NîMES. Nîmes overcomes Grenoble Foot 38 3-1. Nîmes got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from M. Kone (37′) and M. Kone (58′). Grenoble Foot 38 tried to recover with a goal from J. Correa (63′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (73′) scored by N. Eliasson for Nîmes. Nîmes capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stade des Costières stadium in Nîmes on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexandre Perreau Niel with the assistance of Ludovic Zmyslony and Thomas Luczynski. The 4th official was Guillaume Janin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Nîmes

3 - 1

Grenoble Foot 38

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 10 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 133 Attack 107
  • 93 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Nîmes was in firm control of the ball 60% while Grenoble Foot 38 was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nîmes had a more offensive attitude with 93 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nîmes won the match​.

Nîmes shot 17 times, 10 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Grenoble Foot 38 shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Nîmes received 3 yellow cards (J. Ponceau, A. Valerio and G. Paquiez). Talking about the opposition, Grenoble Foot 38 received 1 yellow card (J. A. Jeno).

Also, Grenoble Foot 38 didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. A. Jeno (Grenoble Foot 38) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (25′).

Match Timeline

15'
Abiezer Jeno- Yellow
24'
Abiezer Jeno(yellowred)
37'
46'
46'
58'
62'
63'
Abdoulie Sanyang- sub ->Joris Correa
65'
73'
77'
82'
83'
86'
Souleymane Cissé- sub ->M. Perez
86'
Gaëtan Paquiez- Yellow
87'
Léon Delpech- sub ->Moussa Koné
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Toulouse
79
38
Ajaccio
75
38
Auxerre
74
38
Paris
70
38
Sochaux
68
38
Guingamp
58
38
Caen
50
38
Le Havre
50
38
Nîmes
49
38
Pau
49
38
Dijon
47
38
Bastia
46
38
Niort
46
38
Amiens SC
44
38
Grenoble Foot 38
44
38
Valenciennes
44
38
Rodez
43
38
Quevilly Rouen
40
38
Dunkerque
31
38
Nancy
27
38

After playing this encounter, Nîmes will have 35 points like Le Havre, Niort and Pau to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Grenoble Foot 38 will stay with 25 points to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Nîmes will play away against Amiens SC on the 26th of February with a 3-3 head to head.

Grenoble Foot 38 will host Toulouse on the 28th of February with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Toulouse (0 draws).

Nîmes – Formation

Nîmes
G
Per Kristian Bråtveit 1.Norway
6.6
D
Gaëtan Paquiez 15.France
6.8
86'
D
Pablo Martinez 4.France
7.3
87'
D
Naomichi Ueda 5.Japan
7.1
D
Théo Sainte-Luce 17.France
6.6
M
Zinedine Ferhat 10.Algeria
7.4
M
Sidy Sarr 6.Senegal
6.7
65'
M
Lamine Fomba 12.France
7.4
M
Niclas Eliasson 7.Sweden
8.1
73'
M
Julien Ponceau 19.France
6.5
77'
F
Moussa Koné 28.Senegal
8.4
87' 37', 58'
Substitutes
G
Lucas Dias 16.France
D
K. Guessoum 2.France
87'
D
Patrick Burner 21.Martinique
D
S. Sadzoute 3.France
M
Antoine Valério 14.France
6.4
65' 82'
M
Léon Delpech 33.France
87'

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

The manager Nicolas Usaï decided to play with the following team: Per Kristian Bråtveit (6.6), Gaëtan Paquiez (6.8), Naomichi Ueda (7.1), Pablo Martinez (7.3), Theo Sainte Luce (6.6), Sidy Sarr (6.7), Lamine Fomba (7.4), Zinedine Ferhat (7.4), Julien Ponceau (6.5), Niclas Eliasson (8.1) and Moussa Koné (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Dias, Kelyan Guessoum, Patrick Burner, Scotty Sadzoute, Antoine Valerio (6.4) and Leon Delpech.

Substitutions

Nîmes made 3 changes: S. Sarr for A. Valerio (65′), P. Martinez for K. Guessoum (87′) and M. Kone for L. Delpech (87′).

Best player: Moussa Koné​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nîmes was Moussa Koné.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 9 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5.

Grenoble Foot 38 – Formation

Grenoble Foot 38
G
Brice Maubleu 1.France
7.4
D
Jordy Gaspar 12.France
6.6
D
Loïc Nestor 14.Guadeloupe
6.4
D
Bart Straalman 3.Netherlands
6.7
D
A. Gersbach 20.Australia
6.7
46'
M
Franck Bambock 6.France
6.1
M
Manuel Perez 4.France
6.8
86'
M
Abiezer Jeno 34.New Caledonia
4.1
24'
F
Y. Ravet 22.France
6.8
46'
F
J. Tell 24.Guadeloupe
6.5
83'
F
Joris Correa 26.France
7.5
63' 62'
Substitutes
G
E. Salles 30.France
D
Loris Nery 17.France
6.1
46'
M
S. Cissé 33.Senegal
86'
M
Florian Michel 10.France
F
Abdoulie Sanyang 2.Gambia
7.3
63'
F
Marcellin Achille Anani 11.Ivory Coast
6.1
83'
F
M. Diallo 19.Senegal
7.1
46'

Grenoble Foot 38 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Vincent Hognon played with: Brice Maubleu (7.4), Jordy Gaspar (6.6), Bart Straalman (6.7), Loïc Nestor (6.4), Alex Gersbach (6.7), Franck Bambock (6.1), Manuel Perez (6.8), Jekob Jeno (4.1), Yoric Ravet (6.8), Jordan Tell (6.5) and Joris Correa (7.5).

They had on the bench: Esteban Salles, Loris Nery (6.1), Souleymane Cissé, Florian Michel, Abdoulie Sanyang (7.3), Achille Anani (6.1) and Mamadou Diallo (7.1).

Substitutions

Grenoble Foot 38 made 5 changes: Y. Ravet for L. Nery (46′), A. Gersbach for M. Diallo (46′), J. Correa for A. Sanyang (63′), J. Tell for A. Anani (83′) and M. Perez for S. Cisse (86′).

Best player: Joris Correa​

The player that probably impressed the most for Grenoble Foot 38 was Joris Correa.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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