AUXERRE. Auxerre had a surprising win over Troyes with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by A. Onaiwu (50′) and a goal from L. Sinayoko (70′). Auxerre took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps stadium in Auxerre on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Bastien who had the assistance of Youssef El Hamzaoui and Aurélien Berthomieu. The 4th official was Pierre Retail. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.81 degrees Celsius or 65.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Auxerre had a strong ball possession 60% while Troyes was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Auxerre had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Auxerre won the match.
Auxerre shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Troyes shot 7 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Auxerre received 2 yellow cards (Gideon Mensah and Saad Agouzoul). Talking about the opposition, Troyes received 2 yellow cards (Mehdi Tahrat and Xavier Chavalerin ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Auxerre has 61 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Troyes will stays with 35 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Auxerre will play away against Quevilly Rouen on the 13th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Auxerre (1 draw).
Troyes will host Paris on the 13th of April with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Paris (4 draws).
Auxerre – Formation
Auxerre
59'
90'
70'
Auxerre started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Christophe Pélissier decided to play with the following team: D. Léon , Paul Joly , Saad Agouzoul , Théo Pellenard , Gideon Mensah , Gauthier Hein , Rayan Raveloson , Elisha Owusu , Gaëtan Perrin , Lassine Sinayoko and Ado Onaiwu .
The home team had on the bench: Colin Dagba, N. Buayi-Kiala, C. Akpa, Assane Dioussé , Florian Ayé , Théo De Percin and Issa Soumaré .
Substitutions
Auxerre made 4 changes: Gauthier Hein for Colin Dagba (90′), Lassine Sinayoko for Florian Ayé (78′), Gaëtan Perrin for Issa Soumaré (78′) and Ado Onaiwu for Assane Dioussé (86′).
Player of the match: Théo Pellenard
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Auxerre was Théo Pellenard even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 92 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11.
Troyes – Formation
Troyes
Troyes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
David Guion played with: D. Alemdar , T. Zoukrou , Emmanuel Ntim , Abdoulaye Ndiaye , Abdu Conté , A. Palaversa , Xavier Chavalerin , R. Ripart , Youssouf M’Changama , K. Dong and Rafiki Saïd .
These were the players on the bench: Mehdi Tahrat, Mamady Bangré , Nicolas de Préville , Junior Olaitan , Zacharie Boucher, R. Kohon and J. Assoumou .
Substitutions
Troyes made 4 changes: K. Dong for J. Assoumou (74′), R. Ripart for Mamady Bangré (83′), Rafiki Saïd for Nicolas de Préville (83′) and Youssouf M’Changama for Junior Olaitan (74′).
Player of the match: Abdoulaye Ndiaye
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Troyes was Abdoulaye Ndiaye.
His rating is with 65 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
