AUXERRE. Auxerre finds the way to recover against Pau with a goal on the J. Ruiz 22′ and a goal on the M. Sylla 58′. Auxerre was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps stadium in Auxerre on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Rainville with the help of Vianney Rozand and Bertrand Jouannaud. The 4th official was Clément Visbecq. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.48 degrees Celsius or 68.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Auxerre

2 - 2

Pau

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 24 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 0
  • 11 Shots blocked 2
  • 147 Attack 106
  • 94 Dangerous attack 45
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 13 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 3
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Auxerre had a strong ball possession 60% while Pau was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Auxerre was more aggressive with 94 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Auxerre to win the match​.

Auxerre shot 24 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Pau shot 6 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Auxerre received 2 yellow cards (Théo Pellenard and Jubal). On the other side, Pau received 3 yellow cards (Henri Saivet, Bingourou Kamara and Kenji-Van Boto).

Match Timeline

Gauthier Hein(goal)Florian Ayé
13'
22'
Jean Ruiz(goal)Henri Saivet
25'
Assane Dioussé- sub ->Elisha Owusu
46'
Lassine Sinayoko- sub ->Gauthier Hein
48'
Théo Pellenard- Yellow
53'
58'
Moussa Sylla(goal)
64'
Henri Saivet - Yellow
66'
Mehdi Chahiri- sub ->Henri Saivet
66'
Sessi D'Almeida- sub ->Louis Mouton
66'
Xavier Kouassi- sub ->Therence Koudou
Colin Dagba- sub ->Paul Joly
71'
79'
Mons Bassouamina- sub ->Moussa Sylla
Ado Onaiwu(goal)Gaëtan Perrin
84'
Jubal - Yellow
87'
87'
Bingourou Kamara- Yellow
90'
Kenji-Van Boto- Yellow

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, Auxerre will have 9 points like Bordeaux to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Pau will have 8 points like Rodez, Bastia, Saint-Étienne and Angers SCO to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Auxerre will host Paris on the 4th of May with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Paris (4 draws).

Pau will play away agasint Angers SCO on the 4th of May with a 0-0 head to head.

Auxerre – Formation

Auxerre
G
D. Léon 16.French Guiana
6.7
D
Jubal 4.Brazil
6.7
87'
D
Théo Pellenard 5.France
6.4
53'
D
Gideon Mensah 14.Ghana
7.1
D
Paul Joly 26.France
7.1
71'
M
Gauthier Hein 7.France
7.3
48' 13'
M
Gaëtan Perrin 10.France
7.9
M
Elisha Owusu 42.Ghana
6.7
46'
M
Ado Onaiwu 45.Japan
8.1
84'
M
Rayan Raveloson 97.Madagascar
7.1
F
Florian Ayé 19.France
7.1
Substitutes
G
Théo De Percin 40.Martinique
D
Colin Dagba 2.France
7.0
71'
D
Saad Agouzoul 6.Morocco
D
C. Akpa 13.France
M
Lassine Sinayoko 17.Mali
7.3
48'
M
Assane Dioussé 18.Senegal
7.5
46'
F
E. Maddy 11.Netherlands

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

The manager Christophe Pélissier decided to play with the following team: Donovan Leon (6.7), Paul Joly (7.1), Jubal (6.7), Théo Pellenard (6.4), Gideon Mensah (7.1), Elisha Owusu (6.7), Rayan Raveloson (7.1), Gaëtan Perrin (7.9), Gauthier Hein (7.3), Ado Onaiwu (8.1) and Florian Ayé (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Colin Dagba (7.0), Saad Agouzoul, Eros Maddy, Clément Akpa, Lassine Sinayoko (7.3), Assane Dioussé (7.5) and Théo De Percin.

Auxerre could not rely on the presence of Assane Dioussé (injured).

Substitutions

Auxerre made 3 changes: Elisha Owusu for Assane Dioussé (46′), Paul Joly for Colin Dagba (71′) and Gauthier Hein for Lassine Sinayoko (48′).

Best player: Ado Onaiwu​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Auxerre was Ado Onaiwu.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 33 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

Pau – Formation

Pau
G
Bingourou Kamara 1.Senegal
7.0
87'
D
Ousmane Kanté 19.Guinea
6.6
25'
D
A. Ahoussou 22.Ivory Coast
7.5
D
Jean Ruiz 25.France
7.5
22'
M
Therence Koudou 2.France
6.7
66'
M
Moussa Sylla 7.France
7.7
79' 58'
M
Henri Saivet 8.Senegal
7.5
66' 64'
M
Louis Mouton 13.France
6.7
66'
M
Steeve Beusnard 21.France
7.0
M
Kenji-Van Boto 24.Madagascar
6.6
90'
F
Khalid Boutaïb 10.Morocco
7.0
Substitutes
G
M. Jeannin 40.Algeria
D
Xavier Kouassi 4.Ivory Coast
6.8
66'
D
Antoine Batisse 17.France
7.3
25'
M
Sessi D'Almeida 6.Benin
6.7
66'
M
L. Pirringuel 28.France
M
Mehdi Chahiri 99.France
6.4
66'
F
Mons Bassouamina 11.France
6.3
79'

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

Nicolas Usaï played with: Bingourou Kamara (7.0), Ousmane Kanté (6.6), Ange Ahoussou (7.5), Jean Ruiz (7.5), Therence Koudou (6.7), Henri Saivet (7.5), Louis Mouton (6.7), Kenji-Van Boto (6.6), Steeve Beusnard (7.0), Moussa Sylla (7.7) and Khalid Boutaïb (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Xavier Kouassi (6.8), Sessi D’Almeida (6.7), Mons Bassouamina (6.3), Antoine Batisse (7.3), Lenny Pirringuel, Mehdi Jeannin and Mehdi Chahiri (6.4).

Pau could not rely on the presence of Antoine Batisse (injured) and Mons Bassouamina (injured).

Substitutions

Pau made 5 changes: Ousmane Kanté for Antoine Batisse (25′), Henri Saivet for Mehdi Chahiri (66′), Louis Mouton for Sessi D’Almeida (66′), Therence Koudou for Xavier Kouassi (66′) and Moussa Sylla for Mons Bassouamina (79′).

Best player: Moussa Sylla​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pau was Moussa Sylla.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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