SAINT-ETIENNE. Saint-Étienne tops Dijon with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Krasso (12′) and a goal from B. Bouchouari (39′).
The match was played at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-etienne on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillaume Paradis who had the assistance of Ludovic Reyes and Grégoire Valleteau. The 4th official was Geoffrey Kubler.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 8 Total 9
- 2 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 89 Attack 85
- 62 Dangerous attack 70
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Saint-Étienne was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Dijon that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Dijon was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Saint-Étienne succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Saint-Étienne shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Dijon shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Saint-Étienne received 1 yellow card (S. Sow). Talking about the opposition, Dijon received 1 yellow card (Adama Fofana).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Saint-Étienne will have 24 points to sit in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Dijon will stay with 21 points like Rodez to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Saint-Étienne will host Amiens SC on the 11th of March with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Saint-Étienne (4 draws).
Dijon will play away agasint Guingamp on the 11th of March with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Guingamp (8 draws).
Saint-Étienne – Formation
Saint-Étienne
70'
18'
39'
Saint-Étienne started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Laurent Batlles decided to play with the following team: Gautier Larsonneur , Dennis Appiah , Saïdou Sow , Leo Petrot , Mathieu Cafaro , Aimen Moueffek , Thomas Monconduit , Benjamin Bouchouari , Niels Nkounkou , Jean-Philippe Krasso and Gaëtan Charbonnier .
The home team had on the bench: Victor Lobry , Dylan Chambost, Mickael Nade, Lamine Fomba, Jimmy Giraudon, Ibrahima Wadji and Boubacar Fall.
Saint-Étienne could not rely on the presence of Victor Lobry (injured) and Ibrahima Wadji (injured).
Substitutions
Saint-Étienne made 3 changes: A. Moueffek for Victor Lobry (18′), Richard Wright for Ibrahima Wadji (28′) and Benjamin Bouchouari for Lamine Fomba (84′).
Best player: Jean-Philippe Krasso
The most impressive player for Saint-Étienne was Jean-Philippe Krasso.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
Dijon – Formation
Dijon
Dijon started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Omar Daf played with: Baptiste Reynet , Zargo Touré , Senou Coulibaly , Daniel Congré , Paul Joly , Jessy Pi , Didier N’Dong , Adama Fofana , Bryan Soumaré , Mickaël Le Bihan and Xande Silva .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Walid Nassi , Matteo Ahlinvi , Idrissa Camara, Saturnin Allagbe, Marley Aké , Valentin Jacob and Jordan Marié.
Dijon could not rely on the presence of M. Aké (injured).
Substitutions
Dijon made 5 changes: J. Pi for Matteo Ahlinvi (46′), B. Soumaré for Valentin Jacob (46′), S. Coulibaly for Marley Aké (67′), Xande Silva for Walid Nassi Ouled Bentle (78′) and M. Le Bihan for Idrissa Camara (88′).
Best player: Adama Fofana
The most impressive player for Dijon was Adama Fofana.
His rating is with 38 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Saint-Étienne – Dijon – 2-0
- Niort – Bordeaux – 3-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Pau – 1-1
- Laval – Annecy – 1-1
- Guingamp – Valenciennes – 3-1
- Bastia – Quevilly Rouen – 0-1
- Sochaux – Le Havre – 1-1
- Rodez – Nîmes – 1-1
