TOMBLAINE. Niort had a surprising win over Nancy with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Boutobba (48′) and a goal from J. Mendes (83′). Nancy lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stade Marcel-Picot stadium in Tomblaine on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Arnaud Baert with the assistance of Eric Danizan and Thomas Luczynski. The 4th official was Tawbane Kani. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Nancy was in firm control of the ball 60% while Niort was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nancy was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Niort found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Nancy shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Niort shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Nancy didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Niort received 1 yellow card (L. Vallier).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nancy will stay with 23 points to hold in the 20th place. On the other side, Niort will have 44 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Nancy will play away against Rodez on the 19th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Rodez (4 draws).
Niort will host Bastia on the 19th of April with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Bastia (2 draws).
Nancy – Formation
Nancy
60'
Nancy started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Albert Cartier decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Nancy made 3 changes: G. Lefebvre for A. Jung (60′), N. El Aynaoui for W. Bondo (60′) and G. Haag for A. Francke (77′).
Niort – Formation
Niort
48'
15'
Niort started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sébastien Desabre played with: .
Niort could not rely on the presence of B. Doukansy (injured).
Substitutions
Niort made 3 changes: D. Louiserre for B. Doukansy (58′), M. Zemzemi for J. Olaitan (69′) and L. Vallier for T. Tormin (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Valenciennes – Le Havre – 0-1
- Nancy – Niort – 0-2
- Rodez – Paris – 0-1
- Nîmes – Sochaux – 1-3
- Dunkerque – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-3
- Dijon – Ajaccio – 0-3
- Toulouse – Quevilly Rouen – 2-0
- Pau – Auxerre – 1-4
- Caen – Amiens SC – 1-1
- Bastia – Guingamp – 1-2
