VALENCIENNES. Bordeaux bested Valenciennes to win 2-1. A goal from A. Pitu was decisive in the 88min. It was Bordeaux to strike first with a goal of Alberth Elis at the 37′. Then it was a goal in the 63′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alexi Pitu gave the win to Bordeaux in the 88′ minute with a goal.
Jorge Maciel received a red card (44′). This red card was one of the reason why Valenciennes lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade du Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Aurélien Petit with the assistance of Yohann Larhant and Matthieu Bonnetin. The 4th official was Romain Bénéteau. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.46 degrees Celsius or 76.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 3 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 151 Attack 150
- 87 Dangerous attack 91
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 7 Total 17
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Valenciennes was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Bordeaux that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bordeaux was more pushing with 91 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bordeaux won the contest.
Valenciennes shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bordeaux shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Valenciennes received 3 yellow cards (Julien Masson, Sacha Banse and Anthony Knockaert). On the opposite side, Bordeaux received 2 yellow cards (Alberth Elis and Stian Gregersen).
(Valenciennes) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (44′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Valenciennes will stay with 5 points like Concarneau to sit in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Bordeaux will have 9 points like Auxerre to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Valenciennes will play away with Paris on the 20th of April with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Paris (4 draws).
Bordeaux will play away agasint Saint-Étienne on the 20th of April with a 14-13 head to head stats in favor of Bordeaux (17 draws).
Valenciennes – Formation
Valenciennes
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Valenciennes started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Mario Jorge Maciel Pereira Nascimento decided to play with the following team: Jean Louchet , Allan Linguet , Jonathan Buatu , Jordan Poha , Taylor Moore , Lucas Woudenberg , David Kruse , Bruno Costa , Julien Masson , Aymen Boutoutaou and Ugo Bonnet .
The home team had on the bench: Nick Venema , Joffrey Cuffaut, Andrew Jung , Lassana Sy, Joachim Kayi Sanda, Sacha Banse and Anthony Knockaert .
Substitutions
Valenciennes made 4 changes: Aymen Boutoutaou for Andrew Jung (83′), Bruno Costa for Sacha Banse (78′), Jonathan Buatu for Anthony Knockaert (60′) and Ugo Bonnet for Nick Venema (60′).
Best player: David Kruse
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Valenciennes was David Kruse.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Bordeaux – Formation
Bordeaux
Bordeaux started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
David Guion played with: Rafal Straczek , Malcom Bokele , Stian Gregersen , Yoann Barbet , Jacques Ekomié , Yohan Cassubie , Pedro Díaz , Alberth Elis , Issouf Sissokho , Jérémy Livolant and Aliou Badji .
They had on the bench: Zan Vipotnik , Gaétan Weissbeck , Alexi Pitu , Emmanuel Biumla, Zuriko Davitashvili , Marvin De Lima and Davy Rouyard.
Substitutions
Bordeaux made 4 changes: Alberth Elis for Zuriko Davitashvili (71′), Jérémy Livolant for Alexi Pitu (71′), Issouf Sissokho for Gaétan Weissbeck (78′) and Aliou Badji for Zan Vipotnik (87′).
Best player: Zuriko Davitashvili
The most impressive player for Bordeaux was Zuriko Davitashvili even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 4 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 71′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Rodez – Angers SCO – 4-1
- Paris – Amiens SC – 3-0
- Caen – Saint-Étienne – 1-2
- Quevilly Rouen – Concarneau – 2-3
- Dunkerque – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-0
- Valenciennes – Bordeaux – 1-2
- Auxerre – Pau – 2-2
- Bastia – Laval – 0-3
- Annecy – Troyes – 0-0
