AUXERRE. Auxerre demolishes Pau 4-1 with goals of G. Perrin (8′), M. Autret (73′ pen), I. Mohamed (89′) and G. Charbonier (90′). On the other side, Pau scored with R. Armand (67′). Auxerre took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps stadium in Auxerre on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillaume Paradis who was helped by Cédric Favre and Yannick Boutry. The 4th official was Damien Rossini. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Auxerre had a strong ball possession 59% while Pau was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Auxerre was was more aggressive with 97 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Auxerre won the match.
Auxerre shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Pau shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Auxerre received 2 yellow cards (Q. Bernard and G. Hein). Talking about the opposition, Pau received 1 yellow card (L. Kouassi).
Also, Pau didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Batisse (Pau) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (60′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Auxerre will have 29 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Pau will stay with 21 points like Niort and Grenoble Foot 38 to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Auxerre will play away against Dijon on the 22nd of November with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Auxerre (5 draws).
Pau will host Guingamp on the 20th of November with a 1-1 head to head.
Auxerre – Formation
Auxerre started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Jean-Marc Furlan decided to play with the following team: Donovan Leon , Carlens Arcus , Jubal , Théo Pellenard , Quentin Bernard , Birama Toure , Lassine Sinayoko , Gauthier Hein , Mathias Autret , Gaëtan Perrin and Gaëtan Charbonnier .
The home team had on the bench: Alexis Trouillet , Alec Georgen, Remy Dugimont, Mohamed Ben Fredj, Paul Joly, Iyad Mohamed and Théo De Percin.
Substitutions
Auxerre made 2 changes: G. Perrin for A. Trouillet (74′) and M. Autret for I. Mohamed (84′).
Best player: Gaëtan Perrin
The most impressive player for Auxerre was Gaëtan Perrin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
Pau – Formation
Pau started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Didier Tholot played with: Alexandre Olliero , Mahamadou Dembele , Xavier Kouassi , Antoine Batisse , Kenji Van Boto , Quentin Daubin , Jovan Nišić , Romain Armand , Victor Lobry , Eddy Sylvestre and Zakaria Naidji .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan , Ebenezer Assifuah , Samuel Essende, Adel Lembezat, David Gomis, Benjamin Bertrand, Louis Bury, Charly Keita and Djibril Dianessy .
Substitutions
Pau made 3 changes: J. Nisic for J. Evans (65′), Z. Naidji for D. Dianessy (65′) and E. Sylvestre for E. Assifuah (82′).
Best player: Romain Armand
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pau was Romain Armand.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Ajaccio – Dijon – 1-0
- Amiens SC – Caen – 0-0
- Auxerre – Pau – 4-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Dunkerque – 1-0
- Guingamp – Bastia – 2-3
- Le Havre – Valenciennes – 0-0
- Niort – Nancy – 1-3
- Paris – Rodez – 1-0
- Quevilly Rouen – Toulouse – 0-0
- Sochaux – Nîmes – 0-1