RODEZ. Rodez comes back against Bordeaux with a goal on the D. Ignatenko 90′ and a goal on the Z. Davitashvili 18′. Bordeaux was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%)​

The match was played at the Stade Paul Lignon stadium in Rodez on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Clément Turpin with the assistance of Camille Soriano and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Alexandre Perreau Niel. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.11 degrees Celsius or 50.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Bordeaux had a strong ball possession 65% while Rodez was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bordeaux was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Bordeaux to win the match​.

Rodez shot 13 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bordeaux shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Rodez didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Bordeaux received 1 yellow card (Jacques Ekomié).

Standings

After this encounter, Rodez has 39 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Bordeaux will has 36 points like Guingamp and Paris to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Rodez will play away against Amiens SC on the 9th of March with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Amiens SC (2 draws).

Bordeaux will host Quevilly Rouen on the 9th of March with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Rodez – Formation

Rodez started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Didier Santini decided to play with the following team: Sébastien Cibois (6.3), Kévin Boma (6.7), Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao (7.0), Bradley Danger (6.8), Dembo Sylla (7.8), Wilitty Younoussa (6.7), Lorenzo Rajot (7.0), Waniss Taibi (6.7), Raphael Lipinski (7.5), Andreas Hountondji (7.0) and Killian Corredor (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa (6.3), Lucas Buades (6.8), Taïryk Arconte (6.8), Clément Depres, Yannis Verdier, Akim Abdallah (6.3) and Enzo Crombez.

Substitutions

Rodez made 4 changes: Wilitty Younoussa for Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa (89′), Raphael Lipinski for Akim Abdallah (79′), Andreas Hountondji for Taïryk Arconte (79′) and Dembo Sylla for Lucas Buades (79′).

Player of the match: Dembo Sylla​

The most impressive player for Rodez was Dembo Sylla.

His rating is 7.8 with 19 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Bordeaux – Formation

Bordeaux started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Albert Riera Ortega played with: Karl-Johan Johnsson (6.4), Clément Michelin (7.1), M. Bokélé (7.0), Yoann Barbet (7.0), Jacques Ekomié (6.4), Issouf Sissokho (6.6), Danylo Ignatenko (7.7), Gaétan Weissbeck, Pedro Díaz (6.8), Zuriko Davitashvili (7.5) and Zan Vipotnik (6.3), Jérémy Livolant (7.0).

They had on the bench: Alexi Pitu (7.0), Rafal Straczek, Jean Marcelin, Nfansu Njie (6.4), Julien Vetro (6.4) and Marvin De Lima (6.4).

Substitutions

Bordeaux made 3 changes: Zuriko Davitashvili for Alexi Pitu (76′), Jérémy Livolant for Julien Vetro (66′) and Jacques Ekomié for Marvin De Lima (67′).

Player of the match: Danylo Ignatenko​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bordeaux was Danylo Ignatenko.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 80 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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

• Paris – Saint-Étienne – 0-0
• Rodez – Bordeaux – 2-2
• Dunkerque – Concarneau – 2-2
• Guingamp – Troyes – 0-0
• Laval – Amiens SC – 1-1
• Auxerre – Valenciennes – 0-0
• Bastia – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-0
• Pau – Caen – 2-3
• Annecy – Quevilly Rouen – 0-0