NîMES. Nîmes had a surprising win over Amiens SC with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Tchokounte (22′) and a goal from J. Thomasen (34′). Amiens SC lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
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 Bastien Dechepy who was helped by Brice Parinet Le Tellier and Julien Haulbert. The 4th official was Florian Della Tomasina. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Amiens SC was in firm control of the ball 57% while Nîmes was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Amiens SC had a more offensive attitude with 114 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Nîmes was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Nîmes shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Amiens SC shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Nîmes received 1 yellow card (L. Fomba). On the opposite side, Amiens SC didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Nîmes will have 11 points to remain in the 18th place. On the other side, Amiens SC will stay with 23 points like Le Havre, Sochaux and Bordeaux to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Nîmes will host Bordeaux on the 5th of November with a 2-2 head to head record.
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).
Nîmes – Formation
Nîmes
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Nîmes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nicolas Usaï decided to play with the following team: Axel Maraval , Thibault Vargas , Benoît Poulain , Nasser Djiga , Patrick Burner , Ronny Labonne , Lamine Fomba , Jens Jakob Thomasen , Malik Tchokounté , Pablo Pagis and Moussa Koné .
The home team had on the bench: Leon Delpech , Jean N’Guessan , Kelyan Guessoum, Marius Zampa, Rafiki Saïd , Scotty Sadzoute and Lucas Dias.
Substitutions
Nîmes made 3 changes: M. Tchokounte for R. Said (68′), M. Kone for J. K. Nguessan (68′) and P. Pagis for L. Delpech (83′).
Best player: Jens Jakob Thomasen
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nîmes was Jens Jakob Thomasen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.
Amiens SC – Formation
Amiens SC
Amiens SC started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Philippe Hinschberger played with: Regis Gurtner , Formose Mendy , Mamadou Fofana , Abdourahmane Barry , Jérémy Gélin , Antoine Leautey , Gaël Kakuta , Jessy Benet , Mattheo Xantippe , Tolu Arokodare and Papiss Demba Cissé .
These were the players on the bench: Owen Gene, Paul Charruau, Hassane Bandé , Iron Gomis , Mathis Lachuer , Ange Chibozo and Sebastian Ring .
Substitutions
Amiens SC made 5 changes: T. Arokodare for A. J. Chibozo (63′), J. Benet for M. Lachuer (72′), P. Cisse for H. Bande (72′), G. Kakuta for I. Gomis (77′) and M. Xantippe for S. Ring (77′).
Best player: Jérémy Gélin
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Amiens SC was Jérémy Gélin.
His rating is with 69 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Saint-Étienne – Paris – 0-2
- Annecy – Pau – 0-2
- Dijon – Quevilly Rouen – 0-0
- Niort – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-3
- Valenciennes – Guingamp – 1-0
- Rodez – Le Havre – 1-1
- Laval – Caen – 4-0
- Metz – Sochaux – 0-0
- Nîmes – Amiens SC – 2-0
