Amiens SC conquers Valenciennes 3-0

AMIENS. Amiens SC was eventually too good for Valenciennes.

Amiens SC conquers Valenciennes 3-0

AMIENS. Amiens SC was ultimately too good for Valenciennes with the goal of A. Lusamba (42′ pen), K. Bamba (57′) and A. Lusamba (78′).

The match was played at the Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne stadium in Amiens on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Bartolomeu Varela who had the assistance of Stéphane Panont and Julien Haulbert. The 4th official was Geoffrey Kubler. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 4 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 0 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 80 Attack 104
  • 37 Dangerous attack 50
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Amiens SC was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Valenciennes that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Valenciennes was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Amiens SC managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Amiens SC shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Valenciennes shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Amiens SC received 3 yellow cards (A. Badji, E. Lomotey and K. Bamba). On the opposite side, Valenciennes received 1 yellow card (Q. Lecoeuche).

Match Timeline

35'
42'
46'
55'
Ilyes Hamache- sub ->S. Yatabare
57'
66'
66'
Julien Masson- sub ->E. Ntim
66'
77'
77'
78'
79'
80'
80'
81'
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After playing this match, Amiens SC will have 12 points to stay in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Valenciennes will stay with 15 points like Grenoble Foot 38 to stay in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Amiens SC will play away against Bastia on the 30th of October with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Bastia (5 draws).

Valenciennes will host Auxerre on the 1st of November with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Auxerre (13 draws).

Amiens SC – Formation

Amiens SC
G
Régis Gurtner  1.France
7.1
D
Mateo Pavlovic 14.Croatia
7.5
D
7.5
D
Formose Mendy 5.Senegal
7.6
M
Mickaël Alphonse 13.Guadeloupe
7.3
M
Harouna Sy 18.France
6.8
46'
M
Emmanuel Lomotey 12.Ghana
6.8
81'
M
Mathis Lachuer 20.France
6.9
F
Arnaud Lusamba 10.France
8.1
85' Goals42', 78'
F
7.8
79' 77' Goals57'
F
Aliou Badji 17.Senegal
6.7
66' 35'
Substitutes
G
Yohann Thuram 16.France
D
Matthéo Xantippe 33.France
6.8
46'
M
O. Géne 36.France
M
Eddy Gnahoré 24.France
6.7
85'
M
Chadrac Akolo 19.DR Congo
6.2
79'
F
Tolu Arokodare 9.Nigeria
7.3
66'
F
Charbel Gomez 31.Benin

Amiens SC started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Philippe Hinschberger decided to play with the following team: Regis Gurtner (7.1), Formose Mendy (7.6), Mateo Pavlović (7.5), Mamadou Fofana (7.5), Mickaël Alphonse (7.3), Emmanuel Lomotey (6.8), Mathis Lachuer (6.9), Harouna Sy (6.8), Arnaud Lusamba (8.1), Abdoul Kader Bamba (7.8) and Aliou Badji (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Tolu Arokodare (7.3), Mattheo Xantippe (6.8), Owen Gene, Charbel Gomez, Yohann Thuram, Eddy Gnahoré (6.7) and Chadrac Akolo (6.2).

Substitutions

Amiens SC made 4 changes: H. Sy for M. Xantippe (46′), A. Badji for T. Arokodare (66′), K. Bamba for C. Akolo (79′) and A. Lusamba for E. Gnahore (85′).

Best player: Arnaud Lusamba​

The most impressive player for Amiens SC was Arnaud Lusamba.

His rating is (8.1) with 2 goals, 35 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Valenciennes – Formation

Valenciennes
G
Lucas Chevalier 30.France
5.5
D
Joffrey Cuffaut  14.France
5.6
D
Emmanuel Ntim 25.Ghana
6.1
66'
D
Ismael Doukouré 20.France
6.4
M
Mathieu Debuchy 26.France
7.0
M
S. Yatabaré 22.Mali
6.1
55'
M
Quentin Lecoeuche 28.France
6.4
80' 77'
M
Mathis Picouleau 27.France
6.6
M
Mohamed Kaba  21.France
7.2
80'
F
Floyd Ayité 7.Togo
6.2
66'
F
Gaëtan Robail  9.France
6.4
Substitutes
G
Hillel Konaté 16.Burkina Faso
D
Aly Abeid  3.Mauritania
D
Laurent Dos Santos 11.France
6.7
80'
M
Sessi D'Almeida 4.Benin
6.2
80'
M
Julien Masson 6.France
7.0
66'
M
Abou Ouattara 19.Burkina Faso
6.3
66'
F
Ilyes Hamache 33.France
6.3
55'

Valenciennes started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

On the other side, Olivier Guégan played with: Lucas Chevalier (5.5), Emmanuel Ntim (6.1), Ismael Doukoure (6.4), Joffrey Cuffaut (5.6), Mathieu Debuchy (7.0), Sambou Yatabare (6.1), Mohamed Kaba (7.2), Mathis Picouleau (6.6), Quentin Lecoeuche (6.4), Floyd Ayité (6.2) and Gaëtan Robail (6.4).

They had on the bench: Aly Abeid, Ilyes Hamache (6.3), Hillel Konate, Laurent Dos Santos (6.7), Sessi D’Almeida (6.2), Julien Masson (7.0) and Abou Ouattara (6.3).

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 5 changes: S. Yatabare for I. Hamache (55′), F. Ayite for A. Ouattara (66′), E. Ntim for J. Masson (66′), M. Kaba for S. D’Almeida (80′) and Q. Lecoeuche for L. Dos Santos (80′).

Best player: Mohamed Kaba​

The player that probably impressed the most for Valenciennes was Mohamed Kaba.

His rating is (7.2) with 45 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​