BORDEAUX. Bordeaux conquers Metz with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by J. Maja (45′) and a goal from Fransergio (90′).
The match was played at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Legat with the assistance of Yannick Boutry and Stephan Pignatelli. The 4th official was Brendan Roffet. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Bordeaux was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Metz that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Metz was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Bordeaux succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Bordeaux shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Metz shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Bordeaux received 2 yellow cards (Fransergio and C. Michelin). On the opposite side, Metz received 1 yellow card (H. Maiga).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bordeaux will have 23 points like Amiens SC to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Metz will stay with 14 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Bordeaux will play away with Nîmes on the 5th of November with a 2-2 head to head record.
Bordeaux – Formation
Bordeaux
34'
43'
90'
Bordeaux started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager David Guion decided to play with the following team: Gaetan Poussin , Malcom Bokele , Stian Gregersen , Yoann Barbet , Vital Nsimba , Fransérgio , Danylo Ignatenko , Issouf Sissokho , Dilane Bakwa , Josh Maja and Zuriko Davitashvili .
The home team had on the bench: Emeric Depussay, Clément Michelin , Alberth Elis , Tom Lacoux , Aliou Badji, Rafał Strączek and Junior Mwanga.
Substitutions
Bordeaux made 5 changes: M. Bokele for C. Michelin (34′), I. Sissokho for T. Lacoux (70′), Z. Davitashvili for A. Elis (70′), D. Bakwa for E. Depussay (82′) and J. Maja for A. Badji (82′).
Best player: Josh Maja
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bordeaux was Josh Maja.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Metz – Formation
Metz
Metz started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
László Bölöni played with: Alexandre Oukidja , Koffi Kouao , Ismaël Traoré , Fali Candé , Matthieu Udol , Kévin N’Doram , Habib Maïga , Lamine Gueye , Amine Bassi , Georges Mikautadze and Lenny Joseph .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Aboubacar Lô, Ablie Jallow , Cheick Tidiane Sabaly , Amadou Dia Ndiaye, Ousmane Ba, Joseph N’Duquidi and Sofiane Alakouch.
Substitutions
Metz made 3 changes: L. Joseph for A. Jallow (65′), L. Gueye for C. Sabaly (75′) and H. Maiga for A. D. Ndiaye (81′).
Best player: Habib Maïga
The player that probably impressed the most for Metz was Habib Maïga.
His rating is with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Valenciennes – 0-1
- Bordeaux – Metz – 2-0
- Guingamp – Annecy – 0-4
- Caen – Niort – 1-0
- Le Havre – Bastia – 3-0
- Pau – Rodez – 2-2
- Amiens SC – Dijon – 2-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Laval – 3-2
- Quevilly Rouen – Nîmes – 3-1
