Lille beats Ajaccio 3-0

VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ. Lille was in the end too strong for Ajaccio.

Lille beats Ajaccio 3-0

VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ. Lille was in the end too good for Ajaccio with the goal of André Gomes (22′), André Gomes (33′) and Rémy Cabella (38′). Lille was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was François Letexier with the help of Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni. The 4th official was Alexandre Perreau Niel.

Match Statistics​

  • ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
  • 10 Total 2
  • 5 On Target 0
  • 2 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 150 Attack 65
  • 52 Dangerous attack 12
  • 55 Ball safe 56
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 0
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Lille was in firm control of the ball 75% while Ajaccio was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lille was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lille won the match​.

Lille shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ajaccio shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Lille received 1 yellow card (J. David). Talking about the opposition, Ajaccio received 2 yellow cards (M. Soumano and K. Spadanuda).

Match Timeline

22'
28'
M. Soumano- Yellow
Jonathan David- Yellow
30'
33'
Rémy Cabella(goal)Jonathan Bamba
38'
46'
Ivane Chegra- sub ->Cyrille Bayala
54'
Rémy Cabella(var)
57'
Benjamin André- sub ->André Gomes
68'
71'
71'
72'
R. Nouri- sub ->M. Soumano
78'
79'
Adam Ounas- sub ->Rémy Cabella
79'
90'

Standings

After playing this contest, Lille will have 59 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Ajaccio will stay with 22 points like Troyes to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lille will host Nantes on the 27th of May with a 17-1 head to head in favor of Lille (11 draws).

Ajaccio will play away agasint Paris Saint Germain on the 13th of May with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (4 draws).

Lille – Formation

LOSC Lille
G
Lucas Chevalier 30.France
6.6
D
6.3
54'
D
Bafodé Diakité 18.France
7.1
D
Alexsandro 4.Brazil
7.0
D
Leny Yoro 15.France
6.2
M
Rémy Cabella 10.France
8.8
79' Goals38'
M
André Gomes 28.Portugal
8.9
68' Goals22', 33'
M
Angel Gomes 20.England
7.3
79'
M
Edon Zhegrova 23.Kosovo
6.9
M
Jonathan Bamba 7.France
7.1
78'
F
Jonathan David 9.Canada
6.1
30'
Substitutes
G
Benoît Costil 25.France
D
Ismaily 31.Brazil
D
José Fonte 6.Portugal
M
Adam Ounas 11.Algeria
6.4
79'
M
Benjamin André 21.France
6.4
68'
M
6.6
79'
M
Jonas Martin 8.France
F
Mohamed Bayo 27.Guinea
6.4
78'
F
Timothy Weah 22.United States
6.8
54'

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

The manager Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca decided to play with the following team: Lucas Chevalier (6.6), Bafodé Diakité (7.1), Leny Yoro (6.2), Alexsandro Ribeiro (7.0), Gabriel Gudmundsson (6.3), Angel Gomes (7.3), André Gomes (8.9), Edon Zhegrova (6.9), Rémy Cabella (8.8), Jonathan Bamba (7.1) and Jonathan David (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ismaily, José Fonte, Benoît Costil, Adam Ounas (6.4), Benjamin André (6.4), Mohamed Bayo (6.4), Timothy Weah (6.8), Carlos Baleba (6.6) and Jonas Martin.

Substitutions

Lille made 5 changes: Gabriel Gudmundsson  for Timothy Weah (54′), André Gomes for Benjamin André (68′), Rémy Cabella for Adam Ounas (79′), A. Gomes for Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah (79′) and Jonathan Bamba for Mohamed Bayo (78′).

Best player: André Gomes​

The most impressive player for Lille was André Gomes.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 81 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Ajaccio – Formation

Ajaccio
G
Benjamin Leroy 1.France
5.8
D
Mohamed Youssouf  20.Comoros
6.4
D
Ismaël Diallo 3.Ivory Coast
6.4
D
O. Gonzalez 25.Cameroon
6.8
D
C. Vidal 15.France
6.2
M
Thomas Mangani 23.France
6.3
71'
M
7.2
90'
M
Kevin Spadanuda  27.Switzerland
6.3
71'
M
Cyrille Bayala  14.Burkina Faso
6.1
46'
F
M. El Idrissy 7.France
6.2
F
M. Soumano 34.France
6.4
72' 28'
Substitutes
G
F. Sollacaro 16.France
D
Youssouf Koné 99.Mali
90'
D
Cédric Avinel 21.Guadeloupe
D
Fernand Mayembo 77.Republic of the Congo
M
R. Nouri 5.France
6.4
72'
M
6.8
71'
M
Florian Chabrolle 29.France
F
Ivane Chegra 38.Algeria
6.6
46'

Ajaccio started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Olivier Pantaloni played with: Benjamin Leroy (5.8), Mohamed Youssouf (6.4), Oumar Gonzalez (6.8), Clement Vidal (6.2), Ismaël Diallo (6.4), Cyrille Bayala (6.1), Vincent Marchetti (7.2), Thomas Mangani (6.1), Kevin Spadanuda (6.3), Mounaim El Idrissy (6.2) and Moussa Soumano (6.4).

They had on the bench: Ivane Chegra (6.6), Anthony Khelifa, Francois-Joseph Sollacaro, Youssouf Koné, Cedric Avinel, Riad Nouri (6.4), Mathieu Coutadeur (6.7), Florian Chabrolle and Fernand Mayembo.

Substitutions

Ajaccio made 3 changes: Thomas Mangani  for Mathieu Coutadeur (72′), M. Soumano for Riad Nouri (72′) and Vincent Marchetti for Youssouf Koné (90′).

Best player: Vincent Marchetti​

The most impressive player for Ajaccio was Vincent Marchetti.

His rating is (7.2) with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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