NIORT. Auxerre tops Niort 1-0 after G. Hein scored just 1 goal (33′). Auxerre took advantage of its better ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Frank Schneider with the collaboration of Matthieu Lombard and Bertrand Jouannaud. The 4th official was Jacques Salze. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Auxerre was in firm control of the ball 56% while Niort was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Auxerre was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Auxerre won the encounter.
Niort shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Auxerre shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Niort received 1 yellow card (Y. Merdji). On the opposite side, Auxerre received 2 yellow cards (Q. Bernard and G. Charbonier).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Niort will stay with 35 points like Le Havre, Nîmes and Pau to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Auxerre will have 42 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Niort will play away against Guingamp on the 26th of February with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Guingamp (3 draws).
Auxerre will host Quevilly Rouen on the 26th of February with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Niort – Formation
Niort
46'
61'
Niort started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sébastien Desabre decided to play with the following team: Quentin Braat , Joris Moutachy , Bryan Passi , Bradley Matufueni Mbondo , Darline Zidane Yongwa Ngameni , Dylan Louiserre , Samy Benchama , Bilal Boutobba , Moataz Zemzemi , Yanis Merdji and Joseph Mendes .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahim Sissoko , Samuel Renel , Tyron Tormin , Ibrahima Sory Conté, Mathieu Michel, Oumar Ngom and Lenny Vallier.
Substitutions
Niort made 3 changes: M. Zemzemi for T. Tormin (46′), J. Mendes for I. Sissoko (62′) and S. Benchama for S. Renel (83′).
Best player: Darline Zidane Yongwa Ngameni
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Niort was Darline Zidane Yongwa Ngameni.
His rating is with 27 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Auxerre – Formation
Auxerre
33'
Auxerre started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Jean-Marc Furlan played with: Donovan Leon , Carlens Arcus , Jubal , Théo Pellenard , Quentin Bernard , Birama Toure , Gauthier Hein , Hamza Sakhi , Aly Ndom , Mathias Autret and Gaëtan Charbonnier .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexis Trouillet, Remy Dugimont, Lassine Sinayoko , Gaëtan Perrin , Théo De Percin, Paul Joly and Alexandre Coeff .
Substitutions
Auxerre made 4 changes: A. Ndom for A. Coeff (68′), M. Autret for G. Perrin (72′), H. Sakhi for A. Trouillet (81′) and G. Hein for L. Sinayoko (82′).
Best player: Gauthier Hein
The player that probably impressed the most for Auxerre was Gauthier Hein.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
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
