AUXERRE. Auxerre prevails over Troyes 1-0 after M. Niang scored just 1 goal (73′). Troyes was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps stadium in Auxerre on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérôme Brisard with the support of Alexis Auger and Cédric Favre. The 4th official was Abdelatif Kherradji. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Troyes had a strong ball possession 62% while Auxerre was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Troyes was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Auxerre managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Auxerre shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Troyes shot 14 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After this contest, Auxerre will have 26 points like Strasbourg to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Troyes will stay with 21 points like Ajaccio to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Auxerre will play away against Ajaccio on the 9th of April with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Auxerre (9 draws).

Troyes will play away agasint Olympique Marseille on the 16th of April with a 9-1 head to head record in favor of Olympique Marseille (3 draws).

Auxerre – Formation

Auxerre adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Christophe Pélissier decided to play with the following team: Andrei Radu (6.5), Rayan Raveloson (7.1), Jubal (7.4), Souleymane Isaak Touré (8.2), Akim Zedadka (6.8), Birama Touré (6.9), Han-Noah Massengo (6.8), Gideon Mensah (6.4), Gauthier Hein (7.2), Siriki Dembélé (6.7) and Matthis Abline (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Youssouf M’Changama, Gaëtan Perrin (7.0), Julian Jeanvier (6.7), M’Baye Niang (7.8), Hamza Sakhi, Mathias Autret, Nuno Da Costa (7.5), Lassine Sinayoko and Donovan Léon.

Auxerre could not rely on the presence of Julian Jeanvier (injured) and M’Baye Niang (injured).

Substitutions

Auxerre made 5 changes: Gideon Mensah for Julian Jeanvier (26′), Siriki Dembélé for Nuno Da Costa (46′), Matthis Abline for Gaëtan Perrin (46′), Gauthier Hein for M’Baye Niang (66′) and Isaak Touré for Youssouf M’Changama (90′).

Best player: Souleymane Isaak Touré​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Auxerre was Souleymane Isaak Touré even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 30 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

Troyes – Formation

Also Troyes adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Patrick Kisnorbo played with: Gauthier Gallon (7.3), Erik Palmer-Brown (6.8), Adil Rami (6.8), Yoann Salmier (6.6), Thierno Baldé (6.8), Rominigue Kouamé (6.8), Lucien Agoumé (7.3), Papa Ndiaga Yade (6.3), Rony Lopes (6.6), Wilson Odobert (6.8) and Renaud Ripart (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Andreas Bruus, Mateusz Lis, Banhie Zoukrou, Ante Palaversa, Ike Ugbo, Xavier Chavalerin, Mama Baldé (6.9), Rudy Kohon and Alexis Tibidi.

Troyes could not rely on the presence of Alexis Tibidi (injured).

Substitutions

Troyes made 4 changes: R. Ripart for Mama Baldé (36′), L. Agoumé for Xavier Chavalerin (81′), W. Odobert for Alexis Tibidi (81′) and T. Baldé for Andreas Bruus (81′).

Best player: Gauthier Gallon​

The most impressive player for Troyes was the goalkeeper: Gauthier Gallon. His rating is 7.32. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​

• Rennes – Lens – 0-1
• Auxerre – Troyes – 1-0