TOMBLAINE. Nancy prevails over Dunkerque with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Basila (16′) and a goal from M. Thiam (62′). Dunkerque lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade Marcel-Picot stadium in Tomblaine on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Aurélien Petit with the assistance of François Boudikian and Nicolas Rodrigues. The 4th official was Valentin Ougier. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Dunkerque was in firm control of the ball 56% while Nancy was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nancy was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nancy won the match.
Nancy shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dunkerque shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Nancy received 1 yellow card (M. Thiam). Talking about the opposition, Dunkerque received 3 yellow cards (D. Thiam, J. Huysman and R. Kerrouche).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nancy will have 20 points to hold in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Dunkerque will stay with 24 points to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Nancy will play away against Le Havre on the 26th of February with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Nancy (4 draws).
Dunkerque will host Dijon on the 26th of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Dijon (0 draws).
Nancy – Formation
Nancy
83'
16'
45'
Nancy started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Albert Cartier decided to play with the following team: Baptiste Valette , Gregoire Lefebvre , Thomas Basila , Thomas Fontaine , William Bianda , Saliou Ciss , Antonin Bobichon , Ogou Akichi , Neil El Aynaoui , Mickael Biron and Mamadou Thiam .
The home team had on the bench: Andrew Jung , Nathan Trott, Rosario Latouchent , Sieben Dewaele, Shaquil Delos , Abdelhamid El Kaoutari and Yeni N’Gbakoto .
Nancy could not rely on the presence of S. Delos (injured).
Substitutions
Nancy made 4 changes: O. Akichi for S. Delos (37′), M. Thiam for A. Jung (76′), S. Ciss for R. Latouchent (83′) and A. Bobichon for Y. A. N’Gbakoto (83′).
Best player: Mickael Biron
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nancy was Mickael Biron even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Dunkerque – Formation
Dunkerque
Dunkerque started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Romain Revelli played with: Jeremy Vachoux , Demba Thiam , Jeremy Huysman , Adon Gomis , Emeric Dudouit , Iron Gomis , Mario Jason Kikonda , Driss Trichard , Kevin Rocheteau, Bilal Brahimi and Malik Tchokounte , Salama .
These were the players on the bench: Marco Ludivin Majouga , Adam Abeddou , Mohamed Ouadah , Leverton Pierre , Redouane Kerrouche and Axel Maraval.
Dunkerque could not rely on the presence of R. Kerrouche (injured).
Substitutions
Dunkerque made 5 changes: M. Tchokounte for A. Abeddou (56′), D. Trichard for M. Ouadah (56′), A. Salama for M. Majouga (56′), J. Huysman for L. Pierre (70′) and M. Kikonda for R. Kerrouche (76′).
Best player: Jeremy Vachoux
The player that probably impressed the most for Dunkerque was the goalkeeper: Jeremy Vachoux. His rating is 7.62. He performed 7 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
