NANTES. Nantes defeats Bordeaux 5-3 after playing a incredible match. Nantes made the most of its better ball possession (56%).
J. Briand missed a decisive penalty (88′). That would have allowed Bordeaux to draw the match.
The match was played at the Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau stadium in Nantes on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Clément Turpin with the support of Cyril Gringore and Nicolas Danos. The 4th official was William Toulliou. The weather was rainy with thunderstorm. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Nantes was in firm control of the ball 56% while Bordeaux was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nantes was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Nantes won the match.
Nantes shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bordeaux shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Nantes received 1 yellow card (O. Bukari). Talking about the opposition, Bordeaux received 1 yellow card (Marcelo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nantes will have 50 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Bordeaux will stay with 27 points to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Nantes will play away against Lens on the 30th of April with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Nantes (3 draws).
Bordeaux will host Nice on the 1st of May with a 11-11 head to head stats.
Nantes – Formation
Nantes
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Nantes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Antoine Kombouare decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Nantes made 4 changes: S. Corchia for Fabio (68′), S. Moutoussamy for D. Appiah (77′), M. Simon for W. Geubbels (85′) and K. Coulibaly for O. Bukari (86′).
Bordeaux – Formation
Bordeaux
Bordeaux started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
David Guion played with: .
Substitutions
Bordeaux made 5 changes: J. Onana for Y. Adli (55′), M. Niang for S. Mara (55′), Hwang Ui-Jo for T. Klidje (74′), Marcelo for J. Briand (81′) and E. Kwateng for R. Oudin (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Clermont – Angers SCO – 2-2
- Lille – Strasbourg – 1-0
- Metz – Brest – 0-1
- Nantes – Bordeaux – 5-3
- Nice – Troyes – 1-0
- Reims – Olympique Marseille – 0-1
- Rennes – Lorient – 5-0
