RODEZ. Rodez and Nîmes draw 1-1. C. Dépres scored the first goal (7′) for Rodez. R. Saïd equalized (50′).
The match was played at the Stade Paul Lignon stadium in Rodez on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue with the assistance of Youssef El Hamzaoui and Eric Danizan. The 4th official was Samir Zolota. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Nîmes was in firm control of the ball 55% while Rodez was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nîmes was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Nîmes to win the contest.
Rodez shot 13 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Nîmes shot 18 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Rodez received 1 yellow card (Serge-Philippe Raux Yao). On the other side, Nîmes received 3 yellow cards (Nicolas Benezet, Steve Ambri and Steve Ambri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Rodez will have 21 points like Dijon to sit in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Nîmes will have 23 points like Niort to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Rodez will host Caen on the 11th of March with a 3-3 head to head record.
Nîmes will host Saint-Étienne on the 20th of February with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Saint-Étienne (4 draws).
Rodez – Formation
Rodez
72'
34'
7'
Rodez started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Didier Santini decided to play with the following team: Lionel M’Pasi , Eric Vandenabeele , Aymen Abdennour , Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao , Marvin Senaya , Bradley Danger , Remy Boissier , Abdel Hakim Abdallah , Martin Adeline , Clément Depres and Sambou Soumano .
The home team had on the bench: Joseph Mendes, Killian Corredor , Lorenzo Rajot , Wilitty Younoussa, Sébastien Cibois, Jung-Bin Park and Joris Chougrani .
Substitutions
Rodez made 5 changes: C. Dépres for Kilian Corredor (66′), M. Adeline for Lorenzo Rajot (66′), Aymen Abdennour for Joris Chougrani (72′), Sambou Soumano for Joseph Mendes (82′) and Rémy Boissier for Wilitty Younoussa (83′).
Best player: Marvin Senaya
The player that probably impressed the most for Rodez was Marvin Senaya.
His rating is with 25 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 6 crosses.
Nîmes – Formation
Nîmes
Nîmes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Frédéric Bompard played with: Lucas Dias , Ronny Labonne , Maël Durand de Gevigney , Nasser Djiga , Patrick Burner , Jean N’Guessan , Joseph Lopy , Rafiki Saïd , Pablo Pagis , Nicolas Benezet and Lys Mousset .
These were the players on the bench: Malik Tchokounté , Kelyan Guessoum, Axel Maraval, Moussa Koné, Jens Jakob Thomasen, Steve Ambri and Guessouma Fofana.
Substitutions
Nîmes made 3 changes: Lys Mousset for Malik Tchokounte (75′), Nicolas Benezet for Steve Ambri (87′) and Rafiki Saïd for Guessouma Fofana (87′).
Best player: Rafiki Saïd
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nîmes was Rafiki Saïd.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 2 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
