NîMES. Grenoble Foot 38 had a surprising win over Nîmes with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Phaëton (12′) and a goal from F. Bambock (53′). Nîmes was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Stade des Costières stadium in Nîmes on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Lepaysant with the assistance of Ludovic Zmyslony and Nicolas Durand. The 4th official was Alexandre Mercier. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 5 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 101 Attack 77
- 58 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 21
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Nîmes was in firm control of the ball 61% while Grenoble Foot 38 was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nîmes was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Grenoble Foot 38 managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Nîmes shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Grenoble Foot 38 shot 11 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Nîmes received 1 yellow card (Jean N’Guessan). On the other side, Grenoble Foot 38 received 1 yellow card (Saikou Touray).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nîmes will stay with 22 points to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Grenoble Foot 38 will have 36 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Nîmes will play away with Metz on the 25th of February with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Metz (6 draws).
Grenoble Foot 38 will host Le Havre on the 25th of February with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Grenoble Foot 38 (8 draws).
Nîmes – Formation
Nîmes
81'
89'
Nîmes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Frédéric Bompard decided to play with the following team: Axel Maraval , Ronny Labonne , Maël Durand de Gevigney , Nasser Djiga , Patrick Burner , Jens Jakob Thomasen , Joseph Lopy , Pablo Pagis , Jean N’Guessan , Rafiki Saïd and Malik Tchokounté .
The home team had on the bench: Moussa Koné , Guessouma Fofana, Thibault Vargas , Kelyan Guessoum, Sanasi Sy, Lucas Dias and Steve Ambri .
Substitutions
Nîmes made 5 changes: Jens Thomasen for Steve Ambri (57′), Malik Tchokounté for Moussa Koné (57′), Rafiki Saïd for Thibaut Vargas (77′), Pablo Pagis for Guessouma Fofana (81′) and Patrick Burner for Sanasi Sy (81′).
Best player: Pablo Pagis
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nîmes was Pablo Pagis.
His rating is with 38 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Grenoble Foot 38 – Formation
Grenoble Foot 38
53'
Grenoble Foot 38 started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Vincent Hognon played with: Brice Maubleu , Jordy Gaspar , Adrien Monfray , Allan Tchaptchet , Gaëtan Paquiez , Franck Bambock , Abdoulie Sanyang , Saikou Touray , Jessy Benet , Matthias Phaeton and Jordan Tell .
They had on the bench: Joris Correa, Pape Meissa Ba , Abiezer Jeno, Mamadou Diarra , Mohamed Amine Sbai , Loïc Nestor and Esteban Salles.
Grenoble Foot 38 could not rely on the presence of Mamadou Diarra (injured).
Substitutions
Grenoble Foot 38 made 4 changes: Jordan Tell for Pape Meissa Ba (66′), M. Phaëton for Mohamed Sbai (79′), Adrien Monfray for Mamadou Diarra (80′) and Franck Bambock for Loïc Nestor (83′).
Best player: Franck Bambock
The player that probably impressed the most for Grenoble Foot 38 was Franck Bambock.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Le Havre – Paris – 0-0
- Pau – Bordeaux – 0-2
- Caen – Bastia – 3-1
- Dijon – Niort – 0-1
- Valenciennes – Laval – 3-1
- Rodez – Sochaux – 1-2
- Quevilly Rouen – Guingamp – 2-0
- Nîmes – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-2
