AUXERRE. Auxerre didn’t concede much to Valenciennes to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Auxerre was surely superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps stadium in Auxerre on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdelatif Kherradji with the collaboration of Stéphane Panont and Gilles Lang. The 4th official was Valentin Ougier. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.42 degrees Celsius or 47.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 17 Total 5
- 3 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 139 Attack 74
- 113 Dangerous attack 28
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Auxerre was in firm control of the ball 68% while Valenciennes was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Auxerre was more aggressive with 113 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Auxerre to win the match.
Auxerre shot 17 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Valenciennes shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Auxerre received 2 yellow cards (Gauthier Hein and Elisha Owusu). Regarding the opposition, Valenciennes received 4 yellow cards (Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde, Julien Masson, Jean Louchet and Gabin Blancquart).
Also, Valenciennes didn’t finish the match with 11 players after (Valenciennes) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Auxerre has 52 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Valenciennes will has 16 points to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Auxerre will play away with Saint-Étienne on the 9th of March with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Auxerre (13 draws).
Valenciennes will host Angers SCO on the 9th of March with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Angers SCO (2 draws).
Auxerre – Formation
Auxerre
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Auxerre started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Christophe Pélissier decided to play with the following team: Donovan Leon , Paul Joly , Jubal , Théo Pellenard , Clément Akpa , Elisha Owusu , Rayan Raveloson , Gaëtan Perrin , Gauthier Hein , Ado Onaiwu and Lassine Sinayoko .
The home team had on the bench: Saad Agouzoul, Eros Maddy , Assane Dioussé, Florian Ayé , Kévin Danois, Théo De Percin and Issa Soumaré .
Auxerre could not rely on the presence of Eros Maddy (injured).
Substitutions
Auxerre made 3 changes: Elisha Owusu for Eros Maddy (83′), Gaëtan Perrin for Florian Ayé (63′) and Ado Onaiwu for Issa Soumaré (63′).
Player of the match: Clément Akpa
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Auxerre was Clément Akpa.
His rating is with 63 passes (76% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 11 crosses.
Valenciennes – Formation
Valenciennes
Valenciennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ahmed Kantari played with: Jean Louchet , Gabin Blancquart , Joachim Kayi Sanda , Lucas Woudenberg , Souleymane Basse , Ilyes Hamache , Sacha Bansé , Julien Masson , Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde , Siriné Doucouré and Giovino Flamarion .
These were the players on the bench: Jean Eric Moursou, Andrew Jung, Yacine El Amri, Lassana Sy, Makabi Lilepo, Manga Foe Ondoa and Anthony Knockaert .
Substitutions
Valenciennes made only 1 change substituting Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde for Anthony Knockaert (69′).
Player of the match: Jean Louchet
The most impressive player for Valenciennes was the goalkeeper: Jean Louchet. His rating is 7.75. He performed 3 saves.
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
