AJACCIO. Ajaccio beats Bastia with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Bammou (59′) and a goal from M. Barreto (89′). Ajaccio was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade François Coty stadium in Ajaccio on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Rainville assisted by Bertrand Jouannaud and Florian Gonçalves de Araujo. The 4th official was Robin Chapapria. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.27 degrees Celsius or 77.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ajaccio had a strong ball possession 64% while Bastia was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajaccio was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajaccio won the match.
Ajaccio shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bastia shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Ajaccio didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Bastia received 1 yellow card (Anthony Roncaglia).
Also, Bastia didn’t end the match with 11 players after Dylan Tavares (Bastia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (43′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ajaccio will have 13 points to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Bastia will stay with 8 points like Concarneau to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Ajaccio will host Saint-Étienne on the 13th of April with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Saint-Étienne (4 draws).
Bastia will host Paris on the 18th of May with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Ajaccio – Formation
Ajaccio started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Olivier Pantaloni decided to play with the following team: Mathieu Michel , Mohamed Youssouf , Maxime Chanot , Cedric Avinel , Stephen Quemper , Thomas Mangani , Yacine Bammou , Tim Jabol Folcarelli , Mehdi Puch-Herrantz , Mickaël Barreto and Yoann Touzghar .
The home team had on the bench: Clement Vidal, Riad Nouri , Ben Hamed Touré , Francois-Joseph Sollacaro, Everson Junior Pereira da Silva, Julien Benhaim and Ivane Chegra.
Ajaccio could not rely on the presence of Julien Benhaim (injured).
Substitutions
Ajaccio made 3 changes: Stephen Quemper for Julien Benhaim (72′), Mehdi Puch-Herrantz for Ben Hamed Touré (59′) and Yoann Touzghar for Riad Nouri (70′).
Best player: Mickaël Barreto
The most impressive player for Ajaccio was Mickaël Barreto.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 10 crosses.
Bastia – Formation
Bastia started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Régis Brouard played with: Johny Placide , Romaric Yapi , Anthony Roncaglia , Cheick Keita , Florian Bohnert , Dylan Tavares , Christophe Vincent , Tom Ducrocq , Dimitri Liénard , Julien Maggiotti and Facinet Conte .
These were the players on the bench: Migouel Alfarela , Matteo Loubatieres , Julien Fabri, Baye Mbaye, Kapitbafan Djoco , Jocelyn Janneh and Sekou Lega .
Bastia could not rely on the presence of Jocelyn Janneh (injured) and Matteo Loubatieres (injured).
Substitutions
Bastia made 5 changes: Florian Bohnert for Jocelyn Janneh (11′), Facinet Conte for Sekou Lega (80′), Dimitri Liénard for Matteo Loubatieres (80′), Christophe Vincent for Kapitbafan Djoco (65′) and Julien Maggiotti for Migouel Alfarela (46′).
Best player: Tom Ducrocq
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bastia was Tom Ducrocq.
His rating is with 29 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.