ANGERS. Angers SCO managed to reverse the score against Rodez to win 2-1. It was Rodez to strike first with an early goal of Killian Corredor at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Farid El Melali gave the win to Angers SCO in the 52′ minute.
The match was played at the Stade Raymond Kopa stadium in Angers on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Karim Abed assisted by Florian Gonçalves de Araujo and Gaétan Korbas. The 4th official was Alexis Guillon. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.87 degrees Celsius or 55.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 3 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 94 Attack 89
- 74 Dangerous attack 78
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Angers SCO was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Rodez that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Rodez was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Angers SCO succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Angers SCO shot 16 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rodez shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Angers SCO received 2 yellow cards (Joseph Lopy and Zinedine Ferhat). Talking about the opposition, Rodez received 3 yellow cards (Bradley Danger, Clément Depres and Akim Abdallah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Angers SCO has 46 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Rodez will stays with 31 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Angers SCO will play away with Auxerre on the 10th of February with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Angers SCO (6 draws).
Rodez will host Dunkerque on the 10th of February with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Rodez (2 draws).
Angers SCO – Formation
Angers SCO
90'
45'
69'
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 , Yan Valery , Abdoulaye Bamba , Jordan Lefort , Florent Hanin , Joseph Lopy , Pierrick Capelle , Lilian Raolisoa , Zinedine Ferhat , Farid El Melali and Esteban Lepaul .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahima Niane , Sidiki Cherif , Zinédine Ould Khaled , Yassin Belkhdim, Adrien Hunou , Oumar Pona and Demba N’Diaye.
Substitutions
Angers SCO made 4 changes: Pierrick Capelle for Zinédine Ould Khaled (69′), Esteban Lepaul for Ibrahima Niane (64′), Lilian Raolisoa for Sidiki Cherif (79′) and Farid El Melali for Adrien Hunou (80′).
Player of the match: Florent Hanin
The player that probably impressed the most for Angers SCO was Florent Hanin even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 46 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.
Rodez – Formation
Rodez
Rodez started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Didier Santini played with: Sébastien Cibois , Kévin Boma , Bradley Danger , Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao , Lucas Buades , Giovanni Haag , Lorenzo Rajot , Akim Abdallah , Waniss Taibi , Andreas Hountondji and Killian Corredor .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Raphael Lipinski , Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa , Wilitty Younoussa , Antoine Valerio, Clément Depres , Yannis Verdier and Enzo Crombez.
Rodez could not rely on the presence of Clément Depres (injured).
Substitutions
Rodez made 5 changes: Andreas Hountondji for Clément Depres (38′), Akim Abdallah for Raphael Lipinski (67′), Lorenzo Rajot for Wilitty Younoussa (67′), Kévin Boma for Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa (80′) and Lucas Buades for Yannis Verdier (80′).
Player of the match: Giovanni Haag
The most impressive player for Rodez was Giovanni Haag.
His rating is with 53 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Dunkerque – Saint-Étienne – 1-0
- Angers SCO – Rodez – 2-1
- Amiens SC – Paris – 1-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Caen – 5-1
- Concarneau – Valenciennes – 1-0
- Troyes – Bordeaux – 2-1
- Guingamp – Annecy – 1-4
- Laval – Quevilly Rouen – 2-4
- Pau – Auxerre – 2-2
