NîMES. Paris snatched a late win Nîmes 1-0 after N. Djiga scored an own goal (87′).
The match was played at the Stade des Costières stadium in Nîmes on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Mikael Lesage with the collaboration of Yannick Boutry and Julien Pacelli. The 4th official was Brice Bayour. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Nîmes was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Paris that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Paris was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris won the contest.
Nîmes shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Paris shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Nîmes didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Paris received 2 yellow cards ( and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Nîmes will stay with 8 points like Saint-Étienne and Niort to sit in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Paris will have 13 points like Grenoble Foot 38 to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Nîmes will play away with Quevilly Rouen on the 8th of October with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Nîmes (0 draws).
Paris will host Laval on the 22nd of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Laval (1 draw).
Nîmes – Formation
Nîmes
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Nîmes started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Nicolas Usaï decided to play with the following team: Axel Maraval , Ronny Labonne , Lamine Fomba , Nasser Djiga , Thibault Vargas , Jens Jakob Thomasen , Jean N’Guessan , Patrick Burner , Pablo Pagis , Malik Tchokounté and Rafiki Saïd .
The home team had on the bench: Naim Laidouni, Marius Zampa, Leon Delpech , Elías Már Ómarsson , Rayan Nasraoui , Lucas Lionel Dias and Moussa Koné .
Substitutions
Nîmes made 4 changes: R. Labonne for L. Delpech (68′), P. Pagis for M. Kone (68′), R. Said for R. Nasraoui Soulie (78′) and M. Tchokounte for E. Omarsson (79′).
Best player: Thibault Vargas
The player that probably impressed the most for Nîmes was Thibault Vargas.
His rating is with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.
Paris – Formation
Paris
45'
Paris started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Thierry Laurey played with: Ivan Filipović , Julien Le Cardinal , Kouadio Dabila , Maxime Bernauer , Jordan Lefort , Ilan Kebbal , Cyril Mandouki , Jonathan Iglesias , Alimami Gory , Julien López and Morgan Guilavogui .
They had on the bench: Loup Diwan Gueho, Vincent De Marconnay, Ilan Bacha, Jaouen Hadjam , Florent Hanin, and Lebogang Phiri .
Substitutions
Paris made 3 changes: J. Lopez for L. Phiri (59′), I. Kebbal for J. Hadjam (60′) and M. Guilavogui for F. Hanin (84′).
Best player: Julien Le Cardinal
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Paris was Julien Le Cardinal even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 50 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
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
