ANNECY. Annecy found a way to turn the tables against Valenciennes to win 2-1. It was Valenciennes to strike first with a goal of Flamarion at the 23′. Then it was a goal in the 48′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Adeline gave the win to Annecy in the 49′ minute.

The match was played at the Parc des Sports stadium in Annecy on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Antoine Valnet with the collaboration of Quentin Guidou and Nicolas Durand. The 4th official was Alexandre Mercier. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.65 degrees Celsius or 70.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

Annecy

2 - 1

Valenciennes

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 17 Total 5
  • 13 On Target 1
  • 2 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 89 Attack 91
  • 63 Dangerous attack 39
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
  • 4 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 21 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Annecy was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Valenciennes that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Annecy was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Annecy won the match​.

Annecy shot 16 times, 12 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Valenciennes shot 6 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Annecy received 2 yellow cards (Vincent Pajot and Kapit Djoco). On the other side, Valenciennes didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

23'
Flamarion(goal)Makabi Lilepo
Nordine Kandil(goal)François Lajugie
48'
M. Adeline(goal)O. Camara
49'
Kapit Djoco- sub ->O. Camara
65'
Ahmed Kashi - sub ->M. Adeline
71'
Antoine Larose- sub ->Nordine Kandil
71'
Kévin Mouanga - sub ->J. Diaz
71'
Vincent Pajot- Yellow
72'
Kapit Djoco- Yellow
76'
85'
Y. El Amri- sub ->Makabi Lilepo
85'
Sacha Bansé- sub ->J. Moursou
85'
A. Boutoutaou- sub ->Flamarion
85'
N. Venema- sub ->Siriné Doucouré
Thibault Delphis - sub ->Clément Billemaz
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Auxerre
71
37
Angers SCO
67
37
Saint-Étienne
65
37
Paris
58
37
Rodez
57
37
Caen
55
37
Laval
52
37
Guingamp
51
37
Pau
51
37
Grenoble Foot 38
51
37
Amiens SC
50
37
Bastia
49
37
Bordeaux
47
37
Ajaccio
46
37
Annecy
45
37
Dunkerque
45
37
Troyes
40
36
Concarneau
38
37
Quevilly Rouen
35
37
Valenciennes
26
36

After this match, Annecy has 36 points to hold in the 16th place. On the other side, Valenciennes will stays with 17 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Valenciennes will host Pau on the 13th of April with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Pau (2 draws).

Annecy – Formation

Annecy
G
Florian Escales 1.France
6.6
D
Hamjatou Soukouna 2.France
7.1
D
J. Diaz 4.France
7.1
71'
D
François Lajugie 6.France
7.0
D
Gaby Jean 13.France
7.1
M
Vincent Pajot 17.France
7.5
72'
M
Nordine Kandil 18.Morocco
8.1
71' 48'
M
M. Adeline 21.France
7.3
71' 49'
M
Clément Billemaz 22.France
6.4
90'
M
Yohan Demoncy 25.France
7.5
M
Ousmane Camara 27.Guinea
7.7
65'
Substitutes
G
Thomas Callens 16.France
D
Kévin Mouanga 14.France
6.4
71'
D
Thibault Delphis 41.France
90'
M
Ahmed Kashi 5.Algeria
6.7
71'
F
Kapit Djoco 7.France
6.6
65' 76'
F
Samuel Ntamack 19.France
F
Antoine Larose 28.France
7.0
71'

Annecy adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Laurent Guyot decided to play with the following team: Florian Escales (6.6), François Lajugie (7.0), Hamjatou Soukouna (7.1), Gaby Jean (7.1), J. Diaz (7.1), Vincent Pajot (7.5), Yohan Demoncy (7.5), Nordine Kandil (8.1), M. Adeline (7.3), Clément Billemaz (6.4) and O. Camara (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ahmed Kashi  (6.7), Kapit Djoco (6.6), Kévin Mouanga  (6.4), Thomas Callens, Samuel Ntamack, Antoine Larose (7.0) and Thibault Delphis .

Substitutions

Annecy made 5 changes: O. Camara for Kapit Djoco (65′), M. Adeline for Ahmed Kashi  (71′), Nordine Kandil for Antoine Larose (71′), J. Diaz for Kévin Mouanga  (71′) and Clément Billemaz for Thibault Delphis  (90′).

Player of the match: Nordine Kandil​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Annecy was Nordine Kandil.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 26 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Valenciennes – Formation

Valenciennes
G
J. Louchet 16.France
8.8
D
Joffrey Cuffaut 14.France
7.9
D
L. Woudenberg 15.Netherlands
7.5
D
A. Linguet 24.France
6.7
D
S. Basse 3.Senegal
6.7
M
Makabi Lilepo 34.DR Congo
7.0
85'
M
Anthony Knockaert 93.France
6.4
M
Flamarion 96.Brazil
7.5
85' 23'
M
Julien Masson 6.France
7.0
M
J. Moursou 13.Cameroon
6.7
85'
F
Siriné Doucouré 9.France
7.0
85'
Substitutes
G
L. Diabaté 30.Mali
D
J. Sanda 44.France
M
A. Boutoutaou 17.Algeria
6.6
85'
M
M. Foe-Ondoa 59.France
M
Sacha Bansé 8.Burkina Faso
6.8
85'
F
Y. El Amri 22.Morocco
6.6
85'
F
N. Venema 10.Netherlands
6.3
85'

Also Valenciennes adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ahmed Kantari played with: J. Louchet (8.8), A. Linguet (6.7), Joffrey Cuffaut  (7.9), L. Woudenberg (7.5), S. Basse (6.7), J. Moursou (6.7), Julien Masson (7.0), Makabi Lilepo (7.0), Anthony Knockaert (6.4), Flamarion (7.5) and Siriné Doucouré (7.0).

They had on the bench: Sacha Bansé (6.8), N. Venema (6.3), A. Boutoutaou (6.6), Y. El Amri (6.6), L. Diabaté, J. Sanda and M. Foe-Ondoa.

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 4 changes: Siriné Doucouré for N. Venema (85′), Makabi Lilepo for Y. El Amri (85′), J. Moursou for Sacha Bansé (85′) and Flamarion for A. Boutoutaou (85′).

Player of the match: J. Louchet​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Valenciennes was the goalkeeper: J. Louchet. His rating is 8.77. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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