GRENOBLE. Grenoble Foot 38 defeated Nîmes. Nîmes lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stade des Alpes stadium in Grenoble. The referee was Jérôme Brisard who had the assistance of Alexis Auger and Benjamin Pages. The 4th official was Ali Djedid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Grenoble Foot 38

3 - 2

Nîmes

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 10 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 117 Attack 138
  • 51 Dangerous attack 90
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Nîmes had a strong ball possession 60% while Grenoble Foot 38 was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nîmes was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Grenoble Foot 38 succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Grenoble Foot 38 shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nîmes shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Grenoble Foot 38 didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Nîmes received 2 yellow cards (R. Labonne and E. Omarsson).

Match Timeline

Abdoulie Sanyang(goal)F. Bambock
19'
57'
Ronny Labonne- Yellow
59'
61'
66'
66'
66'
Léon Delpech- sub ->M. Kone
Bachirou Yaméogo- sub ->F. Michel
74'
75'
76'
Pape Meïssa Ba(goal)B. Yameogo
81'
Baptiste Isola- sub ->L. Nery
85'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Le Havre
75
38
Metz
72
38
Bordeaux
69
37
Bastia
60
38
Caen
59
38
Guingamp
55
38
Paris
55
38
Saint-Étienne
53
38
Sochaux
52
38
Grenoble Foot 38
51
38
Quevilly Rouen
50
38
Pau
47
38
Amiens SC
47
38
Laval
46
38
Valenciennes
45
38
Annecy
45
38
Rodez
43
37
Dijon
42
38
Nîmes
36
38
Niort
29
38

After this match, Grenoble Foot 38 will have 9 points like Le Havre and Valenciennes to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Nîmes will stay with 7 points like Paris and Laval to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Grenoble Foot 38 will play away with Amiens SC on the 2nd of September with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Amiens SC (3 draws).

Nîmes will play away agasint Valenciennes on the 2nd of September with a 8-0 head to head stats in favor of Nîmes (3 draws).

Grenoble Foot 38 – Formation

Grenoble Foot 38
G
Brice Maubleu 1.France
6.7
D
Loris Nery 17.France
7.3
85'
D
Gaëtan Paquiez 29.France
7.1
D
A. Gersbach 20.Australia
6.8
D
Allan Tchaptchet 21.France
7.5
M
Jordy Gaspar 12.France
6.8
M
Axel Ngando 23.France
6.5
59'
M
Florian Michel 10.France
6.3
74'
M
Franck Bambock 6.France
6.8
M
Abdoulie Sanyang 2.Gambia
7.8
75' 19'
F
Pape Meïssa Ba 28.Senegal
8.6
81'
Substitutes
G
E. Salles 30.France
M
Bachirou Yaméogo 18.Burkina Faso
6.0
74'
M
Saikou Touray 70.Gambia
M
Baptiste Isola 34.France
6.1
85'
F
Joris Correa 80.France
6.9
59' 61'
F
Matthias Phaëton 19.Guadeloupe
6.4
75'

Grenoble Foot 38 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vincent Hognon decided to play with the following team: Brice Maubleu (6.7), Loris Néry (7.3), Allan Tchaptchet (7.5), Gaëtan Paquiez (7.1), Alex Gersbach (6.8), Florian Michel (6.3), Franck Bambock (6.8), Jordy Gaspar (6.8), Axel Ngando (6.5), Abdoulie Sanyang (7.8) and Pape Meissa Ba (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Joris Correa (6.9), O. Inikurogha, E. Salles, Bachirou Yaméogo (6.0), S. Touray, Baptiste Isola (6.1) and Matthias Phaeton (6.4).

Substitutions

Grenoble Foot 38 made 4 changes: A. Ngando for J. Correa (59′), F. Michel for B. Yameogo (74′), A. Sanyang for M. Phaeton (75′) and L. Nery for B. Isola (85′).

Best player: Pape Meissa Ba​

The most impressive player for Grenoble Foot 38 was Pape Meissa Ba.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13.

Nîmes – Formation

Nîmes
G
Axel Maraval 1.France
6.3
D
Patrick Burner 97.Martinique
6.2
66'
D
K. Guessoum 2.France
6.8
D
S. Sadzoute 3.France
6.3
D
Maël de Gevigney 4.France
6.3
D
Thibaut Vargas 8.France
6.7
84'
M
Ronny Labonne 17.Martinique
7.1
57'
M
Lamine Fomba 12.France
6.9
M
J. N'Guessan 21.Ivory Coast
6.2
85'
F
Yassine Benrahou 22.Morocco
6.5
66'
F
Moussa Koné 65.Senegal
6.5
66'
Substitutes
G
Lucas Dias 16.France
M
Léon Delpech 20.France
6.5
66'
F
Malik Tchokounté 18.France
8.6
66' 76', 90'
F
Elías Már Ómarsson 9.Iceland
6.5
66' 90'

Nîmes started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Nicolas Usaï played with: Axel Maraval (6.3), Thibault Vargas (6.7), Patrick Burner (6.2), Maël Durand de Gevigney (6.3), Kelyan Guessoum (6.8), Scotty Sadzoute (6.3), Ronny Labonne (7.1), Lamine Fomba (6.9), Jean N’Guessan (6.2), Yassine Benrahou (6.5) and Moussa Koné (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Leon Delpech (6.5), R. Nasraoui, Marius Zampa (6.4), Malik Tchokounté (8.6), L. Dias, Elías Már Ómarsson (6.5) and Ilian Boudaché (6.5).

Substitutions

Nîmes made 5 changes: M. Kone for L. Delpech (66′), Y. Benrahou for M. Tchokounte (66′), P. Burner for E. Omarsson (66′), T. Vargas for M. Zampa (84′) and J. K. Nguessan for I. Boudache (85′).

Best player: Malik Tchokounté​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nîmes was Malik Tchokounté.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 6 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 66′.

Results of the day

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