AJACCIO. Guingamp conquers Ajaccio 1-0 after J. Livolant scored just 1 goal (66′).

Guingamp remained in 10 after B. Roux received a double yellow card in the 84′. Anyway, Guingamp still found a way to win this match playing only in 10​. On the other side, also G. Courtet received a red card (10′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Ajaccio lost the match.

The match was played at the Stade François Coty stadium in Ajaccio on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Legat with the collaboration of Matthieu Lombard and Eric Danizan. The 4th official was Eddy Rosier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ajaccio

0 - 1

Guingamp

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 5 Total 8
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 75 Attack 71
  • 42 Dangerous attack 63
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 21
  • 1 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Ajaccio was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Guingamp that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Guingamp was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Guingamp won the contest.​

Ajaccio shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Guingamp shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Ajaccio received 2 yellow cards (O. Pantaloni and M. El Idrissy). Talking about the opposition, Guingamp received 5 yellow cards (J. Livolant, E. Ba, B. Roux, P. Sampaio and D. Youfeigane).

(Ajaccio) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (10′).

Also, Guingamp didn’t finish the match with 11 players after B. Roux (Guingamp) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (84′).

Match Timeline

10'
29'
F. Sollacaro- sub ->B. Leroy
34'
40'
57'
Baptiste Roux- Yellow
66'
69'
69'
69'
77'
C. Vidal- sub ->O. Gonzalez
77'
78'
78'
84'
Baptiste Roux(yellowred)
87'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Toulouse
79
38
Ajaccio
75
38
Auxerre
74
38
Paris
70
38
Sochaux
68
38
Guingamp
58
38
Caen
50
38
Le Havre
50
38
Nîmes
49
38
Pau
49
38
Dijon
47
38
Bastia
46
38
Niort
46
38
Amiens SC
44
38
Grenoble Foot 38
44
38
Valenciennes
44
38
Rodez
43
38
Quevilly Rouen
40
38
Dunkerque
31
38
Nancy
27
38

After playing this contest, Ajaccio will stay with 42 points to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Guingamp will have 30 points to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Ajaccio will play away against Sochaux on the 19th of February with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Sochaux (7 draws).

Guingamp will host Paris on the 19th of February with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Guingamp (1 draw).

Ajaccio – Formation

Ajaccio
G
Benjamin Leroy 1.France
6.9
34'
D
Cédric Avinel 21.Guadeloupe
6.5
D
Ismaël Diallo 3.Ivory Coast
7.1
D
O. Gonzalez 25.Cameroon
7.3
77'
D
Mohamed Youssouf 20.Comoros
6.2
M
Mathieu Coutadeur 6.France
6.8
M
R. Nouri 5.France
6.3
77'
M
Vincent Marchetti 8.France
6.7
M
Yanis Cimignani 22.France
6.6
69'
F
Gaëtan Courtet 9.France
2.9
10'
F
J. Krasso 17.Ivory Coast
7.4
69'
Substitutes
G
F. Sollacaro 16.France
5.9
34'
D
Gédéon Kalulu 2.France
D
C. Vidal 15.France
6.5
77'
M
Florian Chabrolle 29.France
M
Qazim Laci 10.Albania
6.4
77'
F
Taïryk Arconte 12.France
6.5
69'
F
M. El Idrissy 7.France
6.8
69' 90'

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

The manager Olivier Pantaloni decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Leroy (6.9), Mohamed Youssouf (6.2), Oumar Gonzalez (7.3), Cedric Avinel (6.5), Ismaël Diallo (7.1), Riad Nouri (6.3), Mathieu Coutadeur (6.8), Vincent Marchetti (6.7), Yanis Cimignani (6.6), Gaëtan Courtet (2.9) and Jean-Philippe Krasso (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Gedeon Kalulu Kyatengwa, Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (5.9), Florian Chabrolle, Tairyk Arconte (6.5), Clement Vidal (6.5), Qazim Laci (6.4) and Mounaim El Idrissy (6.8).

Ajaccio could not rely on the presence of F. Sollacaro (injured).

Substitutions

Ajaccio made 5 changes: B. Leroy for F. Sollacaro (34′), J. Krasso for M. El Idrissy (69′), Y. Cimignani for T. Arconte (69′), R. Nouri for Q. Laci (77′) and O. Gonzalez for C. Vidal (77′).

Best player: Jean-Philippe Krasso​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajaccio was Jean-Philippe Krasso.

His rating is (7.4) with 13 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 19.

Guingamp – Formation

Guingamp
G
Dominique Youfeigane 30.Central African Republic
7.2
90'
D
Pierre Lemonnier 24.France
6.9
D
Philipe Sampaio 4.Brazil
7.2
87'
D
Baptiste Roux 2.France
6.6
84'
M
Stephen Quemper 22.France
6.8
M
Maxime Sivis 27.France
6.5
M
El-Hadji Ba 7.Mauritania
6.7
69' 40'
M
Youssouf M'Changama 10.Comoros
7.8
F
Mehdi Merghem 21.France
7.2
78'
F
Jérémy Livolant 29.France
7.8
78' 29' 66'
F
F. Pierrot 9.Haiti
6.2
Substitutes
G
Hugo Barbet 1.France
D
M. Riou 33.France
M
Maxime Barthelmé 28.France
M
Tristan Muyumba 6.France
6.6
69'
F
Yoann Cathline 20.France
6.6
78'
F
Yannick Gomis 13.Senegal
6.2
78'
F
Matthias Phaëton 8.Guadeloupe

Guingamp started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Stéphane Dumont played with: Dominique Youfeigane (7.2), Philipe Sampaio (7.2), Pierre Lemonnier (6.9), Baptiste Roux (6.6), Maxime Sivis (6.5), Youssouf M’Changama (7.8), El-Hadji Ba (6.7), Stephen Quemper (6.8), Mehdi Merghem (7.2), Frantzdy Pierrot (6.2) and Jérémy Livolant (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mathis Riou, Hugo Barbet, Yoann Cathline (6.6), Yannick Gomis (6.2), Matthias Phaeton, Maxime Barthelmé and Tristan Muyumba (6.6).

Guingamp could not rely on the presence of J. Livolant (injured).

Substitutions

Guingamp made 3 changes: E. Ba for T. Muyumba (69′), M. Merghem for Y. Cathline (78′) and J. Livolant for Y. Gomis (78′).

Best player: Youssouf M’Changama​

The player that probably impressed the most for Guingamp was Youssouf M’Changama even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 37 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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