AJACCIO. Ajaccio prevails over Nancy 2-0 after R. Nouri scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Stade François Coty stadium in Ajaccio on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Mathieu Vernice with the help of Florian Gonçalves de Araujo and Paul Cravo. The 4th official was Julien Schmitt. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Ajaccio was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Nancy that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Ajaccio was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajaccio won the match.
Ajaccio shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Nancy shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Ajaccio received 1 yellow card (O. Gonzalez). Regarding the opposition, Nancy received 1 yellow card (A. Jung).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ajaccio will have 25 points to stay in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Nancy will stay with 8 points to stay in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Ajaccio will play away against Pau on the 30th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Ajaccio (2 draws).
Nancy will host Sochaux on the 30th of October with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of Sochaux (13 draws).
Ajaccio – Formation
Ajaccio
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Ajaccio started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Olivier Pantaloni decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Leroy , Gedeon Kalulu Kyatengwa , Oumar Gonzalez , Cedric Avinel , Ismaël Diallo , Cyrille Bayala , Mathieu Coutadeur , Yanis Cimignani , Riad Nouri , Mounaim El Idrissy and Gaëtan Courtet .
The home team had on the bench: Qazim Laci , Chaker Alhadhur, Clement Vidal, Tairyk Arconte , Alassane Ndiaye , Francois-Joseph Sollacaro and Kouame Jean Fiacre Botue .
Substitutions
Ajaccio made 4 changes: Y. Cimignani for Q. Laci (74′), M. El Idrissy for J. Botue (79′), R. Nouri for T. Arconte (79′) and C. Bayala for A. N’Diaye (85′).
Best player: Riad Nouri
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajaccio was Riad Nouri.
His rating is with 2 goals, 32 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.
Nancy – Formation
Nancy
Nancy started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Benoît Pedretti played with: Nathan Trott , Rosario Latouchent , Thomas Basila , William Bianda , Shaquil Delos , Ogou Akichi , Mickael Biron , Sieben Dewaele , Gregoire Lefebvre , Saliou Ciss and Andrew Jung .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kelvin Patrick Joia Rodrigues Araujo , Vinni Triboulet , Souleymane Karamoko , Dorian Bertrand , Baptiste Valette, Mamadou Thiam and Abdelhamid El Kaoutari.
Substitutions
Nancy made 5 changes: A. Jung for D. Bertrand (63′), G. Lefebvre for V. Triboulet (73′), R. Latouchent for M. Thiam (81′), S. Dewaele for Kelvin Patrick (81′) and M. Biron for S. Karamoko (81′).
Best player: Ogou Akichi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nancy was Ogou Akichi.
His rating is with 51 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 17.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Toulouse – 2-2
- Ajaccio – Nancy – 2-0
- Amiens SC – Valenciennes – 3-0
- Dunkerque – Caen – 1-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Dijon – 1-2
- Guingamp – Nîmes – 3-1
- Le Havre – Pau – 1-0
- Niort – Rodez – 0-2
- Sochaux – Quevilly Rouen – 1-1
