DIJON. Pau conquers Dijon 1-0 after E. Koffi scored just 1 goal (58′). Dijon lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stade Gaston-Gérard stadium in Dijon on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Gaël Angoula with the help of Jean-Paul Neves Gouveia and Julien Garrigues. The 4th official was Louis Lungeri. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 0.9 degrees Celsius or 33.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Dijon had a strong ball possession 60% while Pau was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dijon was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Pau found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Dijon shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Pau shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Dijon received 2 yellow cards (J. Pi and M. Le Bihan). On the other side, Pau received 6 yellow cards (S. Essende, K. Boto, A. Batisse, D. Poha, Z. Naidji and E. Sylvestre).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Dijon will stay with 29 points like Amiens SC, Caen and Rodez to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Pau will have 32 points like Nîmes to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dijon will play away against Bastia on the 19th of February with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Dijon (5 draws).
Pau will play away agasint Valenciennes on the 26th of February with a 1-1 head to head record.
Dijon – Formation
Dijon
69'
18'
Dijon started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Patrice Garande decided to play with the following team: Baptiste Reynet , Cheik Traoré , Senou Coulibaly , Daniel Congré , Adama Fofana , Jessy Pi , Wilitty Younoussa , Romain Philippoteaux , Mickaël Le Bihan , Mihai Alexandru Dobre and Aurelien Scheidler .
The home team had on the bench: Frédéric Sammaritano , Amir Arli, Matteo Ahlinvi , Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa , Saturnin Allagbe, Erwan Belhadji and Bruno Ecuele Manga.
Dijon could not rely on the presence of A. T. Ngouyamsa Nounchil (injured).
Substitutions
Dijon made 3 changes: W. Younoussa for M. Ahlinvi (46′), A. Fofana for A. T. Ngouyamsa Nounchil (69′) and R. Philippoteaux for F. Sammaritano (74′).
Best player: Cheik Traoré
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dijon was Cheik Traoré.
His rating is with 52 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 11 crosses.
Pau – Formation
Pau
58'
Pau started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Didier Tholot played with: Stefan Bajić , Mahamadou Dembele , Xavier Kouassi , Antoine Batisse , Erwin Koffi , Denis Will Poha , Quentin Daubin , Kenji Van Boto , Farid El Melali , Romain Armand and Samuel Essende .
These were the players on the bench: Eddy Sylvestre , Jared Khasa , Ebenezer Assifuah, Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan, David Gomis, Benjamin Bertrand and Zakaria Naidji .
Pau could not rely on the presence of E. Sylvestre (injured).
Substitutions
Pau made 3 changes: F. El Melali for E. Sylvestre (40′), R. Armand for Z. Naidji (64′) and S. Essende for J. Khasa (80′).
Best player: Erwin Koffi
The player that probably impressed the most for Pau was Erwin Koffi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Quevilly Rouen – 3-0
- Dunkerque – Rodez – 2-0
- Ajaccio – Guingamp – 0-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Sochaux – 1-3
- Caen – Nîmes – 4-0
- Valenciennes – Toulouse – 1-3
- Dijon – Pau – 0-1
- Auxerre – Nancy – 1-1
- Amiens SC – Niort – 3-1
