BORDEAUX. Bordeaux tops Nîmes 1-0 after J. Maja scored just 1 goal (81′). Bordeaux capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue with the help of Gwenaël Pasqualotti and Matthieu Lombard. The 4th official was Aldric Chancioux. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 53.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bordeaux had a strong ball possession 58% while Nîmes was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bordeaux was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bordeaux won the match​.

Bordeaux shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nîmes shot 7 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Bordeaux received 1 yellow card (Yoann Barbet). On the other side, Nîmes received 1 yellow card (Patrick Burner).

Standings

After playing this contest, Bordeaux will have 50 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Nîmes will stay with 26 points like Niort and Dijon to hold in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Bordeaux will play away against Metz on the 15th of April with a 11-2 head to head stats in favor of Bordeaux (5 draws).

Bordeaux – Formation

Bordeaux started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager David Guion decided to play with the following team: Gaetan Poussin (7.1), Malcom Bokele (6.7), Stian Gregersen (7.1), Yoann Barbet (7.1), Vital Nsimba (7.4), Fransérgio (7.2), Tom Lacoux (6.8), Junior Mwanga (7.4), Dilane Bakwa (7.0), Josh Maja (7.4) and Zuriko Davitashvili (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Lenny Pirringuel, Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (6.1), Rafał Strączek, Clément Michelin, Aliou Badji (6.3), Danylo Ignatenko (7.1) and Alexi Pitu (7.1).

Substitutions

Bordeaux made 5 changes: T. Lacoux for Aliou Badji (58′), Zuriko Davitashvili for Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (67′), Fransérgio for Danylo Ihnatenko (67′), D. Bakwa for Alexi Pitu (67′) and Josh Maja for Clément Michelin (90′).

Best player: Josh Maja​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bordeaux was Josh Maja.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 18 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.

Nîmes – Formation

Nîmes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Frédéric Bompard played with: Axel Maraval (8.0), Ronny Labonne (6.3), Benoît Poulain (6.6), Maël Durand de Gevigney (7.4), Patrick Burner (7.3), Jens Jakob Thomasen (6.6), Joseph Lopy (6.7), Pablo Pagis (7.0), Jean N’Guessan (7.0), Rafiki Saïd (7.2) and Malik Tchokounté (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mehdi Zerkane (6.4), Kelyan Guessoum, Guessouma Fofana, Lys Mousset, Lucas Dias, Steve Ambri (6.3) and Moussa Koné.

Substitutions

Nîmes made 5 changes: Jean N’Guessan for Mehdi Zerkane (68′), Rafiki Saïd for Steve Ambri (69′), Jens Thomasen for Lys Mousset (82′), Malik Tchokounté for Moussa Koné (86′) and J. Lopy for Guessouma Fofana (86′).

Best player: Axel Maraval​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nîmes was the goalkeeper: Axel Maraval. His rating is 8.03. He performed 6 saves.

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