Danger , Killian Corredor and Joseph Mendes .
These were the players on the bench: Nassim Ouammou, Thomas Secchi, Hatim Far , Andy Pembele , Wilitty Younoussa , Aymen Abdennour and Plamedi Buni Jorge.
Substitutions
Rodez made 4 changes: Lorenzo Rajot for Wilitty Younoussa (65′), Joseph Mendes for Hatim Far (77′), Joris Chougrani for Andy Pembélé (78′) and Remy Boissier for Nassim Ouammou (89′).
Best player: Lionel M’Pasi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rodez was the goalkeeper: Lionel M’Pasi. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Pau – Paris – 0-1
- Annecy – Saint-Étienne – 2-1
- Le Havre – Bordeaux – 1-0
- Dijon – Laval – 5-0
- Sochaux – Rodez – 1-0
- Bastia – Caen – 1-0
- Valenciennes – Amiens SC – 1-1
- Metz – Niort – 0-0
- Quevilly Rouen – Grenoble Foot 38 – 2-0
- Nîmes – Guingamp – 1-2
