BIZANOS. Pau liquidates Rodez 4-0 with goals of E. Koffi (52′), J. Nisic (60′), V. Lobry (70′) and Z. Naidji (76′). Pau capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 stadium in Bizanos on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Bartolomeu Varela with the support of Yassine Nacirdine and Yohann Larhant. The 4th official was Romain Zamo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Pau had a strong ball possession 56% while Rodez was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pau had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pau won the match.
Pau shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rodez shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Pau received 3 yellow cards (L. Kouassi, Q. Daubin and J. Nisic). On the opposite side, Rodez received 2 yellow cards (R. Boissier and C. Depres).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Pau will have 27 points like Rodez to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Rodez will stay with 27 points like Pau to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Pau will play away with Toulouse on the 15th of January with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Toulouse (2 draws).
Rodez will host Dijon on the 15th of January with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Pau – Formation
Pau
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52'
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Pau started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Didier Tholot decided to play with the following team: Alexandre Olliero , Mahamadou Dembele , Xavier Kouassi , Antoine Batisse , Erwin Koffi , Jovan Nišić , Quentin Daubin , Kenji Van Boto , Victor Lobry , Samuel Essende and Zakaria Naidji .
The home team had on the bench: Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan , Ebenezer Assifuah , David Gomis , B. Bertrand, Eddy Sylvestre , P. Meliande and H. Morales.
Pau could not rely on the presence of E. Assifuah (injured).
Substitutions
Pau made 4 changes: S. Essende for E. Assifuah (69′), Z. Naidji for D. Gomis (79′), J. Nisic for E. Sylvestre (80′) and Q. Daubin for J. Evans (82′).
Best player: Ebenezer Assifuah
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pau was Ebenezer Assifuah even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 6 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 69′.
Rodez – Formation
Rodez
Rodez started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Laurent Peyrelade played with: Marc Vidal , Pierre Bardy , Julien Celestine , Joris Chougrani , Lorenzo Rajot , Lucas Buades , Bradley Danger , Remy Boissier , Nassim Ouammou , Clément Depres and Ugo Bonnet .
These were the players on the bench: G. Assati, H. Far, G. Coelho, J. Mohimont, Enzo Zidane and Killian Corredor .
Substitutions
Rodez made 2 changes: R. Boissier for Enzo (64′) and C. Depres for K. Corredor (64′).
Best player: Clément Depres
The most impressive player for Rodez was Clément Depres.
His rating is with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Bastia – Quevilly Rouen – 3-0
- Dijon – Nîmes – 1-2
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Auxerre – 0-1
- Le Havre – Sochaux – 0-1
- Pau – Rodez – 4-0
- Valenciennes – Guingamp – 1-1
