Pau defeats Guingamp 2-0 on Saturday

BIZANOS. Pau prevails over Guingamp with a 2-0 win with a goal from Z. Naidji (83') and a goal from E. Assifuah (36').

Pau defeats Guingamp 2-0 on Saturday

BIZANOS. Pau overcomes Guingamp with a 2-0 win with a goal from Z. Naidji (83′) and a goal from E. Assifuah (36′). Guingamp was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

Y. Gomis missed a decisive penalty (80′). That would have allowed Guingamp to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 stadium in Bizanos on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Frank Schneider with the support of Matthieu Lombard and Frédéric Hebrard. The 4th official was Pierre Retail. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 11 Total 17
  • 4 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 64 Attack 90
  • 44 Dangerous attack 71
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 17 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Guingamp had a strong ball possession 63% while Pau was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Guingamp was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Pau managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Pau shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Guingamp shot 17 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Pau received 3 yellow cards (M. Dembele, D. Gomis and D. Gomis). Regarding the opposition, Guingamp received 2 yellow cards (B. Roux and ).

Match Timeline

35'
35'
Maxime Barthelmé- Yellow
36'
39'
45'
Baptiste Roux- Yellow
58'
68'
68'
69'
76'
Mehdi Merghem- sub ->M. Barthelme
76'
76'
80'
83'
J. Evan's- sub ->R. Armand
84'
89'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After playing this match, Pau will have 24 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Guingamp will stay with 18 points like Bastia to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Pau will play away against Sochaux on the 3rd of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Guingamp will host Dijon on the 3rd of December with a 6-6 head to head record.

Pau – Formation

Pau
G
8.1
D
Erwin Koffi 7.France
7.4
D
Kenji-Van Boto 14.Madagascar
7.2
D
7.0
D
Xavier Kouassi 4.Ivory Coast
7.0
M
Jovan Nisic 10.Serbia
6.9
35'
M
Quentin Daubin 6.France
7.0
M
Romain Armand 9.France
6.6
84'
M
David Gomis 28.Guinea-Bissau
6.6
76' 39'
F
Victor Lobry 19.France
6.8
F
7.3
68' Goals36'
Substitutes
G
B. Bertrand 30.France
D
L. Bury 20.France
M
Eddy Sylvestre 12.France
6.5
76'
M
J. Evan's 26.France
6.1
84'
F
Samuel Essende 29.France
F
Zakaria Naidji 24.Algeria
7.2
68' Goals83'
F
Djibril Dianessy 11.France

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

The manager Didier Tholot decided to play with the following team: Alexandre Olliero (8.1), Erwin Koffi (7.4), Xavier Kouassi (7.0), Mahamadou Dembele (7.0), Kenji Van Boto (7.2), Romain Armand (6.6), Jovan Nišić (6.9), Quentin Daubin (7.0), David Gomis (6.6), Victor Lobry (6.8) and Ebenezer Assifuah (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Eddy Sylvestre (6.5), Louis Bury, Benjamin Bertrand, Samuel Essende, Zakaria Naidji (7.2), Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan (6.1) and Djibril Dianessy.

Substitutions

Pau made 4 changes: E. Assifuah for Z. Naidji (68′), E. Assifuah for Z. Naidji (68′), R. Armand for J. Evans (84′) and R. Armand for J. Evans (84′).

Best player: Alexandre Olliero​

The most impressive player for Pau was the goalkeeper: Alexandre Olliero. His rating is 8.13. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.

Guingamp – Formation

Guingamp
G
Dominique Youfeigane 30.Central African Republic
6.5
D
J. Mombris 23.Madagascar
7.1
D
Philipe Sampaio 4.Brazil
7.1
D
Logan Ndenbe 22.Belgium
6.0
D
Baptiste Roux 2.France
6.9
45'
M
Maxime Barthelmé 28.France
7.8
76' 35'
M
El-Hadji Ba 7.Mauritania
7.7
76'
M
Youssouf M'Changama 10.Comoros
7.3
M
6.7
89' 58'
M
Jérémy Livolant 29.France
7.1
69'
F
F. Pierrot 9.Haiti
7.1
68'
Substitutes
G
Hugo Barbet 1.France
D
Pierre Lemonnier 24.France
M
Tristan Muyumba 6.France
6.3
89'
M
Mehdi Merghem 21.France
7.3
76'
F
Yannick Gomis 13.Senegal
5.8
68'
F
Charles Abi  15.France
6.2
76'
F
Matthias Phaëton 8.Guadeloupe
6.7
69'

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

Stéphane Dumont played with: Dominique Youfeigane (6.5), Jerome Mombris (7.1), Philipe Sampaio (7.1), Baptiste Roux (6.9), Logan Ndenbe (6.0), Souleymane Diarra (6.7), El-Hadji Ba (7.7), Maxime Barthelmé (7.8), Youssouf M’Changama (7.3), Jérémy Livolant (7.1) and Frantzdy Pierrot (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Yannick Gomis (5.8), Charles Abi (6.2), Tristan Muyumba (6.3), Mehdi Merghem (7.3), Pierre Lemonnier, Matthias Phaeton (6.7) and H. Barbet.

Guingamp could not rely on the presence of C. Abi (injured).

Substitutions

Guingamp made 5 changes: F. Pierrot for Y. Gomis (69′), J. Livolant for M. Phaeton (69′), E. Ba for C. Abi (76′), M. Barthelme for M. Merghem (76′) and S. Diarra for T. Muyumba (89′).

Best player: Maxime Barthelmé​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Guingamp was Maxime Barthelmé.

His rating is (7.8) with 33 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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