NIORT. Niort beat Laval. Laval lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
Bryan Goncalves received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Laval lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Legat who was helped by Frédéric Hebrard and Youssef El Hamzaoui. The 4th official was Nicolas Houguet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Laval had a superior ball possession 57% while Niort was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Laval was more pushing with 77 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Niort managed to find the solution to win this match.
Niort shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Laval shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Niort received 3 yellow cards (Ibrahima Conté, Charles Kaboré and Bryan Passi). Regarding the opposition, Laval received 2 yellow cards (Bryan Goncalves and E. Seidou).
Also, Laval didn’t end the match with 11 players after Bryan Goncalves (Laval) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Niort will have 26 points like Nîmes and Dijon to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Laval will stay with 31 points like Rodez to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Niort will play away against Saint-Étienne on the 1st of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Saint-Étienne (0 draws).
Laval will play away agasint Rodez on the 15th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Laval (0 draws).
Niort – Formation
Niort
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Niort started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Oumar Tchomogo decided to play with the following team: Mathieu Michel , Dylan Durivaux , Guy-Marcelin Kilama , Ibrahima Sory Conté , Quentin Bernard , Charles Kabore , Bilal Boutobba , Samy Benchama , Samuel Renel , Junior Flemmings and Ryan Bakayoko .
The home team had on the bench: Junior Olaitan , Bryan Passi, Kevin Rocheteau , Joris Moutachy, Jean Louchet, Nacim El Hassani and Amadou Sagna .
Niort could not rely on the presence of Bryan Passi (injured).
Substitutions
Niort made 4 changes: Charles Kaboré for Junior Olaitan (62′), Bilal Boutobba for Amadou Sagna (74′), Bilal Boutobba for Kevin Rocheteau (74′) and Ibrahima Conté for Bryan Passi (81′).
Best player: Bilal Boutobba
The most impressive player for Niort was Bilal Boutobba.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 4 crosses.
Laval – Formation
Laval
Laval started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Olivier Frapolli played with: Alexis Sauvage , Anthony Gonçalves , Marvin Baudry , Yohan Tavares , Bryan Goncalves , Edson Seidou , Antonin Bobichon , Jimmy Roye , Jordan Adeoti , Simon Elisor and Kader N’Chobi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dembo Sylla, Sebastien Da Silva, Pierrick Cros, Geoffray Durbant , Theo Chatelain, Ryan Ferhaoui and Steven Nsimba .
Substitutions
Laval made 3 changes: Kader N’Chobi for Aimé Nsimba Labe (68′), Marvin Baudry for Geoffray Durbant (76′) and Jordan Adéoti for Sébastien Da Silva (81′).
Best player: Simon Elisor
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Laval was Simon Elisor.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Le Havre – Saint-Étienne – 2-2
- Paris – Bastia – 0-1
- Caen – Valenciennes – 2-1
- Dijon – Pau – 0-1
- Niort – Laval – 3-2
- Amiens SC – Rodez – 1-3
- Sochaux – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-0
- Annecy – Guingamp – 1-1
- Quevilly Rouen – Metz – 1-2
- Bordeaux – Nîmes – 1-0