NIORT. Valenciennes prevails over Niort 1-0 after I. Hamache scored just 1 goal (30′).
The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Faouzi Benchabane with the help of Ludovic Reyes and Bertrand Jouannaud. The 4th official was Gaël Gratianne. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 9 Total 11
- 4 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 107 Attack 99
- 60 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Niort had a strong ball possession 55% while Valenciennes was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Niort was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Valenciennes found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Niort shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Valenciennes shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Niort received 1 yellow card (C. Kabore). Regarding the opposition, Valenciennes didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Niort will stay with 6 points like Quevilly Rouen and Bastia to remain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Valenciennes will have 9 points like Le Havre and Grenoble Foot 38 to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Niort will play away against Quevilly Rouen on the 2nd of September with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Niort (0 draws).
Valenciennes will host Nîmes on the 2nd of September with a 8-0 head to head stats in favor of Nîmes (3 draws).
Niort – Formation
Niort
60'
28'
Niort adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ande Dona N\’Doh decided to play with the following team: Mathieu Michel , Joris Moutachy , Ibrahima Sory Conté , Guy-Marcelin Kilama , Lenny Vallier , Samy Benchama , Charles Kabore , Bilal Boutobba , Moataz Zemzemi , Amadou Sagna and Kevin Rocheteau .
The home team had on the bench: Junior Olaitan , Ryan Bakayoko , Y. Merdji, J. Louchet, D. Durivaux, B. M’bondo and S. Cissé.
Substitutions
Niort made 2 changes: C. Kabore for J. Olaitan (60′) and A. Sagna for I. R. Bakayoko (81′).
Best player: Ibrahima Sory Conté
The most impressive player for Niort was Ibrahima Sory Conté.
His rating is with 62 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.
Valenciennes – Formation
Valenciennes
30'
Also Valenciennes adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nicolas Rabuel played with: Gautier Larsonneur , Allan Linguet , Mathieu Debuchy , Joffrey Cuffaut , Quentin Lecoeuche , Mohamed Kaba , Julien Masson , Aymen Boutoutaou , Marius Noubissi , Ilyes Hamache and Aeron Zinga .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ugo Bonnet , Mathis Picouleau , M. Rabuel, H. Konaté, Noah Diliberto , N. Innocenti and Yacine El Amri .
Valenciennes could not rely on the presence of U. Bonnet (injured) and Y. El Amri (injured).
Substitutions
Valenciennes made 4 changes: A. Boutoutaou for U. Bonnet (46′), M. Noubissi for N. Diliberto (73′), A. Zinga for Y. El Amri (76′) and M. Kaba for M. Picouleau (88′).
Best player: Ilyes Hamache
The player that probably impressed the most for Valenciennes was Ilyes Hamache.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
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
