MONTBéLIARD. Ajaccio beats Sochaux 1-0 after M. El scored just 1 goal (48′). Sochaux was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
Ajaccio remained with 10 players after Y. Cimignani received a red card in the 77′. Nevertheless, Ajaccio still found a way to win this contest competing only in players.
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Bonal stadium in Montbéliard on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard with the collaboration of Gilles Lang and Frédéric Hebrard. The 4th official was Mickaël Leleu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sochaux had a superior ball possession 64% while Ajaccio was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sochaux was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Ajaccio managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Sochaux shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ajaccio shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sochaux received 3 yellow cards (A. Virginius, Y. Kitala and T. Mauricio). Talking about the opposition, Ajaccio received 2 yellow cards (M. El Idrissy and M. Youssouf).
Also, Ajaccio didn’t end the match with 11 players after Y. Cimignani (Ajaccio) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (77′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sochaux will stay with 44 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Ajaccio will have 45 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Sochaux will play away with Paris on the 26th of February with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Sochaux (6 draws).
Ajaccio will host Rodez on the 26th of February with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ajaccio (0 draws).
Sochaux – Formation
Sochaux
86'
81'
Sochaux started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Omar Daf decided to play with the following team: Mehdi Jeannin , Valentin Henry , Joseph Lopy , Florentin Pogba , Abdallah Ndour , Ousseynou Thioune , Rassoul Ndiaye , Tony Mauricio , Gaetan Weissbeck , Alan Virginius and Aldo Kalulu .
The home team had on the bench: Yann Kitala , Christophe Diedhiou , Steve Ambri , Marvin Senaya, Hermann Tebily , Younes Kaabouni and Quentin Galvez Diarra.
Substitutions
Sochaux made 5 changes: O. Thioune for S. Ambri (60′), R. Ndiaye for Y. Kitala (60′), A. Virginius for H. Tebily (76′), T. Mauricio for C. Diedhiou (86′) and G. Weissbeck for Y. Kaabouni (86′).
Best player: Rassoul Ndiaye
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sochaux was Rassoul Ndiaye.
His rating is with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Ajaccio – Formation
Ajaccio
77'
48'
Ajaccio started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Olivier Pantaloni played with: Francois-Joseph Sollacaro , Mohamed Youssouf , Clement Vidal , Cedric Avinel , Ismaël Diallo , Cyrille Bayala , Vincent Marchetti , Mathieu Coutadeur , Yanis Cimignani , Jean-Philippe Krasso and Mounaim El Idrissy .
These were the players on the bench: Riad Nouri , Chaker Alhadhur, Gedeon Kalulu Kyatengwa, Tairyk Arconte , Florian Chabrolle, S. Contena and Qazim Laci.
Ajaccio could not rely on the presence of T. Arconte (injured).
Substitutions
Ajaccio made 3 changes: M. El Idrissy for T. Arconte (66′), J. Krasso for R. Nouri (80′) and C. Bayala for Q. Laci (90′).
Best player: Francois-Joseph Sollacaro
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajaccio was the goalkeeper: Francois-Joseph Sollacaro. His rating is 8.30. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Rodez – Amiens SC – 1-1
- Nancy – Dunkerque – 2-0
- Sochaux – Ajaccio – 0-1
- Niort – Auxerre – 0-1
- Nîmes – Grenoble Foot 38 – 3-1
- Quevilly Rouen – Valenciennes – 1-1
- Bastia – Dijon – 0-0
- Guingamp – Paris – 1-1
- Pau – Caen – 1-0
