AUXERRE. Auxerre and Guingamp draw 1-1. F. Ayé scored the first goal (11′) for Auxerre. M. Merghem equalized (36′). Auxerre was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps stadium in Auxerre on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Mikael Lesage who had the assistance of Bertrand Jouannaud and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Samir Zolota. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.28 degrees Celsius or 45.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Auxerre had a strong ball possession 62% while Guingamp was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Guingamp was more aggressive with 30 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Guingamp to win the match.
Auxerre shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Guingamp shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Auxerre received 1 yellow card (Gauthier Hein). Regarding the opposition, Guingamp received 2 yellow cards (Dylan Louiserre and Taylor Luvambo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Auxerre has 43 points like Angers SCO to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Guingamp will has 32 points like Pau and Saint-Étienne to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Auxerre will play away with Pau on the 3rd of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Auxerre (1 draw).
Guingamp will host Sochaux on the 3rd of February with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Sochaux (3 draws).
Auxerre – Formation
Auxerre
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Auxerre started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Christophe Pélissier decided to play with the following team: Donovan Leon , Paul Joly , Jubal , Théo Pellenard , Clément Akpa , Assane Dioussé , Rayan Raveloson , Gaëtan Perrin , Gauthier Hein , Issa Soumaré and Florian Ayé .
The home team had on the bench: Colin Dagba, Saad Agouzoul , Eros Maddy, Ange Loïc N’Gatta , Kévin Danois, Théo De Percin and Ado Onaiwu .
Auxerre could not rely on the presence of Saad Agouzoul (injured).
Substitutions
Auxerre made 4 changes: Issa Soumaré for Ado Onaiwu (61′), Théo Pellenard for Saad Agouzoul (61′), Clément Akpa for Ange Loïc N’Gatta (76′) and Gaëtan Perrin for Kévin Danois (89′).
Player of the match: Paul Joly
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Auxerre was Paul Joly.
His rating is with 72 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 16 duels out of 20. He performed 7 crosses.
Guingamp – Formation
Guingamp
Guingamp started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Stéphane Dumont played with: Enzo Basilio , Maxime Sivis , Donatien Gomis , Pierre Lemonnier , Lucas Maronnier , Mehdi Merghem , Dylan Louiserre , Kalidou Sidibé , Amadou Sagna , Amine El Ouazzani and Baptiste Guillaume .
These were the players on the bench: Teddy Bartouche, Baptiste Roux, Jonathan Iglesias, Hugo Picard , Victor Lobry , Taylor Luvambo and Mathis Riou.
Substitutions
Guingamp made 3 changes: Amadou Sagna for Hugo Picard (68′), Amine El Ouazzani for Victor Lobry (85′) and Mehdi Merghem for Taylor Luvambo (76′).
Player of the match: Kalidou Sidibé
The most impressive player for Guingamp was Kalidou Sidibé.
His rating is with 38 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Dunkerque – 1-2
- Saint-Étienne – Amiens SC – 0-1
- Rodez – Laval – 1-2
- Quevilly Rouen – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-1
- Valenciennes – Bastia – 3-1
- Caen – Troyes – 0-0
- Auxerre – Guingamp – 1-1
- Annecy – Pau – 0-0
- Ajaccio – Concarneau – 1-0
