NIORT. Goa beat Odisha FC. Goa took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Crystal John who had the assistance of and . The 4th official was Jamal Mohamed. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.05 degrees Celsius or 77.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 27%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Goa had a strong ball possession 59% while Odisha FC was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Goa was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Goa won the match​.

Goa shot 23 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Odisha FC shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Goa received 3 yellow cards (Noah Sadaoui, Noah Sadaoui and Sandesh Jhingan). On the opposite side, Odisha FC received 4 yellow cards (Carlos Delgado, Amrinder Singh, Lalthathanga Khawlhring and Jerry Mawihmingthanga).

Standings

After playing this match, Goa has 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the other side, Odisha FC stays with 4 points (5th).

Next matches

Goa – Formation

Goa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Manuel Márquez Roca decided to play with the following team: Arshdeep Singh (7.0), Seriton Fernandes (6.6), Odei Onaindia (7.0), Sandesh Jhingan (6.8), Jay Gupta (8.1), Raynier Fernandes (6.7), Carl McHugh (7.3), Udanta Singh Kumam (7.3), Brandon Fernandes (7.7), Noah Sadaoui (9.8) and Carlos Martinez Rodriguez (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Dheeraj Singh, Narayan Das, Leander D’Cunha, Boris Thangjam (6.8), Rowllin Borges (7.5), Paulo Retre (6.7), Víctor Rodríguez (7.3), Brison Fernandes and Muhammed Nemil Vailiyattil (6.4).

Goa could not rely on the presence of Muhammed Nemil Vailiyattil (injured).

Substitutions

Goa made 5 changes: Carl McHugh for Boris Thangjam (86′), Udanta Singh Kumam for Paulo Retre (86′), Raynier Fernandes for Muhammed Nemil Valiyattil (79′), Carlos Martinez Rodriguez for Víctor Rodríguez (79′) and Brandon Fernandes for Rowllin Borges (73′).

Best player: Noah Sadaoui​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Goa was Noah Sadaoui.

His rating is (9.8) with 2 goals, 33 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 21. He performed 16 crosses.

Odisha FC – Formation

Also Odisha FC adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Sergio Lobera Rodríguez played with: Amrinder Singh (6.1), Amey Ranawade  (7.0), Mourtada Fall (9.1), Carlos Delgado (6.3), Jerry Lalrinzuala (6.4), Lenny Rodrigues (6.4), Ahmed Jahouh (7.1), Jerry Mawihmingthanga (5.6), Lalthathanga Khawlhring (7.5), Isak Vanlalruatfela (6.8) and Roy Krishna (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Narender Gahlot (6.3), Diego Mauricio (6.6), Cy Goddard (7.0), Moirangthem Thoiba Singh, Princeton Rebello, Laldinliana Renthlei (7.0), Lalthuammawia Ralte, Sahil Panwar and Aniket Jadhav (6.3).

Odisha FC could not rely on the presence of Narender Gahlot (injured).

Substitutions

Odisha FC made 5 changes: Isak Vanlalruatfela for Aniket Jadhav (62′), Roy Krishna for Diego Mauricio (63′), Carlos Delgado for Cy Goddard (72′), Lalthathanga Khawlhring for Laldinliana Renthlei (73′) and Amey Ranawade  for Narender Gahlot (73′).

Best player: Mourtada Fall​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Odisha FC was Mourtada Fall.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 26 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.​

• Goa – Odisha FC – 3-2
• Chennaiyin – ATK Mohun Bagan – 1-3