AJACCIO. Lille overcomes Ajaccio 3-1. Lille was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Y. Yazici (17′), J. Bamba (43′) and T. Djalo (67′). Ajaccio reduced the distance with a goal (84′) by C. Bayala, but there was not much to do for them. Lille capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
J. David didn’t convert a penalty (89′) for Lille.
The match was played at the Stade François Coty stadium in Ajaccio on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard assisted by Erwan Finjean and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Remi Landry. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21 degrees Celsius or 69.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 4 Total 6
- 1 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 84 Attack 71
- 53 Dangerous attack 42
- 50 Ball safe 54
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 0
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Lille had a superior ball possession 58% while Ajaccio was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ajaccio was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Lille managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Ajaccio shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lille shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Ajaccio received 3 yellow cards (T. Mangani, O. Gonzalez and C. Bayala). Regarding the opposition, Lille received 2 yellow cards (B. Diakite and E. Zhegrova).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Ajaccio will play away with Montpellier on the 31st of August with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Montpellier (2 draws).
Lille will host Nice on the 31st of August with a 10-9 head to head in favor of Nice (16 draws).
Ajaccio – Formation
Ajaccio started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Olivier Pantaloni decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Leroy , Mickaël Alphonse , Oumar Gonzalez , Fernand Mayembo , Ismaël Diallo , Cyrille Bayala , Vincent Marchetti , Thomas Mangani , Kevin Spadanuda , Mounaim El Idrissy and Romain Hamouma .
The home team had on the bench: Clement Vidal, Cedric Avinel, Kouamé Jean Fiacre Botué , Mohamed Youssouf , Yanis Cimignani, Riad Nouri , Bevic Moussiti Oko , Qazim Laci and Francois-Joseph Sollacaro.
Substitutions
Ajaccio made 5 changes: M. Alphonse for M. Youssouf (63′), K. Spadanuda for R. Nouri (63′), M. El Idrissy for J. Botue (63′), V. Marchetti for Q. Laci (74′) and R. Hamouma for B. Moussiti-Oko (74′).
Best player: Vincent Marchetti
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajaccio was Vincent Marchetti.
His rating is with 40 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Lille – Formation
Lille started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca played with: Léo Jardim , Bafodé Diakité , José Fonte , Tiago Djaló , Ismaily , Benjamin André , Angel Gomes , Edon Zhegrova , Yusuf Yazıcı , Jonathan Bamba and Jonathan David .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Adam Jakubech, Leny Yoro , Jonas Martin , Alan Virginius, Lucas Chevalier, Gabriel Gudmundsson , Alexsandro Ribeiro, Akim Zedadka and Carlos Baleba.
Lille could not rely on the presence of L. Yoro (injured).
Substitutions
Lille made 4 changes: Y. Yazici for J. Martin (70′), E. Zhegrova for G. Gudmundsson (70′), Ismaily for A. Zedadka (77′) and T. Djalo for L. Yoro (80′).
Best player: Tiago Djaló
The player that probably impressed the most for Lille was Tiago Djaló.
His rating is with 1 goal, 65 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.