BIZANOS. Pau and Dijon didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Dijon was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 stadium in Bizanos on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdelatif Kherradji with the help of Gilles Lang and Thomas Luczynski. The 4th official was Nicolas Houguet. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.3 degrees Celsius or 88.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Dijon had a strong ball possession 59% while Pau was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dijon was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Dijon to win the match​.

Pau shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Dijon shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Pau received 3 yellow cards (S. Beusnard, D. Abzi and J. Evans). On the opposite side, Dijon received 3 yellow cards (C. Traore, O. B. Walid N. and Z. Toure).

Standings

After this encounter, Pau has 1 points to occupy the 18th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Dijon has 4 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Pau will play away with Le Havre on the 13th of August with a 2-2 head to head record.

Dijon will host Caen on the 13th of August with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Caen (6 draws).

Pau – Formation

Pau adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Didier Tholot decided to play with the following team: Alexandre Olliero (8.4), Erwin Koffi (7.3), Xavier Kouassi (7.4), Antoine Batisse (7.1), Abzi Diyaeddine (7.2), Steeve Beusnard (7.4), Sessi D’Almeida (6.4), Charles Boli (6.8), Nguyễn Quang Hải (6.7), Mons Bassouamina (6.3) and Mayron George (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Massamba Ndiaye, Henri Saivet (6.8), Marius Ros (6.8), Noé Sow, Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan (7.0), Walid Jarmouni (6.8) and Eddy Sylvestre (6.6).

Pau could not rely on the presence of J. Evans (injured).

Substitutions

Pau made 5 changes: S. D’Almeida for E. Sylvestre (46′), M. Bassouamina for J. Evans (52′), Nguyen Quang Hai for H. Saivet (68′), M. George for M. Ros (80′) and C. Boli for W. Jarmouni (80′).

Best player: Alexandre Olliero​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pau was the goalkeeper: Alexandre Olliero. His rating is 8.43. He performed 5 saves.

Dijon – Formation

Also Dijon adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Omar Daf played with: Baptiste Reynet (7.2), Cheik Traoré (6.6), Zargo Touré (7.2), Daniel Congré (7.8), Christopher Rocchia (7.0), Didier N’Dong (7.3), Jordan Marié (6.8), Bryan Soumaré (7.1), Mickaël Le Bihan (6.1), Walid Nassi (6.7) and Idrissa Camara (7.0).

They had on the bench: Saturnin Allagbe, Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa (6.8), Xande Silva (6.6), Jessy Pi (6.4), Senou Coulibaly, Roger Assalé (6.2) and Ousseynou Thioune.

Substitutions

Dijon made 4 changes: J. Marie for J. Pi (61′), C. Traore for A. T. Ngouyamsa Nounchil (69′), O. B. Walid N. for X. Silva (69′) and I. Camara for R. Assale (84′).

Best player: Daniel Congré​

The most impressive player for Dijon was Daniel Congré.

His rating is (7.8) with 72 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• Paris – Quevilly Rouen – 2-1
• Saint-Étienne – Nîmes – 1-1
• Grenoble Foot 38 – Sochaux – 1-0
• Niort – Bastia – 1-4
• Amiens SC – Annecy – 1-0
• Valenciennes – Le Havre – 1-0
• Laval – Guingamp – 1-2
• Pau – Dijon – 0-0
• Rodez – Bordeaux – 0-3