BIZANOS. Pau prevails over Niort 1-0 after Q. Boisgard scored just 1 goal (13′).

The match was played at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 stadium in Bizanos on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Azzedine Souifi with the assistance of Ludovic Reyes and Nicolas Durand. The 4th official was Florian Della Tomasina. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Pau was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Niort that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Pau was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pau won the match​.

Pau shot 12 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Niort shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Pau received 2 yellow cards (Steeve Beusnard and N. Monzango). On the opposite side, Niort received 3 yellow cards (Bilal Boutobba, Junior Flemmings and Charles Kaboré).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Pau will have 30 points to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Niort will stay with 23 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Pau will host Metz on the 8th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Metz (0 draws).

Niort will play away agasint Saint-Étienne on the 1st of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Saint-Étienne (0 draws).

Pau – Formation

Pau adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Didier Tholot decided to play with the following team: Jérôme Prior (7.4), Erwin Koffi (7.5), Xavier Kouassi (7.3), Jean Ruiz (7.7), Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan (6.4), Sessi D’Almeida (7.2), Eddy Sylvestre (6.8), Steeve Beusnard (7.4), Henri Saivet (8.6), Quentin Boisgard (7.2) and Yanis Begraoui (5.8).

The home team had on the bench: Mons Bassouamina (6.1), Nathan Monzango, Noé Sow, Jovan Nišić, Loick Lespinasse, Massamba Ndiaye and Nguyễn Quang Hải.

Substitutions

Pau made 3 changes: Eddy Sylvestre for Mons Bassouamina (67′), Quentin Boisgard for Noé Sow (83′) and Steeve Beusnard for Nathan Monzango (90′).

Best player: Henri Saivet​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pau was Henri Saivet even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.6) with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.

Niort – Formation

Also Niort adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Oumar Tchomogo played with: Mathieu Michel (7.6), Dylan Durivaux (6.8), Bryan Passi (6.5), Guy-Marcelin Kilama (6.8), Quentin Bernard (6.6), Charles Kabore (7.2), Bilal Boutobba (6.6), Junior Olaitan (6.6), Moataz Zemzemi (6.4), Amadou Sagna (6.2) and Junior Flemmings (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Joris Moutachy (6.7), Samuel Renel (6.7), Jean Louchet, Nacim El Hassani, Ibrahima Sory Conté, Kevin Rocheteau and Ryan Bakayoko (6.5).

Substitutions

Niort made 3 changes: Moataz Zemzemi for Samuel Renel (51′), Junior Olaitan for Joris Moutachy (63′) and Junior Flemmings for Ibrahima Bakayoko (83′).

Best player: Mathieu Michel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Niort was the goalkeeper: Mathieu Michel. His rating is 7.60. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​

• Laval – Paris – 1-2
• Saint-Étienne – Amiens SC – 1-1
• Guingamp – Dijon – 2-0
• Nîmes – Quevilly Rouen – 2-0
• Pau – Niort – 1-0
• Grenoble Foot 38 – Annecy – 2-1
• Valenciennes – Bastia – 2-2
• Rodez – Caen – 3-2
• Sochaux – Bordeaux – 1-1