LAVAL. Auxerre was capable to reverse the scoreline against Laval. It was Laval to score first with a goal from Amin Cherni. However, later Auxerre found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with Ado Onaiwu (32′), Lassine Sinayoko (59′) and Gauthier Hein (69′). Auxerre capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stade Francis Le Basser stadium in Laval on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Remi Landry with the assistance of Yannick Boutry and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Tifenn LeProdhomme.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Auxerre was in firm control of the ball 60% while Laval was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Auxerre had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Auxerre won the match.
Laval shot 5 times, 3 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Auxerre shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Laval received 1 yellow card (Thibault Vargas). On the opposite side, Auxerre received 2 yellow cards (Jubal and Lassine Sinayoko).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Laval stays with 34 points like Grenoble Foot 38 to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Auxerre will has 38 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Laval will play away with Saint-Étienne on the 13th of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Saint-Étienne (0 draws).
Auxerre will host Bordeaux on the 13th of January with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Bordeaux (3 draws).
Laval – Formation
Laval
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Laval started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Olivier Frapolli decided to play with the following team: Mamadou Samassa , Yasser Balde , Marvin Baudry , Pape Djibril Diaw , Thibault Vargas , Sam Sanna , Jimmy Roye , Antonin Bobichon , Amin Cherni , Junior Kadile and Remy Labeau Lascary .
The home team had on the bench: Maxime Hautbois, Malik Tchokounté , Noa Mupemba , Titouan Thomas , Edson Seidou, Jordan Adeoti and Anthony Gonçalves .
Substitutions
Laval made 5 changes: Jimmy Roye for Jordan Adeoti (72′), Remy Labeau Lascary for Malik Tchokounté (64′), Antonin Bobichon for Titouan Thomas (72′), Junior Kadile for Noa Mupemba (80′) and Pape Djibril Diaw for Anthony Gonçalves (81′).
Player of the match: Thibault Vargas
The player that probably impressed the most for Laval was Thibault Vargas.
His rating is with 25 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 5 crosses.
Auxerre – Formation
Auxerre
Auxerre started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Christophe Pélissier played with: Donovan Leon , Paul Joly , Jubal , Théo Pellenard , Gideon Mensah , Assane Dioussé , Rayan Raveloson , Lassine Sinayoko , Gauthier Hein , Gaëtan Perrin and Ado Onaiwu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Colin Dagba, Saad Agouzoul, Clément Akpa, Florian Ayé , Ousoumane Camara, Théo De Percin and Elisha Owusu .
Substitutions
Auxerre made 2 changes: Gaëtan Perrin for Elisha Owusu (76′) and Ado Onaiwu for Florian Ayé (76′).
Player of the match: Gauthier Hein
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Auxerre was Gauthier Hein.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Quevilly Rouen – 2-2
- Saint-Étienne – Bastia – 3-2
- Angers SCO – Guingamp – 1-0
- Concarneau – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-3
- Dunkerque – Bordeaux – 0-2
- Laval – Auxerre – 1-3
- Pau – Troyes – 1-1
- Annecy – Rodez – 1-2
- Ajaccio – Valenciennes – 2-1
- Amiens SC – Caen – 0-0
