BIZANOS. Auxerre had a straightforward win over Pau. Auxerre scored with H. Sakhi (5′), G. Hein (13′), L. Sinayoko (74′) and P. Joly (87′). On the other side, Q. Daubin (11′) scored for Pau. Auxerre was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Also, Pau had 2 players sent off: E. Sylvestre (55′ for a red card) and L. Kouassi (55′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 stadium in Bizanos on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Aurélien Petit with the help of Nicolas Rodrigues and François Boudikian. The 4th official was Brendan Roffet. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Pau

1 - 4

Auxerre

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 6 Total 22
  • 3 On Target 9
  • 3 Off Target 13
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 87 Attack 114
  • 49 Dangerous attack 72
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 2 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Auxerre had a strong ball possession 61% while Pau was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Auxerre had a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Auxerre won the match.​

Pau shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Auxerre shot 22 times, 9 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Pau received 3 yellow cards (V. Lobry, K. Boto and A. Batisse). On the opposite side, Auxerre received 1 yellow card (G. Hein).

Match Timeline

5'
11'
13'
Gauthier Hein(goal)H. Sakhi
43'
55'
Xavier Kouassi- Red
55'
63'
64'
64'
Kenji-Van Boto- Yellow
64'
68'
70'
Remy Dugimont- sub ->G. Perrin
74'
Lassine Sinayoko(goal)
78'
J. Evan's- sub ->A. Batisse
79'
79'
I. Mohamed- sub ->H. Sakhi
79'
81'
Gauthier Hein- Yellow
82'
Paul Joly- sub ->G. Hein
87'
Paul Joly(goal)

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 this contest, Pau will stay with 42 points like Amiens SC and Dijon to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Auxerre will have 61 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Pau will play away with Guingamp on the 19th of April with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Pau (0 draws).

Auxerre will host Dijon on the 19th of April with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Auxerre (5 draws).

Pau – Formation

Pau
G
S. Bajić 50.France
6.6
D
Erwin Koffi 7.France
6.4
D
Kenji-Van Boto 14.Madagascar
6.1
64'
D
Antoine Batisse 17.France
6.5
79' 68'
D
Xavier Kouassi 4.Ivory Coast
5.7
55'
M
Victor Lobry 19.France
6.4
43'
M
Quentin Daubin 6.France
7.0
78' 11'
M
Romain Armand 9.France
6.2
64'
M
David Gomis 28.Guinea-Bissau
6.6
63'
M
Eddy Sylvestre 12.France
5.7
55'
F
Zakaria Naidji 24.Algeria
6.8
64'
Substitutes
G
B. Bertrand 30.France
D
Mahamadou Dembélé 8.France
5.9
64'
D
J. Evan's 26.France
6.2
79'
M
Farid El Melali 15.Algeria
6.7
78'
M
Denis Will Poha 22.France
6.2
64'
F
Jared Khasa 2.France
6.6
63'
F
Samuel Essende 29.France

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

The manager Didier Tholot decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Pau made 5 changes: D. Gomis for J. Khasa (63′), Z. Naidji for M. Dembele (64′), R. Armand for D. Poha (64′), Q. Daubin for F. El Melali (78′) and A. Batisse for J. Evans (79′).

Auxerre – Formation

Auxerre
G
D. Léon 16.French Guiana
7.0
D
Alexandre Coeff 20.France
6.2
D
Jubal 4.Brazil
7.0
D
Théo Pellenard 5.France
7.1
D
Carlens Arcus 2.Haiti
7.3
M
Gaëtan Perrin 10.France
6.7
70'
M
Gauthier Hein 7.France
9.1
82' 81' 13'
M
Mathias Autret 29.France
7.8
79'
M
B. Touré 12.Mali
7.3
M
Hamza Sakhi 22.Morocco
8.4
79' 5'
F
Lassine Sinayoko 25.Mali
7.4
74'
Substitutes
G
Théo De Percin 40.Martinique
D
Quentin Bernard 3.France
D
Paul Joly 26.France
7.2
82' 87'
D
A. Georgen 15.France
M
I. Mohamed 34.Comoros
6.8
79'
F
Mohamed Ben Fredj 14.Tunisia
6.4
79'
F
Remy Dugimont 21.France
6.9
70'

Auxerre started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Jean-Marc Furlan played with: .

Substitutions

Auxerre made 4 changes: G. Perrin for R. Dugimont (70′), M. Autret for M. Ben Fredj (79′), H. Sakhi for I. Mohamed (79′) and G. Hein for P. Joly (82′).

Results of the day

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