REIMS. Angers SCO beat Reims to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Angers SCO to strike first with a penalty of S. Boufal at the 49′. Then it was a penalty in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Fulgini gave the win to Angers SCO in the 75′ minute with a goal. Angers SCO took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
V. Berisha received a red card (35′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Reims lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II stadium in Reims on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Johan Hamel who had the assistance of Mathieu Grosbost and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Floris Aubin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.8 degrees Celsius or 38.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 7 Total 13
- 3 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 9
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 80 Attack 108
- 41 Dangerous attack 50
- 77 Ball safe 84
- 1 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Angers SCO had a strong ball possession 57% while Reims was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Angers SCO was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Angers SCO won the match.
Reims shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Angers SCO shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Reims received 3 yellow cards (V. Berisha, D. Lopy and A. Matusiwa). Regarding the opposition, Angers SCO received 3 yellow cards (S. Boufal, I. Traore and S. Doumbia).
V. Berisha (Reims) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (35′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Reims will stay with 19 points to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Angers SCO will have 25 points like Montpellier to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Reims will host Saint-Étienne on the 11th of December with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Saint-Étienne (6 draws).
Angers SCO will host Clermont on the 12th of December with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Angers SCO (2 draws).
Reims – Formation
Reims started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Óscar García Junyent decided to play with the following team: Predrag Rajković
, Andrew Gravillon , Wout Faes , Yunis Abdelhamid , Thomas Foket , Dion Lopy , Azor Matusiwa , Ghislain Konan , Valon Berisha , Hugo Ekitike and Ilan Kebbal .The home team had on the bench: Anastasios Donis
, N’Dri Philippe Koffi, Yehvann Diouf, Nathanael Mbuku, Sambou Sissoko, Alexis Flips, El Bilal Toure, Bradley Locko and Kamory Doumbia.Substitutions
Reims made 3 changes: T. Foket for A. Donis (80′), A. Gravillon for A. Flips (87′) and D. Lopy for E. B. Toure (88′).
Best player: Hugo Ekitike
The most impressive player for Reims was Hugo Ekitike.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 23 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.Angers SCO – Formation
Angers SCO started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Gérald Baticle played with: Danijel Petković
, Enzo Ebosse , Ismaël Traoré , Romain Thomas , Jimmy Cabot , Azzeddine Ounahi , Batista Mendy , Angelo Fulgini , Souleyman Doumbia , Stéphane Bahoken and Sofiane Boufal .The following players were sitting on the bench: Thomas Mangani, Sada Thioub, Anthony Mandrea, Waniss Taibi, Pierrick Capelle, Vincent Manceau, Casimir Ninga, Mohamed-Ali Cho
and Antonin Bobichon.Substitutions
Angers SCO made 3 changes: S. Bahoken for M. Cho (80′), S. Doumbia for P. Capelle (89′) and S. Boufal for A. Bobichon (89′).
Best player: Sofiane Boufal
The most impressive player for Angers SCO was Sofiane Boufal.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 41 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Bordeaux – Olympique Lyonnais – 2-2
- Lorient – Nantes – 0-1
- Monaco – Metz – 4-0
- Montpellier – Clermont – 1-0
- Nice – Strasbourg – 0-3
- Reims – Angers SCO – 1-2
- Saint-Étienne – Rennes – 0-5