GRENOBLE. Pau defeats Grenoble Foot 38 1-0 after M. Sylla scored just 1 goal (5′). Grenoble Foot 38 lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stade des Alpes stadium in Grenoble on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Stéphanie Frappart who was helped by Mikael Berchebru and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Cédric Mouysset. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.06 degrees Celsius or 48.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Grenoble Foot 38

0 - 1

Pau

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 14 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 117 Attack 106
  • 74 Dangerous attack 41
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Grenoble Foot 38 was in firm control of the ball 56% while Pau was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Grenoble Foot 38 had a more offensive attitude with 74 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Pau succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Grenoble Foot 38 shot 14 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Pau shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Grenoble Foot 38 received 1 yellow card (Pape Meissa Ba). On the other side, Pau received 2 yellow cards (Sessi D’Almeida and Steeve Beusnard).

Match Timeline

5'
Moussa Sylla(goal)
29'
Steeve Beusnard- Yellow
53'
Jean Ruiz- sub ->Xavier Kouassi
54'
Sessi D'Almeida- Yellow
67'
Y. Begraoui- sub ->Sessi D\'Almeida
67'
Khalid Boutaïb- sub ->Mons Bassouamina
Eddy Sylvestre- sub ->Nolan Mbemba
67'
Pape Meïssa Ba- Yellow
72'
Virgiliu Postolachi- sub ->Lenny Joseph
78'
82'
O. Ngom- sub ->Steeve Beusnard
Natanaël Ntolla- sub ->Mohamed Amine Sbai
82'
M. Tourraine- sub ->Mattheo Xantippe
82'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Auxerre
71
37
Angers SCO
67
37
Saint-Étienne
65
37
Paris
58
37
Rodez
57
37
Caen
55
37
Laval
52
37
Guingamp
51
37
Pau
51
37
Grenoble Foot 38
51
37
Amiens SC
50
37
Bastia
49
37
Bordeaux
47
37
Ajaccio
46
37
Annecy
45
37
Dunkerque
45
37
Troyes
40
36
Concarneau
38
37
Quevilly Rouen
35
37
Valenciennes
26
36

After this encounter, Grenoble Foot 38 stays with 40 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Pau will has 37 points like Amiens SC to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Grenoble Foot 38 will play away with Bastia on the 2nd of March with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Bastia (6 draws).

Pau will host Caen on the 2nd of March with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Pau (2 draws).

Grenoble Foot 38 – Formation

Grenoble Foot 38
G
Brice Maubleu 1.France
D
Adrien Monfray 5.France
7.8
D
Loïc Nestor 14.Guadeloupe
7.0
D
Matthéo Xantippe 27.France
7.0
82'
D
Gaëtan Paquiez 29.France
7.1
M
Dante Rigo 6.Belgium
7.0
M
Amine Sbaï 11.France
7.3
82'
M
Lenny Joseph 19.France
6.4
78'
M
Théo Valls 25.France
6.6
M
Nolan Mbemba 31.France
6.7
67'
F
Pape Meïssa Ba 7.Senegal
7.0
72'
Substitutes
G
Mamadou Diop 13.Senegal
G
Bobby Allain 16.France
D
Mamadou Diarra 4.Senegal
D
M. Tourraine 39.France
6.6
82'
M
Saikou Touray 70.Gambia
F
Eddy Sylvestre 10.France
6.4
67'
F
Virgiliu Postolachi 17.Moldova
7.0
78'
F
Natanaël Ntolla 22.France
7.3
82'

Grenoble Foot 38 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vincent Hognon decided to play with the following team: Brice Maubleu, Gaëtan Paquiez (7.1), Adrien Monfray (7.8), Loïc Nestor (7.0), Mattheo Xantippe (7.0), Nolan Mbemba (6.7), Dante Rigo (7.0), Lenny Joseph (6.4), Theo Valls (6.6), Mohamed Amine Sbai (7.3) and Pape Meissa Ba (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Mamadou Diarra, Eddy Sylvestre (6.4), Bobby Allain, Virgiliu Postolachi (7.0), Natanael Ntolla (7.3), Mathys Tourraine (6.6), Saikou Touray and Mamadou Diop.

Substitutions

Grenoble Foot 38 made 4 changes: Lenny Joseph for Virgiliu Postolachi (78′), Nolan Mbemba for Eddy Sylvestre (67′), Mohamed Amine Sbai for Natanael Ntolla (82′) and Mattheo Xantippe for Mathys Tourraine (82′).

Player of the match: Adrien Monfray​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grenoble Foot 38 was Adrien Monfray.

His rating is 7.8 with 99 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Pau – Formation

Pau
G
Bingourou Kamara 1.Senegal
7.9
D
Xavier Kouassi 4.Ivory Coast
6.7
53'
D
Jordy Gaspar 12.France
7.3
D
A. Ahoussou 22.Ivory Coast
7.3
D
Kenji-Van Boto 24.Madagascar
7.1
M
Sessi D'Almeida 6.Benin
6.7
67' 54'
M
Moussa Sylla 7.France
8.8
5'
M
Mons Bassouamina 11.France
7.0
67'
M
Louis Mouton 13.France
7.0
M
Steeve Beusnard 21.France
6.7
82' 29'
F
Henri Saivet 8.Senegal
7.0
Substitutes
G
M. Jeannin 40.Algeria
D
Jean Ruiz 25.France
6.7
53'
M
O. Ngom 18.France
6.6
82'
M
C. Boli 70.France
M
Mehdi Chahiri 99.France
F
Y. Begraoui 9.Morocco
6.7
67'
F
Khalid Boutaïb 10.Morocco
6.3
67'

Pau started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Nicolas Usaï played with: Bingourou Kamara (7.9), Jordy Gaspar (7.3), Xavier Kouassi (6.7), Ange Ahoussou (7.3), Kenji-Van Boto (7.1), Moussa Sylla (8.8), Sessi D’Almeida (6.7), Steeve Beusnard (6.7), Mons Bassouamina (7.0), Louis Mouton (7.0) and Henri Saivet (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Yanis Begraoui (6.7), Khalid Boutaïb (6.3), Oumar Ngom (6.6), Jean Ruiz (6.7), Mehdi Jeannin, Charles Boli and Mehdi Chahiri.

Substitutions

Pau made 4 changes: Xavier Kouassi for Jean Ruiz (53′), Sessi D’Almeida for Yanis Begraoui (67′), Mons Bassouamina for Khalid Boutaïb (67′) and Steeve Beusnard for Oumar Ngom (82′).

Player of the match: Moussa Sylla​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pau was Moussa Sylla.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 27 passes (52% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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