AJACCIO. Ajaccio was eventually too strong for Guingamp with the goal of Christopher Ibayi (27′ pen), Ben Hamed Touré (65′) and Ben Hamed Touré (76′).
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 Guillaume Paradis with the collaboration of Bastien Courbet and Mohamed Benkemouche. The 4th official was Félicien Gazon. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 12.59 degrees Celsius or 54.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Ajaccio had a strong ball possession 55% while Guingamp was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Guingamp was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 0 were on target. Even so, Ajaccio managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Ajaccio shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Guingamp shot 5 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Ajaccio received 3 yellow cards (Mehdi Puch-Herrantz, Maxime Chanot and Christopher Ibayi). On the other side, Guingamp received 1 yellow card (Vincent Manceau).
Also, Guingamp didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Jacques Siwe (Guingamp) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Ajaccio has 36 points like Caen to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Guingamp will stays with 32 points like Rodez and Saint-Étienne to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Ajaccio will play away with Laval on the 17th of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Ajaccio (10 draws).
Guingamp will host Caen on the 17th of February with a 9-9 head to head record.
Ajaccio – Formation
Ajaccio
45'
90'
27'
Ajaccio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Olivier Pantaloni decided to play with the following team: Mathieu Michel , Mohamed Youssouf , Maxime Chanot , Cédric Avinel , Stephen Quemper , Hamza Sakhi , Thomas Mangani , Tim Jabol Folcarelli , Valentin Jacob , Yoann Touzghar and Christopher Ibayi .
The home team had on the bench: Clement Vidal, Ben Hamed Touré , Francois-Joseph Sollacaro, A. Toure , Moussa Soumano, Thibault Campanini and Mehdi Puch-Herrantz .
Ajaccio could not rely on the presence of Clement Vidal (injured).
Substitutions
Ajaccio made 5 changes: Tim Jabol Folcarelli for Mehdi Puch-Herrantz (79′), Valentin Jacob for A. Toure (80′), Christopher Ibayi for Ben Hamed Touré (65′), Mehdi Puch-Herrantz for Clement Vidal (90′) and Mohamed Youssouf for Thibault Campanini (90′).
Player of the match: Ben Hamed Touré
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajaccio was Ben Hamed Touré.
His rating is with 2 goals, 3 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7.
His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 65′.
Guingamp – Formation
Guingamp
90'Guingamp started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Stéphane Dumont played with: Enzo Basilio , Maxime Sivis , Mathis Riou , Pierre Lemonnier , Vincent Manceau , Mehdi Merghem , Dylan Louiserre , Victor Lobry , Amadou Sagna , Amine El Ouazzani and Baptiste Guillaume .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Baptiste Roux , Jacques Siwe , Jonathan Iglesias, Hugo Picard , Taylor Luvambo , Babacar Niasse and Lucas Maronnier .
Substitutions
Guingamp made 5 changes: Amadou Sagna for Hugo Picard (59′), Mehdi Merghem for Taylor Luvambo (79′), Maxime Sivis for Lucas Maronnier (59′), Baptiste Guillaume for Jacques Siwe (72′) and Victor Lobry for Baptiste Roux (78′).
Player of the match: Dylan Louiserre
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Guingamp was Dylan Louiserre.
His rating is with 51 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Pau – 1-1
- Auxerre – Angers SCO – 1-0
- Rodez – Dunkerque – 0-0
- Quevilly Rouen – Bastia – 0-1
- Valenciennes – Laval – 1-1
- Caen – Amiens SC – 2-0
- Bordeaux – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-0
- Annecy – Concarneau – 0-3
- Ajaccio – Guingamp – 3-0
