CAEN. Pau and Caen draw 1-1. H. Saivet scored the first goal (7′) for Pau. A. Abdi equalized (23′). Caen was much superior in terms of ball possession (66%)
The match was played at the Stade Michel d’Ornano stadium in Caen on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Remi Landry who had the assistance of Nicolas Durand and Yannick Boutry. The 4th official was Loïc L’Henoret. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.1 degrees Celsius or 68.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Caen had a superior ball possession 66% while Pau was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Caen was more aggressive with 106 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Caen to win the match.
Caen shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Pau shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Caen received 2 yellow cards (S. Essende and H. Vandermersch). On the other side, Pau received 3 yellow cards (D. Gomis, J. Ruiz and A. Olliero).
S. Essende (Caen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Caen will have 12 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Pau will have 3 points like Saint-Étienne to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Caen will play away with Le Havre on the 2nd of September with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Le Havre (9 draws).
Pau will host Saint-Étienne on the 5th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Caen – Formation
Caen
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Caen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Stéphane Moulin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Mandrea , Brahim Traoré , Ibrahim Cissé , Romain Thomas , Hugo Vandermersch , Quentin Daubin , Djibril Diani , Caleb Zady Sery , Ali Abdi , Alexandre Mendy and Godson Kyeremeh .
The home team had on the bench: Iyad Mohamed, Bilal Brahimi , Yannis Clementia, Johann Obiang , Adolphe Teikeu, Samuel Essende and Benjamin Jeannot .
Substitutions
Caen made 4 changes: C. Zady for B. Brahimi (62′), A. Mendy for S. Essende (63′), H. Vandermersch for J. Obiang (73′) and G. Keyremeh for B. Jeannot (73′).
Best player: Romain Thomas
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Caen was Romain Thomas.
His rating is with 92 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
Pau – Formation
Pau
Pau started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Didier Tholot played with: Alexandre Olliero , Erwin Koffi , Noé Sow , Xavier Kouassi , Jean Ruiz , Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan , Steeve Beusnard , Henri Saivet , Sessi D’Almeida , Walid Jarmouni and David Gomis .
They had on the bench: Nguyễn Quang Hải , Abzi Diyaeddine , Mons Bassouamina, Eddy Sylvestre , Charles Boli , Marius Ros, M. Ndiaye and Mohamed Yattara.
Pau could not rely on the presence of E. Sylvestre (injured) and Nguyen Quang Hai (injured).
Substitutions
Pau made 4 changes: W. Jarmouni for C. Boli (66′), S. Beusnard for E. Sylvestre (74′), J. Evans for D. Abzi (75′) and D. Gomis for Nguyen Quang Hai (85′).
Best player: Henri Saivet
The most impressive player for Pau was Henri Saivet.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Amiens SC – Paris – 1-1
- Saint-Étienne – Bastia – 5-0
- Guingamp – Sochaux – 1-2
- Caen – Pau – 1-1
- Dijon – Annecy – 0-2
- Niort – Valenciennes – 0-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Nîmes – 3-2
- Rodez – Metz – 1-4
- Laval – Le Havre – 1-3
- Bordeaux – Quevilly Rouen – 4-0
