REIMS. Troyes was able to turn the table against Reims to win 2-1. It was Reims to strike first with an early goal of Y. Abdelhamid at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, X. Chavalerin gave the win to Troyes in the 65′ minute with a goal.
A. Gravillon received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Reims lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II stadium in Reims on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Gaillouste with the assistance of Guillaume Debart and Mohamed Benkemouche. The 4th official was Ali Djedid. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Reims had a superior ball possession 55% while Troyes was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Reims was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Troyes was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Reims shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Troyes shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Reims received 3 yellow cards (A. Flips, A. Matusiwa and A. Gravillon). Talking about the opposition, Troyes received 2 yellow cards (I. Kabore and G. Gallon).
A. Gravillon (Reims) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Reims will stay with 11 points to stay in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Troyes will have 12 points to stay in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Reims will play away against Bordeaux on the 31st of October with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Reims (6 draws).
Troyes will host Rennes on the 31st of October with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Rennes (4 draws).
Reims – Formation
Reims
6'
90'
67'
86'
Reims started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Óscar García Junyent decided to play with the following team: Predrag Rajković , Andrew Gravillon , Wout Faes , Yunis Abdelhamid , Ghislain Konan , Ilan Kebbal , Azor Matusiwa , Moreto Cassama , Anastasios Donis , Alexis Flips and El Bilal Toure .
The home team had on the bench: Mitchell Van Bergen , Dion Lopy, Yehvann Diouf, Bradley Locko, Nathanael Mbuku , Sambou Sissoko , Mathieu Cafaro, N’Dri Philippe Koffi and Valon Berisha .
Substitutions
Reims made 5 changes: A. Donis for V. Berisha (56′), A. Flips for M. van Bergen (56′), M. Cassama for N. Mbuku (67′), I. Kebbal for S. Sissoko (67′) and E. B. Toure for N. Koffi (78′).
Best player: Yunis Abdelhamid
The most impressive player for Reims was Yunis Abdelhamid.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Troyes – Formation
Troyes
Troyes started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Laurent Batlles played with: Gauthier Gallon , Adil Rami , Jimmy Giraudon , Yoann Salmier , Issa Kabore , Rominigue Kouame , Xavier Chavalerin , Giulian Biancone , Renaud Ripart , Yoann Touzghar and Mama Baldé .
These were the players on the bench: Jessy Moulin, Gabriel Mutombo, Dylan Chambost, Tristan Dingome , Brandon Domingues, Erik Palmer-Brown, Nassim Chadli, Hyun-Jun Suk and Gerson Rodrigues .
Substitutions
Troyes made 4 changes: Y. Touzghar for G. Rodrigues (65′), M. Balde for T. Dingome (67′), R. Ripart for Suk Hyun-Jun (89′) and X. Chavalerin for D. Chambost (89′).
Best player: Mama Baldé
The most impressive player for Troyes was Mama Baldé.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Lens – Metz – 4-1
- Lorient – Bordeaux – 1-1
- Olympique Marseille – Paris Saint Germain – 0-0
- Monaco – Montpellier – 3-1
- Nice – Olympique Lyonnais – 3-2
- Reims – Troyes – 1-2
- Rennes – Strasbourg – 1-0
