LAVAL. Laval defeats Rodez 1-0 after Y. Balde scored just 1 goal (81′).

The match was played at the Stade Francis Le Basser stadium in Laval on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. In front of 10,000 spectators.​ The referee was Aurélien Petit with the help of Camille Soriano and Vianney Rozand. The 4th official was Aldric Chancioux. The weather was light intensity shower rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Laval

1 - 0

Rodez

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 9 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 92 Attack 140
  • 56 Dangerous attack 101
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Laval was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Rodez that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rodez was putting more pressure with 101 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Laval managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Laval shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rodez shot 7 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Laval received 2 yellow cards (Jimmy Roye and Yasser Balde). Regarding the opposition, Rodez didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

36'
Waniss Taïbi- sub ->Lorenzo Rajot
Jimmy Roye - Yellow
60'
Zakaria Naidji- sub ->Junior Kadile
62'
68'
L. Buadés- sub ->Joris Chougrani
68'
Giovanni Haag- sub ->Antoine Valerio
Y. Baldé- sub ->Marvin Baudry
76'
Anthony Gonçalves- sub ->Thibault Vargas
81'
Y. Baldé(goal)
81'
Y. Baldé- Yellow
84'
85'
85'
Yannis Verdier- sub ->Wilitty Younoussa

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Auxerre
71
37
Angers SCO
67
37
Saint-Étienne
65
37
Paris
58
37
Rodez
57
37
Caen
55
37
Laval
52
37
Guingamp
51
37
Pau
51
37
Grenoble Foot 38
51
37
Amiens SC
50
37
Bastia
49
37
Bordeaux
47
37
Ajaccio
46
37
Annecy
45
37
Dunkerque
45
37
Troyes
40
36
Concarneau
38
37
Quevilly Rouen
35
37
Valenciennes
26
36

After playing this match, Laval has 6 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. On the opposite side, Rodez stays with 4 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Laval will play away against Bastia on the 16th of September with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Laval (1 draw).

Rodez will host Angers SCO on the 16th of September with a 0-0 head to head record.

Laval – Formation

Laval
G
Mamadou Samassa 30.Mali
6.9
D
Marvin Baudry 3.Republic of the Congo
6.8
76'
D
Thibaut Vargas 7.France
7.0
81'
D
D. Diaw 15.Senegal
8.0
D
Amin Cherni 21.France
7.0
D
Yohan Tavares 23.Portugal
6.8
M
Jimmy Roye 4.France
6.6
60'
M
Sam Sanna 6.France
7.1
M
Junior Kadile 9.France
6.9
62'
F
Rémy Labeau Lascary 11.France
6.7
76'
F
Malik Tchokounté 18.France
7.2
Substitutes
G
M. Hautbois 1.France
D
Y. Baldé 12.France
7.9
76' 84' 81'
D
Anthony Gonçalves 39.France
81'
M
Titouan Thomas 22.France
F
N. Mupemba 19.France
F
Zakaria Naidji 24.Algeria
6.5
62'

Laval started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Olivier Frapolli decided to play with the following team: Mamadou Samassa (6.9), Thibault Vargas (7.0), Marvin Baudry (6.8), Yohan Tavares (6.8), Pape Djibril Diaw (8.0), Mohammed Amin Cherni (7.0), Jimmy Roye (6.6), Sam Sanna (7.1), Junior Kadile (6.9), Remy Labeau Lascary (6.7) and Malik Tchokounté (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Maxime Hautbois, Yasser Balde (7.9), Noa Mupemba, Titouan Thomas, Zakaria Naidji (6.5), Anthony Gonçalves and William Benard.

Substitutions

Laval made 3 changes: Junior Kadile for Zakaria Naidji (62′), Marvin Baudry for Yasser Balde (76′) and Thibault Vargas for Anthony Gonçalves (81′).

Best player: Pape Djibril Diaw​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Laval was Pape Djibril Diaw even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 45 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Rodez – Formation

Rodez
G
L. Mpasi 16.France
6.9
D
Bradley Danger 14.France
6.5
D
Serge-Philippe Raux Yao 15.France
6.9
D
Joris Chougrani 21.France
7.3
68'
M
Ahmad Ngouyamsa 6.Cameroon
7.1
M
W. Younoussa 7.Cameroon
6.7
85'
M
Lorenzo Rajot 8.France
6.7
36'
M
Antoine Valério 18.France
7.2
68'
M
Akim Abdallah 28.Comoros
6.6
F
K. Corredor 12.France
6.7
F
Andreas Hountondji 17.France
6.3
Substitutes
G
Sébastien Cibois 1.France
D
Raphaël Lipinski 3.France
D
L. Buadés 19.France
6.4
68'
M
Waniss Taïbi 10.France
7.1
36'
M
Giovanni Haag 24.France
6.5
68'
F
Joseph Mendes 11.Guinea-Bissau
85'
F
Yannis Verdier 26.France
85'

Rodez started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Didier Santini played with: Lionel M’Pasi (6.9), Bradley Danger (6.5), Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao (6.9), Joris Chougrani (7.3), Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa (7.1), Wilitty Younoussa (6.7), Antoine Valerio (7.2), Lorenzo Rajot (6.7), Abdel Hakim Abdallah (6.6), Andreas Hountondji (6.3) and Killian Corredor (6.7).

They had on the bench: Sébastien Cibois, Raphael Lipinski, Waniss Taibi (7.1), Joseph Mendes, Lucas Buades (6.4), Giovanni Haag (6.5) and Yannis Verdier.

Substitutions

Rodez made 5 changes: Lorenzo Rajot for Waniss Taibi (36′), Joris Chougrani for Lucas Buades (68′), Antoine Valerio for Giovanni Haag (68′), Wilitty Younoussa for Joseph Mendes (85′) and Wilitty Younoussa for Yannis Verdier (85′).

Best player: Joris Chougrani​

The most impressive player for Rodez was Joris Chougrani.

His rating is (7.3) with 34 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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