LE HAVRE. Le Havre snatched a late win Niort 1-0 after Q. Cornette scored just 1 goal (87′). Le Havre took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stade Océane stadium in Le Havre on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Azzedine Souifi with the help of Youssef El Hamzaoui and Ludovic Reyes. The 4th official was Paul Garo. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Le Havre had a superior ball possession 60% while Niort was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Le Havre had a more offensive attitude with 84 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Le Havre won the match.
Le Havre shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Niort shot 5 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Le Havre received 2 yellow cards (Samuel Grandsir and Terence Kongolo). On the other side, Niort received 1 yellow card (Junior Olaitan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Le Havre will have 51 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Niort will stay with 23 points like Nîmes to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Le Havre will host Saint-Étienne on the 18th of March with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Saint-Étienne (0 draws).
Niort will play away agasint Paris on the 25th of February with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Niort (5 draws).
Le Havre – Formation
Le Havre
73'
46'
87'
Le Havre adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luka Elsner decided to play with the following team: Arthur Desmas , Oualid El Hajjam , Arouna Sangante , Terence Kongolo , Christopher Operi , Victor Lekhal , Yassine Kechta , Samuel Grandsir , Amir Richardson , Quentin Cornette and Yann Kitala .
The home team had on the bench: Antoine Joujou , Jamal Thiaré , Elies Mahmoud , Mathieu Gorgelin, Nolan Mbemba , Oussama Targhalline and Étienne Youte Kinkoue.
Substitutions
Le Havre made 4 changes: Oualid El Hajjam for Nolan Mbemba (46′), Y. Kitala for Oussama Targhalline (64′), A. Richardson for Jamal Thiare (65′) and Yassine Kechta for Elies Mahmoud (77′).
Best player: Christopher Operi
The most impressive player for Le Havre was Christopher Operi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Niort – Formation
Niort
Also Niort adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rui Miguel Garcia Lopes de Almeida played with: Mathieu Michel , Joris Moutachy , Bryan Passi , Ibrahima Sory Conté , Quentin Bernard , Amadou Sagna , Samy Benchama , Bilal Boutobba , Samuel Renel , Junior Olaitan and Kevin Rocheteau .
These were the players on the bench: Dylan Durivaux, Ryan Bakayoko , Guy-Marcelin Kilama, Jean Louchet, Junior Flemmings , Bradley Matufueni M’bondo and Lenny Vallier .
Substitutions
Niort made 3 changes: Kévin Rocheteau for Ibrahima Bakayoko (66′), A. Sagna for Lenny Vallier (76′) and Bilal Boutobba for Junior Flemmings (76′).
Best player: Quentin Bernard
The most impressive player for Niort was Quentin Bernard.
His rating is with 48 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Bordeaux – Paris – 2-1
- Annecy – Amiens SC – 2-0
- Caen – Grenoble Foot 38 – 2-1
- Le Havre – Niort – 1-0
- Pau – Laval – 0-1
- Dijon – Metz – 0-0
- Bastia – Guingamp – 1-1
- Valenciennes – Rodez – 0-0
- Quevilly Rouen – Sochaux – 0-0
