ANGERS. Saint-Étienne was in the end too strong for Angers SCO with the goal of I. Cardona was the key of the match after he scored in the 42nd and 44th minute. Irvin Cardona (42′), Irvin Cardona (44′) and Jordan Lefort (64′ own).
The match was played at the Stade Raymond Kopa stadium in Angers on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Rainville with the collaboration of Bertrand Jouannaud and Stéphane Panont. The 4th official was Geoffrey Kubler. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.52 degrees Celsius or 58.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 6 Total 13
- 0 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 96 Attack 94
- 44 Dangerous attack 61
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 15 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Angers SCO was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Saint-Étienne that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Saint-Étienne had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Saint-Étienne won the match.
Angers SCO shot 6 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Saint-Étienne shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Angers SCO received 3 yellow cards (Himad Abdelli, Ibrahima Niane and Lilian Raolisoa). On the opposite side, Saint-Étienne received 1 yellow card (Thomas Monconduit).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Angers SCO stays with 46 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Saint-Étienne will has 38 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Angers SCO will play away against Caen on the 24th of February with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Angers SCO (5 draws).
Saint-Étienne will host Sochaux on the 24th of February with a 11-8 head to head in favor of Sochaux (4 draws).
Angers SCO – Formation
Angers SCO
70'
90'
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: Yahia Fofana , Yan Valery , Abdoulaye Bamba , Cédric Hountondji , Jordan Lefort , Joseph Lopy , Pierrick Capelle , Zinedine Ferhat , Himad Abdelli , Farid El Melali and Loïs Diony .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahima Niane , Melvin Zinga, Esteban Lepaul , Adrien Hunou , Florent Hanin , Lilian Raolisoa and Ousmane Camara.
Substitutions
Angers SCO made 5 changes: Zinedine Ferhat for Lilian Raolisoa (55′), Joseph Lopy for Esteban Lepaul (46′), Loïs Diony for Ibrahima Niane (70′), Farid El Melali for Adrien Hunou (76′) and Jordan Lefort for Florent Hanin (70′).
Player of the match: Himad Abdelli
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Angers SCO was Himad Abdelli.
His rating is with 61 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12.
Saint-Étienne – Formation
Saint-Étienne
42', 44'
Saint-Étienne started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Olivier Dall’Oglio played with: Gautier Larsonneur , Dennis Appiah , Anthony Briançon , Mickael Nade , Yvann Maçon , Thomas Monconduit , Irvin Cardona , Aimen Moueffek , Dylan Chambost , Mathieu Cafaro and Ibrahim Sissoko .
They had on the bench: Florian Tardieu , Benjamin Bouchouari, Nathanaël Mbuku , Leo Petrot, Dylan Batubinsika , Lamine Fomba and Etienne Green.
Saint-Étienne could not rely on the presence of Florian Tardieu (injured).
Substitutions
Saint-Étienne made 4 changes: Aimen Moueffek for Florian Tardieu (15′), Thomas Monconduit for Lamine Fomba (85′), Anthony Briançon for Dylan Batubinsika (70′) and Irvin Cardona for Nathanaël Mbuku (70′).
Player of the match: Mathieu Cafaro
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Saint-Étienne was Mathieu Cafaro even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Concarneau – Paris – 2-2
- Angers SCO – Saint-Étienne – 0-3
- Dunkerque – Valenciennes – 2-1
- Troyes – Grenoble Foot 38 – 3-1
- Guingamp – Caen – 1-0
- Laval – Ajaccio – 1-1
- Bastia – Rodez – 0-2
- Pau – Quevilly Rouen – 0-2
- Annecy – Auxerre – 0-2
