BORDEAUX. Bordeaux overcomes Niort 1-0 after L. Delaurier-Chaubet scored just 1 goal (61′). Bordeaux took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Gaël Angoula with the collaboration of Grégoire Valleteau and Julien Garrigues. The 4th official was Maxime Jamet. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.2 degrees Celsius or 80.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Bordeaux had a strong ball possession 56% while Niort was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bordeaux was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bordeaux won the match.
Bordeaux shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Niort shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Bordeaux received 2 yellow cards (S. Gregersen and D. Ignatenko). On the other side, Niort didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bordeaux has 4 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Niort stays with 3 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Bordeaux will host Quevilly Rouen on the 30th of August with a 0-0 head to head record.
Bordeaux – Formation
Bordeaux
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Bordeaux started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager David Guion decided to play with the following team: Gaetan Poussin , Malcom Bokele , Stian Gregersen , Junior Mwanga , Johaneko Louis Jean , Danylo Ignatenko , Tom Lacoux , Fransérgio , Dilane Bakwa , Josh Maja and Logan Delaurier-Chaubet .
The home team had on the bench: Rafał Strączek, Emeric Depussay, Alberth Elis , Marvin de Lima, Issouf Sissokho, Ui-Jo Hwang and Junior Onana .
Substitutions
Bordeaux made 4 changes: T. Lacoux for J. Onana (73′), J. Maja for A. Elis (74′), D. Bakwa for Hwang Ui-Jo (88′) and Fransergio for I. Sissokho (89′).
Best player: Gaetan Poussin
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bordeaux was the goalkeeper: Gaetan Poussin. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Niort – Formation
Niort
Niort started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sébastien Desabre played with: Mathieu Michel , Joris Moutachy , Ibrahima Sory Conté , Guy-Marcelin Kilama , Lenny Vallier , Bilal Boutobba , Samy Benchama , Moataz Zemzemi , Amadou Sagna , Godwin Bentil and Yanis Merdji .
These were the players on the bench: Jean Louchet, Junior Olaitan , Ryan Bakayoko , Samuel Renel, Nacim El Hassani , Sidi Cissé and Bradley Matufueni M’bondo.
Substitutions
Niort made 3 changes: G. K. Bentil for J. Olaitan (62′), A. Sagna for I. R. Bakayoko (82′) and S. Benchama for N. El Hassani (88′).
Best player: Samy Benchama
The player that probably impressed the most for Niort was Samy Benchama.
His rating is with 34 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Guingamp – Paris – 0-0
- Le Havre – Pau – 1-1
- Nîmes – Rodez – 1-0
- Dijon – Caen – 2-2
- Bastia – Grenoble Foot 38 – 3-0
- Metz – Valenciennes – 2-0
- Sochaux – Amiens SC – 0-1
- Annecy – Laval – 0-1
- Bordeaux – Niort – 1-0
