CAEN. Caen beats Niort 1-0 after G. Kyeremeh scored just 1 goal (45′). Niort lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stade Michel d’Ornano stadium in Caen on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Gaël Angoula with the collaboration of Nicolas Durand and Gilles Lang. The 4th official was Thomas Vincent. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Niort had a superior ball possession 58% while Caen was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Caen had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Caen won the match.
Caen shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Niort shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Caen received 4 yellow cards (J. Deminguet, J. Obiang, A. Mendy and B. Brahimi). On the opposite side, Niort received 1 yellow card (L. Vallier).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Caen will have 18 points like Guingamp to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Niort will stay with 8 points like Saint-Étienne and Nîmes to hold in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Caen will play away against Laval on the 15th of October with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Caen (2 draws).
Niort will host Grenoble Foot 38 on the 15th of October with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Grenoble Foot 38 (4 draws).
Caen – Formation
Caen
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Caen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Stéphane Moulin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Mandrea , Adolphe Teikeu , Ibrahim Cissé , Romain Thomas , Hugo Vandermersch , Quentin Daubin , Djibril Diani , Jessy Deminguet , Johann Obiang , Alexandre Mendy and Godson Kyeremeh .
The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Jeannot , Yannis Clementia, Diedonné Gaucho Debohi, Bilal Brahimi, Emmanuel Ntim, Norman Bassette and Samuel Essende .
Substitutions
Caen made 5 changes: Alexandre Mendy for B. Jeannot (71′), G. Kyeremeh for S. Essende (71′), Q. Daubin for B. Brahimi (86′), J. Obiang for E. Ntim (86′) and J. Deminguet for D. Debohi (90′).
Best player: Djibril Diani
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Caen was Djibril Diani even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
Niort – Formation
Niort
Niort started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Ande Dona N\’Doh played with: Mathieu Michel , Joris Moutachy , Ibrahima Sory Conté , Bryan Passi , Guy-Marcelin Kilama , Lenny Vallier , Bilal Boutobba , Moataz Zemzemi , Charles Kabore , Amadou Sagna and Yanis Merdji .
They had on the bench: Ryan Bakayoko, Jean Louchet, Samuel Renel, Bradley Matufueni M’bondo, Junior Olaitan , Samy Benchama and Kevin Rocheteau .
Substitutions
Niort made 3 changes: A. Sagna for J. Olaitan (65′), Y. Merdji for K. Rocheteau (73′) and I. Conte for I. R. Bakayoko (87′).
Best player: Guy-Marcelin Kilama
The player that probably impressed the most for Niort was Guy-Marcelin Kilama.
His rating is with 54 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16.
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
