RODEZ. Amiens SC overcomes Rodez 1-0 after P. Cisse scored just 1 goal (29′).

The match was played at the Stade Paul Lignon stadium in Rodez on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Faouzi Benchabane assisted by Mohamed Benkemouche and Manuela Nicolosi. The 4th official was Gaetan Martin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Rodez was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Amiens SC that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rodez was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Amiens SC was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Rodez shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Amiens SC shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Rodez received 1 yellow card (). Regarding the opposition, Amiens SC received 2 yellow cards (N. Opoku and M. Fofana).

Standings

After this match, Rodez will stay with 9 points like Annecy to sit in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Amiens SC will have 20 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Rodez will play away with Pau on the 8th of October with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Rodez (2 draws).

Amiens SC will host Saint-Étienne on the 22nd of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Saint-Étienne (4 draws).

Rodez – Formation

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

The manager Laurent Peyrelade decided to play with the following team: Lionel M’Pasi (6.3), Eric Vandenabeele (7.1), Aymen Abdennour (7.0), Joris Chougrani (7.3), Marvin Senaya (6.5), Remy Boissier (6.8), Bradley Danger (7.2), Lorenzo Rajot (6.6), Abdel Hakim Abdallah (6.6), Clément Depres (7.0) and Killian Corredor (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Sébastien Cibois, Wilitty Younoussa (6.8), Loris Mouyokolo, Nassim Ouammou (6.6), Hatim Far (6.5), Antoine Valerio and Jung-Bin Park (6.8).

Substitutions

Rodez made 4 changes: A. H. Abdallah for N. Ouammou (65′), C. Depres for H. Far (65′), L. Rajot for Park Jung-Bin (73′) and A. Abdennour for W. Younoussa (74′).

Best player: Joris Chougrani​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rodez was Joris Chougrani.

His rating is (7.3) with 54 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 6.

Amiens SC – Formation

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

Philippe Hinschberger played with: Regis Gurtner (6.8), Formose Mendy (7.4), Nicholas Opoku (6.9), Mamadou Fofana (7.4), Jérémy Gélin (7.1), Antoine Leautey (7.1), Mamadou Fofana (6.8), Iron Gomis (7.2), Mattheo Xantippe (6.8), Tolu Arokodare (7.0) and Papiss Demba Cissé (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Abdourahmane Barry, Sebastian Ring, Hassane Bandé, Ange Chibozo, Paul Charruau, Jessy Benet and Mathis Lachuer.

Substitutions

Amiens SC made 6 changes: I. Gomis for J. Benet (80′), T. Arokodare for A. J. Chibozo (86′), M. Fofana for M. Lachuer (86′), P. Cisse for H. Bande (90′), P. Cisse for H. Bande (90′) and M. Xantippe for S. Ring (90′).

Best player: Mamadou Fofana​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Amiens SC was Mamadou Fofana even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 52 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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

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