BIZANOS. Pau beats Valenciennes 1-0 after M. Bassouamina scored just 1 goal (72′). Pau made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

M. Debuchy received a red card (49′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Valenciennes lost the match.

The match was played at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 stadium in Bizanos on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Nicolas Rainville with the assistance of Stephan Pignatelli and Bertrand Corcuff. The 4th official was Aldric Chancioux. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18 degrees Celsius or 64.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Pau had a strong ball possession 56% while Valenciennes was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pau had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pau won the match​.

Pau shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Valenciennes shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Pau received 3 yellow cards (J. Evans, S. D’Almeida and D. Gomis). Talking about the opposition, Valenciennes received 2 yellow cards (M. Debuchy and U. Bonnet).

Also, Valenciennes didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Debuchy (Valenciennes) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (49′).

Standings

After this encounter, Pau will have 10 points like Paris and Laval to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Valenciennes will stay with 13 points like Bastia to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Pau will play away with Metz on the 1st of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Valenciennes will play away agasint Paris on the 8th of October with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Paris (4 draws).

Pau – Formation

Pau started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Didier Tholot decided to play with the following team: Alexandre Olliero (7.4), Erwin Koffi (7.2), Noé Sow (7.2), Jean Ruiz (7.6), Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan (7.1), Steeve Beusnard (7.1), Henri Saivet (6.8), Sessi D’Almeida (6.1), Mons Bassouamina (7.1), Mohamed Yattara (7.4) and David Gomis (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Massamba Ndiaye, Eddy Sylvestre (7.3), Abzi Diyaeddine (6.1), Nathan Monzango, Pape Ibnou Ba (6.4), Charles Boli and Nguyễn Quang Hải (6.2).

Substitutions

Pau made 4 changes: D. Gomis for P. I. Ba (71′), S. D’Almeida for E. Sylvestre (71′), M. Yattara for D. Abzi (80′) and M. Bassouamina for Nguyen Quang Hai (80′).

Best player: Jean Ruiz​

The most impressive player for Pau was Jean Ruiz even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 60 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Valenciennes – Formation

Valenciennes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nicolas Rabuel played with: Gautier Larsonneur (6.8), Joffrey Cuffaut (7.2), Mathieu Debuchy (6.1), Jonathan Buatu-Mananga (6.5), Quentin Lecoeuche (7.0), Mohamed Kaba (7.4), Noah Diliberto (6.9), Ugo Bonnet (7.4), Jason Berthomier (7.4), Landry Nomel (6.3) and Marius Noubissi (6.3).

They had on the bench: Hillel Konaté, Yacine El Amri, Mathis Picouleau (6.6), Nassim Innocenti, Floyd Ayité (6.2), Aeron Zinga (6.2) and Matteo Rabuel.

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 3 changes: L. Nomel for F. Ayite (74′), M. Noubissi for A. Zinga (74′) and J. Berthomier for M. Picouleau (84′).

Best player: Ugo Bonnet​

The most impressive player for Valenciennes was Ugo Bonnet.

His rating is (7.4) with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Guingamp – Saint-Étienne – 2-1
• Paris – Rodez – 1-2
• Bordeaux – Dijon – 2-1
• Le Havre – Annecy – 2-0
• Pau – Valenciennes – 1-0
• Bastia – Metz – 1-0
• Amiens SC – Niort – 3-0
• Grenoble Foot 38 – Caen – 1-0
• Quevilly Rouen – Laval – 1-3
• Sochaux – Nîmes – 3-1