MONTBéLIARD. Valenciennes and Sochaux draw 1-1. F. Ayite scored the first goal (11′) for Valenciennes. T. Mauricio equalized (63′). Sochaux was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Bonal stadium in Montbéliard on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Abdelatif Kherradji with the collaboration of Jean Grimm and Eric Danizan. The 4th official was Félicien Gazon. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -2.8 degrees Celsius or 27.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 5 Total 2
- 2 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 69 Attack 53
- 69 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sochaux was in firm control of the ball 62% while Valenciennes was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sochaux had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Sochaux to win the match.
Sochaux shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Valenciennes shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Sochaux received 2 yellow cards (O. Thioune and T. Mauricio). Regarding the opposition, Valenciennes received 2 yellow cards (Q. Lecoeuche and L. Chevalier).
Also, Valenciennes didn’t end the match with 11 players after Q. Lecoeuche (Valenciennes) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (54′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sochaux will have 33 points like Auxerre to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Valenciennes will have 21 points like Amiens SC and Grenoble Foot 38 to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Sochaux will play away against Le Havre on the 8th of January with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Le Havre (2 draws).
Valenciennes will host Guingamp on the 8th of January with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Valenciennes (4 draws).
Sochaux – Formation
Sochaux
64'
46'
63'
Sochaux adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Omar Daf decided to play with the following team: Mehdi Jeannin , Valentin Henry , Ismaël Aaneba , Florentin Pogba , Marvin Senaya , Joseph Lopy , Ousseynou Thioune , Tony Mauricio , Aldo Kalulu , Gaetan Weissbeck and Steve Ambri .
The home team had on the bench: Hermann Tebily , Yann Kitala , Quentin Galvez Diarra, Christophe Diedhiou, Maxime Do Couto , Alan Virginius and Rassoul Ndiaye .
Substitutions
Sochaux made 5 changes: S. Ambri for Teixeira Maxime (46′), O. Thioune for R. Ndiaye (46′), J. Lopy for Y. Kitala (64′), A. Kalulu for H. Tebily (81′) and T. Mauricio for A. Virginius (89′).
Best player: Gaetan Weissbeck
The player that probably impressed the most for Sochaux was Gaetan Weissbeck.
His rating is with 51 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.
Valenciennes – Formation
Valenciennes
54'
Also Valenciennes adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Christophe Delmotte played with: Lucas Chevalier , Mathieu Debuchy , Emmanuel Ntim , Ismael Doukoure , Quentin Lecoeuche , Mohamed Kaba , Noah Diliberto , Gaëtan Robail , Floyd Ayité , Sambou Yatabare and Baptiste Guillaume .
They had on the bench: Laurent Dos Santos , Joffrey Cuffaut, Julien Masson , Ilyes Hamache , Oumar Sidibe , Mathis Picouleau and Hillel Konate.
Substitutions
Valenciennes made 4 changes: S. Yatabare for L. Dos Santos (58′), B. Guillaume for O. Sidibe (67′), G. Robail for I. Hamache (80′) and N. Diliberto for J. Masson (81′).
Best player: Emmanuel Ntim
The player that probably impressed the most for Valenciennes was Emmanuel Ntim.
His rating is with 40 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Ajaccio – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-0
- Auxerre – Le Havre – 2-3
- Guingamp – Dunkerque – 2-1
- Nancy – Dijon – 0-3
- Nîmes – Toulouse – 1-2
- Niort – Pau – 3-0
- Paris – Amiens SC – 1-0
- Quevilly Rouen – Caen – 2-2
- Rodez – Bastia – 0-0
- Sochaux – Valenciennes – 1-1
