BORDEAUX. Bordeaux defeats Caen 1-0 after Z. Davitashvili scored just 1 goal (16′). Caen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Mathieu Vernice with the support of Florian Gonçalves de Araujo and Ludovic Zmyslony. The 4th official was Nicolas Houguet. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.2 degrees Celsius or 77.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Bordeaux

1 - 0

Caen

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 5 Total 15
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 12
  • 1 Shots blocked 5
  • 77 Attack 107
  • 41 Dangerous attack 87
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 5
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 16
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Caen had a strong ball possession 56% while Bordeaux was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Caen was more pushing with 87 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Bordeaux succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Bordeaux shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Caen shot 15 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Bordeaux didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Caen received 3 yellow cards (H. Mbock, Romain Thomas and Djibril Diani).

Match Timeline

14'
H. Mbock- Yellow
Zuriko Davitashvili(goal)
16'
61'
Bilal Brahimi- sub ->Y. Court
62'
Danylo Ignatenko- sub ->T. Lacoux
62'
Alexi Pitu- sub ->Josh Maja
70'
71'
79'
Caleb Zady Sery- sub ->Quentin Daubin
87'
87'
89'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Le Havre
75
38
Metz
72
38
Bordeaux
69
37
Bastia
60
38
Caen
59
38
Guingamp
55
38
Paris
55
38
Saint-Étienne
53
38
Sochaux
52
38
Grenoble Foot 38
51
38
Quevilly Rouen
50
38
Pau
47
38
Amiens SC
47
38
Laval
46
38
Valenciennes
45
38
Annecy
45
38
Rodez
43
37
Dijon
42
38
Nîmes
36
38
Niort
29
38

After this encounter, Bordeaux will have 65 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Caen will stay with 52 points like Sochaux to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Bordeaux will host Rodez on the 2nd of June with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Bordeaux (0 draws).

Bordeaux – Formation

Bordeaux
G
Gaëtan Poussin 16.France
7.4
D
Yoann Barbet 5.France
7.3
D
Vital Nsimba 14.DR Congo
6.9
D
Stian Gregersen 2.Norway
7.2
D
M. Bokélé 4.Cameroon
6.9
M
Junior Mwanga 23.France
6.9
M
Fransérgio 13.Brazil
7.0
M
T. Lacoux 27.France
6.6
62'
F
Zuriko Davitashvili 30.Georgia
7.6
90' 16'
F
Josh Maja 11.Nigeria
7.4
70'
F
Dilane Bakwa 7.France
6.3
71'
Substitutes
G
Rafal Straczek 31.Poland
D
Johaneko Louis-Jean 3.France
90'
M
Logan Delaurier-Chaubet 22.France
M
L. Pirringuel 17.France
M
Danylo Ignatenko 6.Ukraine
6.5
62'
F
Alexi Pitu 80.Romania
6.6
70'
F
Aliou Badji 10.Senegal
6.4
71'

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

The manager David Guion decided to play with the following team: Gaetan Poussin (7.4), Malcom Bokele (6.9), Stian Gregersen (7.2), Yoann Barbet (7.3), Vital Nsimba (6.9), Fransérgio (7.0), Tom Lacoux (6.6), Junior Mwanga (6.9), Zuriko Davitashvili (7.6), Josh Maja (7.4) and Dilane Bakwa (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Logan Delaurier-Chaubet, Lenny Pirringuel, Danylo Ignatenko (6.5), Johaneko Louis Jean, Alexi Pitu (6.6), Aliou Badji (6.4) and Rafał Strączek.

Substitutions

Bordeaux made 3 changes: T. Lacoux for Danylo Ihnatenko (62′), D. Bakwa for Aliou Badji (71′) and Zuriko Davitashvili for Johaneko Louisjean (90′).

Best player: Zuriko Davitashvili​

The most impressive player for Bordeaux was Zuriko Davitashvili.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 20 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13.

Caen – Formation

Caen
G
Anthony Mandréa 1.France
6.4
D
Romain Thomas 29.France
7.0
D
Emmanuel Ntim 91.Ghana
6.9
D
Djibril Diani 28.France
7.4
89'
M
Ali Abdi 2.Tunisia
7.2
M
Hugo Vandermersch 24.France
6.8
M
Quentin Daubin 6.France
6.5
79'
M
H. Mbock 18.France
7.0
87' 14'
M
Yoann Court 11.France
7.1
61'
F
Godson Kyeremeh 17.France
6.4
62'
F
Alexandre Mendy 19.Guinea-Bissau
6.8
87'
Substitutes
G
Yannis Clémentia 16.Martinique
M
N. Lebreton 20.France
M
Anton Salétros 14.Sweden
6.6
87'
M
Bilal Brahimi 21.France
6.8
61'
F
Moussa Sylla 13.France
6.7
62'
F
Norman Bassette 77.Belgium
6.4
87'
F
Caleb Zady Sery 10.Ivory Coast
6.6
79'

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

Stéphane Moulin played with: Anthony Mandrea (6.4), Emmanuel Ntim (6.9), Romain Thomas (7.0), Djibril Diani (7.4), Hianga’a M’Bock (7.0), Hugo Vandermersch (6.8), Quentin Daubin (6.5), Yoann Court (7.1), Ali Abdi (7.2), Alexandre Mendy (6.8) and Godson Kyeremeh (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Noe Lebreton, Moussa Sylla (6.7), Norman Bassette (6.4), Yannis Clementia, Anton Saletros (6.6), Caleb Zady Sery (6.6) and Bilal Brahimi (6.8).

Substitutions

Caen made 6 changes: Godson Kyeremeh for Moussa Sylla (61′), Y. Court for Bilal Brahimi (61′), Josh Maja for Alexi Pitu (70′), Quentin Daubin for Caleb Sery (79′), Alexandre Mendy for Norman Bassette (87′) and H. Mbock for Anton Saletros (87′).

Best player: Djibril Diani​

The player that probably impressed the most for Caen was Djibril Diani.

His rating is (7.4) with 59 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​