RODEZ. Auxerre tops Rodez 3-1. Auxerre was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with G. Hein (6′), G. Hein (53′) and C. Arcus (56′). Rodez reduced the distance with a goal (75′) by R. Boissier, but there was not much to do for them. Auxerre was definitely better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stade Paul Lignon stadium in Rodez on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérôme Miguelgorry who had the assistance of Cyril Saint-Cricq Lompre and Paul Cravo. The 4th official was Yann Gazagnes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Auxerre had a strong ball possession 67% while Rodez was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Auxerre was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Auxerre won the match.​

Rodez shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Auxerre shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Rodez received 2 yellow cards (R. Boissier and K. Corredor). On the opposite side, Auxerre received 1 yellow card (G. Hein).

Standings

After playing this contest, Rodez will stay with 30 points like Bastia to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Auxerre will have 48 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Rodez will play away against Grenoble Foot 38 on the 12th of March with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Grenoble Foot 38 (3 draws).

Auxerre will host Sochaux on the 12th of March with a 17-5 head to head record in favor of Auxerre (7 draws).

Rodez – Formation

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

The manager Laurent Peyrelade decided to play with the following team: Lionel M’Pasi (6.4), Adilson Malanda (6.8), Pierre Bardy (5.8), Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao (7.3), Bradley Danger (6.1), Lucas Buades (6.8), Jordan Leborgne (6.4), Remy Boissier (7.4), Johann Obiang (6.9), Malaly Dembele (7.0) and Arni Vilhjalmsson (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nassim Ouammou (6.8), Plamedi Buni Jorge, Killian Corredor (6.2), Thomas Secchi, Jonathan Varane, Alan Kerouedan (6.5) and Lorenzo Rajot (6.8).

Substitutions

Rodez made 4 changes: L. Buades for A. Kerouedan (69′), B. Danger for L. Rajot (69′), J. Obiang for N. Ouammou (77′) and J. Leborgne for K. Corredor (84′).

Best player: Remy Boissier​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rodez was Remy Boissier.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 26 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.

Auxerre – Formation

Auxerre started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Jean-Marc Furlan played with: Donovan Leon (6.7), Carlens Arcus (8.9), Jubal (7.0), Théo Pellenard (7.0), Quentin Bernard (6.9), Gauthier Hein (9.3), Birama Toure (7.0), Alexis Trouillet (6.7), Hamza Sakhi (8.4), Gaëtan Perrin (6.6) and Lassine Sinayoko (6.8).

They had on the bench: Aly Ndom (7.0), Alexandre Coeff, Iyad Mohamed, Paul Joly, Mohamed Ben Fredj, Théo De Percin and Remy Dugimont (6.2).

Substitutions

Auxerre made 2 changes: G. Perrin for R. Dugimont (72′) and L. Sinayoko for A. Ndom (84′).

Best player: Gauthier Hein​

The player that probably impressed the most for Auxerre was Gauthier Hein.

His rating is (9.3) with 2 goals, 55 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Sochaux – Guingamp – 1-0
• Nancy – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-1
• Rodez – Auxerre – 1-3
• Quevilly Rouen – Le Havre – 0-2
• Dijon – Caen – 1-0
• Niort – Ajaccio – 0-1
• Nîmes – Paris – 1-1
• Bastia – Valenciennes – 1-1
• Pau – Amiens SC – 2-1