LAVAL. Saint-Étienne prevails over Laval 1-0 after I. Sissoko scored just 1 goal (13′).
The match was played at the Stade Francis Le Basser stadium in Laval on Monday and it started at 2:45 pm local time. The referee was Mikael Lesage with the assistance of Florian Gonçalves de Araujo and Yannick Boutry. The 4th official was Geoffrey Kubler. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.31 degrees Celsius or 50.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 13 Total 6
- 1 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 153 Attack 116
- 102 Dangerous attack 58
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Laval was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Saint-Étienne that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Laval was more aggressive with 102 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Saint-Étienne was able to find the solution to win this match.
Laval shot 13 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Saint-Étienne shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Laval received 1 yellow card (Yasser Balde). On the other side, Saint-Étienne received 1 yellow card (Gautier Larsonneur).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Laval will stay with 25 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Saint-Étienne will have 21 points like Grenoble Foot 38 to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Laval will play away against Angers SCO on the 6th of April with a 8-3 head to head stats in favor of Angers SCO (5 draws).
Saint-Étienne will play away agasint Quevilly Rouen on the 18th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Saint-Étienne (1 draw).
Laval – Formation
Laval
85'
45'
Laval started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Olivier Frapolli decided to play with the following team: Mamadou Samassa , Anthony Gonçalves , Marvin Baudry, Yasser Balde , Yohan Tavares , Peter Ouaneh , Mohammed Amin Cherni , Thibault Vargas , Jimmy Roye , Sam Sanna , Jordan Tell and Malik Tchokounté .
The home team had on the bench: Maxime Hautbois, Junior Kadile , Remy Labeau Lascary , Pape Djibril Diaw , Titouan Thomas and Antonin Bobichon .
Substitutions
Laval made 6 changes: Jordan Tell for Junior Kadile (59′), Anthony Gonçalves for Antonin Bobichon (69′), Jimmy Roye for Titouan Thomas (85′), Peter Ouaneh for Pape Djibril Diaw (69′), Yasser Balde for Remy Labeau Lascary (85′) and Jimmy Roye for Titouan Thomas (75′).
Best player: Mohammed Amin Cherni
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Laval was Mohammed Amin Cherni.
His rating is with 44 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 10 crosses.
Saint-Étienne – Formation
Saint-Étienne
13'
Saint-Étienne started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Laurent Batlles played with: Gautier Larsonneur , Dennis Appiah , Dylan Batubinsika , Anthony Briançon , Leo Petrot , Lamine Fomba , Florian Tardieu , Aimen Moueffek , Mathieu Cafaro , Ibrahim Sissoko , Dylan Chambost .
They had on the bench: Mickael Nade, Thomas Monconduit , Gaëtan Charbonnier , Maxence Rivera , Victor Lobry , Ibrahima Wadji and Etienne Green.
Substitutions
Saint-Étienne made 4 changes: Ibrahim Sissoko for Gaëtan Charbonnier (75′), Aimen Moueffek for Victor Lobry (75′), Lamine Fomba for Thomas Monconduit (75′) and Dylan Chambost for Maxence Rivera (84′).
Best player: Dennis Appiah
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Saint-Étienne was Dennis Appiah even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Laval – Saint-Étienne – 0-1
