ANGERS. Angers SCO defeated Quevilly Rouen. Angers SCO took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stade Raymond Kopa stadium in Angers on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Aurélien Petit with the support of Youssef El Hamzaoui and Matthieu Bonnetin. The 4th official was Samir Zolota. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.18 degrees Celsius or 52.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Angers SCO was in firm control of the ball 57% while Quevilly Rouen was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Angers SCO had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Angers SCO won the match​.

Angers SCO shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Quevilly Rouen shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Angers SCO received 1 yellow card (Farid El Melali). On the opposite side, Quevilly Rouen received 1 yellow card (Till Cissokho).

Standings

After this encounter, Angers SCO has 43 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Quevilly Rouen will stays with 17 points like Dunkerque to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Angers SCO will play away with Bordeaux on the 27th of January with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Angers SCO (7 draws).

Quevilly Rouen will host Grenoble Foot 38 on the 27th of January with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Grenoble Foot 38 (0 draws).

Angers SCO – Formation

Angers SCO started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Alexandre Dujeux decided to play with the following team: Melvin Zinga (6.8), Lilian Raolisoa (8.1), Abdoulaye Bamba (6.6), Cédric Hountondji (7.1), Florent Hanin (7.0), Joseph Lopy (6.7), Pierrick Capelle (7.3), Zinedine Ferhat (7.9), Himad Abdelli (7.5), Farid El Melali (8.9) and Loïs Diony (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ibrahima Niane (7.0), Sidiki Cherif, Zinédine Ould Khaled (7.5), Jordan Lefort (6.7), Adrien Hunou, Ousmane Camara and Eliot Pasture.

Substitutions

Angers SCO made 4 changes: Pierrick Capelle for Sidiki Cherif (89′), Florent Hanin for Jordan Lefort (73′), Loïs Diony for Ibrahima Niane (73′) and Joseph Lopy for Zinédine Ould Khaled (73′).

Player of the match: Farid El Melali​

The most impressive player for Angers SCO was Farid El Melali.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 37 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.

Quevilly Rouen – Formation

Quevilly Rouen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Jean Louis Garcia played with: Benjamin Leroy (6.0), Alpha Sissoko (6.6), Antoine Batisse (6.8), Till Cissokho (6.6), Jason Pendant (6.6), Mamadou Camara (8.1), Noah Cadiou (7.9), Garland Gbelle (6.3), Papa Ndiaga Yade (6.3), Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (7.1) and Sambou Soumano (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alan Do Marcolino (7.0), Kayne Bonnevie, Kalifa Coulibaly (7.0), Yohan Roche (6.4), Théo Pionnier (6.4), Robin Legendre (6.8) and Pape Ousmane Sakho.

Substitutions

Quevilly Rouen made 4 changes: Noah Cadiou for Yohan Roche (72′), Papa Ndiaga Yade for Kalifa Coulibaly (61′), Mamadou Camara for Alan Do Marcolino (81′) and Sambou Soumano for Robin Legendre (81′).

Player of the match: Mamadou Camara​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Quevilly Rouen was Mamadou Camara.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 29 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​

• Laval – Paris – 1-1
• Angers SCO – Quevilly Rouen – 3-2
• Pau – Saint-Étienne – 0-1
• Grenoble Foot 38 – Auxerre – 1-1
• Concarneau – Troyes – 1-0
• Dunkerque – Ajaccio – 2-0
• Guingamp – Rodez – 3-3
• Bastia – Caen – 1-2
• Bordeaux – Valenciennes – 3-1
• Amiens SC – Annecy – 1-0