CAEN. Caen was able to turn the tables against Dijon to win 2-1. It was Dijon to strike first with an early goal of Z. Touré at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alexandre Mendy gave the win to Caen in the 70′ minute with a penalty. Caen was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Michel d’Ornano stadium in Caen on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillaume Paradis assisted by Yohann Larhant and Ludovic Reyes. The 4th official was Clément Visbecq. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Caen was in firm control of the ball 65% while Dijon was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Caen was more pushing with 94 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Caen won the match.
Caen shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Dijon shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Caen received 2 yellow cards (Alexandre Mendy and ). Talking about the opposition, Dijon received 1 yellow card (Z. Touré).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Caen will have 46 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Dijon will stay with 26 points like Niort to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Caen will host Paris on the 15th of April with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Paris (1 draw).
Dijon will play away agasint Quevilly Rouen on the 15th of April with a 1-1 head to head.
Caen – Formation
Caen
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Caen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Stéphane Moulin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Mandrea , Emmanuel Ntim , Ibrahim Cissé , Romain Thomas , Ali Abdi , Quentin Daubin , Hianga’a M’Bock , Bilal Brahimi , Moussa Sylla , Alexandre Mendy and Yoann Court .
The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Hafid , Noé Lebreton, Yannis Clementia, Hugo Vandermersch , Godson Kyeremeh , Norman Bassette and Djibril Diani .
Caen could not rely on the presence of Hugo Vandermersch (injured) and Godson Kyeremeh (injured).
Substitutions
Caen made 4 changes: Moussa Sylla for Mohamed Hafid (61′), Quentin Daubin for Hugo Vandermersch (61′), E. Ntim for Godson Kyeremeh (61′) and Y. Court for Djibril Diani (77′).
Best player: Alexandre Mendy
The player that probably impressed the most for Caen was Alexandre Mendy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
Dijon – Formation
Dijon
Dijon started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Omar Daf played with: Saturnin Allagbe , Paul Joly , Zargo Touré , Daniel Congré , Christopher Rocchia , Jessy Pi , Ousseynou Thioune , Bryan Soumaré , Mickaël Le Bihan , Valentin Jacob and Roger Assalé .
These were the players on the bench: Jordan Marié , Xande Silva , Walid Nassi , Baptiste Reynet , Cheik Traoré , Senou Coulibaly, Idrissa Camara and Loum Tchaouna .
Dijon could not rely on the presence of Baptiste Reynet (injured), W. Nassi Ouled Bentle (injured) and J. Marié (injured).
Substitutions
Dijon made 6 changes: Roger Assalé for Xande Silva (13′), Saturnin Allagbé for Baptiste Reynet (36′), B. Soumaré for Loum Tchaouna (78′), Xande Silva for Walid Nassi Ouled Bentle (79′), C. Rocchia for Cheik Traoré (78′) and J. Pi for Jordan Marié (79′).
Best player: Paul Joly
The player that probably impressed the most for Dijon was Paul Joly.
His rating is with 33 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Valenciennes – Paris – 4-5
- Saint-Étienne – Niort – 2-0
- Caen – Dijon – 2-1
- Nîmes – Annecy – 4-0
- Pau – Le Havre – 0-1
- Bastia – Sochaux – 3-2
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Amiens SC – 2-1
- Rodez – Quevilly Rouen – 1-0
- Metz – Laval – 1-0
