BIZANOS. Pau was capable to capture a draw against Troyes with a late goal from M. Sylla scored in the (88′) after Troyes got a lead with a goal from R. Saïd (56′). Pau was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 stadium in Bizanos on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Azzedine Souifi with the help of Grégoire Valleteau and Jean-Paul Neves Gouveia. The 4th official was Robin Chapapria. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 8.94 degrees Celsius or 48.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Pau had a superior ball possession 60% while Troyes was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pau had a more offensive attitude with 79 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Pau to win the match.
Pau shot 19 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Troyes shot 11 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Pau received 3 yellow cards (Antoine Batisse, Louis Mouton and Sessi D’Almeida). Talking about the opposition, Troyes received 3 yellow cards (Xavier Chavalerin, Ismaël Boura and Kyliane Dong).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Pau has 31 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Troyes will has 20 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Pau will play away with Rodez on the 13th of January with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Rodez (4 draws).
Troyes will host Ajaccio on the 13th of January with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of Troyes (3 draws).
Pau – Formation
Pau
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70'
88'
Pau started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Nicolas Usaï decided to play with the following team: Bingourou Kamara , Therence Koudou , Antoine Batisse , Jean Ruiz , Johann Obiang , Moussa Sylla , Sessi D’Almeida , Louis Mouton , Mons Bassouamina , Henri Saivet and Khalid Boutaïb .
The home team had on the bench: Oumar Ngom, Ousmane Kanté, Ange Ahoussou , Kenji-Van Boto , Lenny Pirringuel , Mehdi Jeannin and Alberto Facundo Costa .
Substitutions
Pau made 3 changes: Sessi D’Almeida for Lenny Pirringuel (60′), Jean Ruiz for Ange Ahoussou (70′) and Johann Obiang for Kenji-Van Boto (70′).
Player of the match: Moussa Sylla
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pau was Moussa Sylla.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Troyes – Formation
Troyes
Troyes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
David Guion played with: Doğan Alemdar , Ismaël Boura , Mehdi Tahrat , Niakhate Ndiaye , Abdu Conté , Mouhamed Diop , Abdoulaye Raslan Kanté , Xavier Chavalerin , Rafiki Saïd , Kyliane Dong and Luka Ilić .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Corentin Michel, Youssouf M’Changama , Andreas Bruus, Junior Olaitan , Rudy Kohon, Alexis Lefebvre and Derek Mazou-Sacko .
Troyes could not rely on the presence of Derek Mazou-Sacko (injured).
Substitutions
Troyes made 4 changes: Mouhamed Diop for Alexis Lefebvre (68′), Youssouf M’Changama for Derek Mazou-Sacko (80′), Luka Ilić for Junior Olaitan (76′) and Kyliane Dong for Youssouf M’Changama (68′).
Player of the match: Rafiki Saïd
The most impressive player for Troyes was Rafiki Saïd.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
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
