Reims tops Ajaccio 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Munetsi. HIGHLIGHTS

AJACCIO. Reims prevails over Ajaccio 1-0 after M. Munetsi scored just 1 goal (3').

Reims tops Ajaccio 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Munetsi. HIGHLIGHTS

AJACCIO. Reims tops Ajaccio 1-0 after M. Munetsi scored just 1 goal (3′).

The match was played at the Stade François Coty stadium in Ajaccio on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Willy Delajod with the support of Philippe Jeanne and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Gabriel Henry. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 12 Total 10
  • 1 On Target 2
  • 11 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 144 Attack 75
  • 65 Dangerous attack 18
  • 77 Ball safe 106
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 20 Total 22
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Ajaccio was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Reims that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Ajaccio had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Reims was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Ajaccio shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Reims shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Ajaccio received 3 yellow cards (Mohamed Youssouf, Riad Nouri and M. El Idrissy). On the opposite side, Reims received 3 yellow cards (T. De Smet, F. Balogun and M. Adeline).

Match Timeline

3'
Marshall Munetsi(goal)Emmanuel Agbadou
4'
Marshall Munetsi(var)
Mohamed Youssouf - Yellow
16'
R. Nouri- Yellow
19'
46'
50'
Thibault De Smet- Yellow
59'
65'
70'
70'
76'
77'
77'
77'
81'
Mickaël Alphonse- sub ->Thomas Mangani 
88'
88'
C. Vidal- sub ->Cyrille Bayala
88'

Standings

After playing this contest, Ajaccio will stay with 15 points to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Reims will have 24 points like Nice to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Ajaccio will play away with Angers SCO on the 1st of February with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Angers SCO (3 draws).

Reims will play away agasint Paris Saint Germain on the 29th of January with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (3 draws).

Ajaccio – Formation

Ajaccio
G
Benjamin Leroy 1.France
6.6
D
Fernand Mayembo 77.Republic of the Congo
6.8
D
Ismaël Diallo 3.Ivory Coast
6.8
D
O. Gonzalez 25.Cameroon
6.8
D
Mohamed Youssouf  20.Comoros
7.1
16'
M
Thomas Mangani 23.France
6.7
M
R. Nouri 5.France
7.1
19'
M
6.5
77'
M
Cyrille Bayala  14.Burkina Faso
6.3
88'
F
7.3
65'
F
M. El Idrissy 7.France
6.2
77' 70'
Substitutes
G
F. Sollacaro 16.France
D
Cédric Avinel 21.Guadeloupe
D
C. Vidal 15.France
88'
D
Mickaël Alphonse 2.Guadeloupe
M
Florian Chabrolle 29.France
6.5
77'
M
P. Lebas 33.Portugal
M
Youcef Belaïli  92.Algeria
6.2
65'
M
J. Botué 18.Burkina Faso
6.1
77'
F
Ruan Levine 24.Brazil

Ajaccio started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Olivier Pantaloni decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Leroy (6.6), Mohamed Youssouf (7.1), Oumar Gonzalez (6.8), Fernand Mayembo (6.8), Ismaël Diallo (6.8), Cyrille Bayala (6.3), Vincent Marchetti (6.5), Thomas Mangani (6.7), Riad Nouri (7.1), Mounaim El Idrissy (6.2) and Bevic Moussiti Oko (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Francois-Joseph Sollacaro, Cedric Avinel, Ruan Potó, Florian Chabrolle (6.5), Lebas da Silva, Youcef Belaïli (6.2), Clement Vidal, Mickaël Alphonse and Jean Fiacre Kouamé Botué (6.1).

Substitutions

Ajaccio made 4 changes: Bevic Moussiti-Oko for Youcef Belaïli  (65′), Vincent Marchetti for F. Chabrolle (77′), M. El Idrissy for J. Botué (77′) and Cyrille Bayala for C. Vidal (88′).

Best player: Bevic Moussiti Oko​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajaccio was Bevic Moussiti Oko.

His rating is (7.3) with 18 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Reims – Formation

Reims
G
Yehvann Diouf 94.France
6.8
D
Yunis Abdelhamid  5.Morocco
7.4
D
Thomas Foket 32.Belgium
6.4
D
Thibault De Smet 25.Belgium
6.4
50'
D
Emmanuel Agbadou 24.Ivory Coast
7.1
M
Arbër Zeneli 10.Kosovo
6.3
59'
M
Azor Matusiwa 21.Netherlands
6.9
M
Marshall Munetsi 15.Zimbabwe
7.5
77' Goals3'
M
Alexis Flips 70.France
6.6
46'
M
Junya Ito 39.Japan
6.7
88'
F
Folarin Balogun 29.England
6.7
76' 70'
Substitutes
G
Patrick Pentz 1.Austria
D
Andreaw Gravillon 6.Guadeloupe
D
Maxime Busi 4.Belgium
M
M
Rafik Guitane 99.France
88'
M
M. Adeline 18.France
6.7
77' 81'
M
Jens Cajuste 8.Sweden
7.4
46'
F
Mitchell van Bergen 19.Netherlands
6.6
59'
F
K. Sierhuis 9.Netherlands
6.7
76'

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

William Still played with: Yehvann Diouf (6.8), Thomas Foket (6.4), Emmanuel Agbadou (7.1), Yunis Abdelhamid (7.4), Thibault De Smet (6.4), Marshall Munetsi (7.5), Azor Matusiwa (6.9), Junya Ito (6.7), Alexis Flips (6.6), Arbër Zeneli (6.3) and Folarin Balogun (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Rafik Guitane, Martin Adeline (6.7), Jens Cajuste (7.4), Kaj Sierhuis (6.6), Maxime Busi, Patrick Pentz, Andreaw Gravillon, Mitchell Van Bergen (6.6) and Kamory Doumbia.

Substitutions

Reims made 6 changes: Alexis Flips for Jens Cajuste (46′), Arbër Zeneli for Mitchell van Bergen (59′), F. Balogun for K. Sierhuis (77′), Marshall Munetsi for M. Adeline (77′), Thomas Mangani  for Mickaël Alphonse (88′) and Junya Ito for R. Guitane (88′).

Best player: Marshall Munetsi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Reims was Marshall Munetsi.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 29 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​