NIORT. Ajaccio snatched a late win Niort 1-0 after J. Krasso scored just 1 goal (86′). Ajaccio was much better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 Aurélien Petit who was helped by François Boudikian and Stéphane Panont. The 4th official was Gaëtan Deneuve. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Ajaccio was in firm control of the ball 64% while Niort was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajaccio was putting more pressure with 73 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajaccio won the match.​

Niort shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Ajaccio shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Niort didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Ajaccio received 1 yellow card (Y. Cimignani).

Standings

After this encounter, Niort will stay with 35 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Ajaccio will have 51 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Niort will play away with Paris on the 12th of March with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Niort (5 draws).

Ajaccio will host Bastia on the 12th of March with a 11-4 head to head in favor of Bastia (3 draws).

Niort – Formation

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: Mathieu Michel (6.5), Joris Moutachy (7.4), Bradley Matufueni Mbondo (6.7), Ibrahima Sory Conté (6.2), Darline Zidane Yongwa Ngameni (7.0), Nacim El Hassani (6.5), Samy Benchama (6.9), Yanis Merdji (6.8), Moataz Zemzemi (6.1), Tyron Tormin (7.0) and Joseph Mendes (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Quentin Bena, Oumar Ngom (6.6), Samuel Renel (6.5), Jean Louchet, Guy-Marcelin Kilama, Lenny Vallier and Ibrahim Sissoko (7.0).

Substitutions

Niort made 3 changes: N. El Hassani for O. Ngom (61′), T. Tormin for S. Renel (79′) and J. Mendes for I. Sissoko (85′).

Best player: Joris Moutachy​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Niort was Joris Moutachy.

His rating is (7.4) with 45 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Ajaccio – Formation

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

Olivier Pantaloni played with: Benjamin Leroy (7.6), Mohamed Youssouf (6.7), Oumar Gonzalez (7.8), Cedric Avinel (7.0), Gedeon Kalulu Kyatengwa (7.4), Riad Nouri (6.2), Qazim Laci (7.8), Mathieu Coutadeur (6.5), Yanis Cimignani (6.6), Jean-Philippe Krasso (7.3) and Gaëtan Courtet (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Vincent Marchetti (6.4), Francois-Joseph Sollacaro, Ismaël Diallo, Cyrille Bayala (6.7), Tairyk Arconte (6.4), Mounaim El Idrissy (6.6) and Clement Vidal.

Substitutions

Ajaccio made 4 changes: Y. Cimignani for C. Bayala (63′), G. Courtet for M. El Idrissy (64′), R. Nouri for T. Arconte (75′) and Q. Laci for V. Marchetti (75′).

Best player: Qazim Laci​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ajaccio was Qazim Laci even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 80 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 3 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