NîMES. Dijon was capable to reverse the scoreline against Nîmes to win 2-1. It was Nîmes to strike first with a goal of Rafiki Saïd at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Marié gave the win to Dijon in the 77′ minute.
The match was played at the Stade des Costières stadium in Nîmes on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Stinat with the help of Christophe Mouysset and François Boudikian. The 4th official was Louis Lungeri. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Nîmes was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Dijon that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Dijon was putting more pressure with 79 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dijon won the encounter.
Nîmes shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dijon shot 15 times, 9 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Nîmes received 1 yellow card (Nicolas Benezet). Regarding the opposition, Dijon received 3 yellow cards (Ousseynou Thioune, W. Nassi Ouled Bentle and Ousseynou Thioune).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Nîmes will stay with 33 points to sit in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Dijon will have 41 points like Pau to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Nîmes will play away with Laval on the 26th of May with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Nîmes (6 draws).
Dijon will host Paris on the 26th of May with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Dijon (2 draws).
Nîmes – Formation
Nîmes adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Frédéric Bompard decided to play with the following team: Axel Maraval , Kelyan Guessoum , Nasser Djiga , Benoît Poulain , Patrick Burner , Jean N’Guessan , Mehdi Zerkane , Thibault Vargas , Nicolas Benezet , Rafiki Saïd and Lys Mousset .
The home team had on the bench: Steve Ambri , Lucas Dias, Sanasi Sy, Leon Delpech , Malik Tchokounté , Maël Durand de Gevigney and Pablo Pagis .
Nîmes could not rely on the presence of Malik Tchokounté (injured) and Pablo Pagis (injured).
Substitutions
Nîmes made 5 changes: Lys Mousset for Malik Tchokounte (53′), Thibaut Vargas for Pablo Pagis (60′), Nicolas Benezet for Léon Delpech (70′), Mehdi Zerkane for Steve Ambri (70′) and K. Guessoum for Mael Durand de Gevigney (70′).
Best player: Mehdi Zerkane
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nîmes was Mehdi Zerkane.
His rating is with 50 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Dijon – Formation
Also Dijon adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Pascal Dupraz played with: Baptiste Reynet , Paul Joly , Zargo Touré , Daniel Congré , Adama Fofana , Ousseynou Thioune , Matteo Ahlinvi , Loum Tchaouna , Bryan Soumaré , Xande Silva and Mickaël Le Bihan .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Cheik Traoré , Jordan Marié , Senou Coulibaly, Jessy Pi, Walid Nassi, Saturnin Allagbe and Marley Aké .
Dijon could not rely on the presence of M. Aké (injured), Cheick Traoré (injured) and J. Pi (injured).
Substitutions
Dijon made 5 changes: Xande Silva for Marley Aké (23′), Mattéo Ahlinvi for Jordan Marié (46′), P. Joly for Cheik Traoré (46′), Ousseynou Thioune for Jessy Pi (84′) and Loum Tchaouna for Walid Nassi Ouled Bentle (84′).
Best player: Jordan Marié
The player that probably impressed the most for Dijon was Jordan Marié.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Sochaux – 2-1
- Saint-Étienne – Quevilly Rouen – 4-2
- Guingamp – Metz – 1-1
- Nîmes – Dijon – 1-2
- Pau – Bastia – 2-6
- Niort – Annecy – 2-2
- Amiens SC – Caen – 1-3
- Bordeaux – Laval – 3-0