NIORT. Grenoble Foot 38 was in the end too strong for Niort with the goal of M. Phaeton (20′), M. Phaeton (77′) and P. M. Ba (84′). Grenoble Foot 38 was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Olivier Thual with the help of Matthieu Lombard and Youssef El Hamzaoui. The 4th official was Gaëtan Deneuve. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 4 Total 13
- 1 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 58 Attack 74
- 43 Dangerous attack 63
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Grenoble Foot 38 was in firm control of the ball 62% while Niort was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Grenoble Foot 38 had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grenoble Foot 38 won the match.
Niort shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Grenoble Foot 38 shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Niort received 3 yellow cards (S. Benchama, A. Sagna and C. Kabore). On the other side, Grenoble Foot 38 received 1 yellow card (F. Bambock).
(Niort) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (9′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Niort will stay with 8 points like Saint-Étienne to remain in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Grenoble Foot 38 will have 19 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Niort will host Dijon on the 22nd of October with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Niort (5 draws).
Grenoble Foot 38 will host Valenciennes on the 22nd of October with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Valenciennes (2 draws).
Niort – Formation
Niort
46'
9'
84'
Niort started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Ande Dona N\’Doh decided to play with the following team: 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 .
The home team had on the bench: Samuel Renel, Jean Louchet, Samy Benchama , Bradley Matufueni M’bondo , Ryan Bakayoko, Junior Olaitan and Kevin Rocheteau.
Substitutions
Niort made 3 changes: Y. Merdji for B. Matufueni (11′), B. Passi for S. Benchama (46′) and B. Boutobba for J. Olaitan (73′).
Best player: Bryan Passi
The player that probably impressed the most for Niort was Bryan Passi.
His rating is with 29 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Grenoble Foot 38 – Formation
Grenoble Foot 38
20', 77'
Grenoble Foot 38 started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Vincent Hognon played with: Brice Maubleu , Mamadou Diarra , Adrien Monfray , Allan Tchaptchet , Manuel Perez , Jordy Gaspar , Franck Bambock , Axel Ngando , Alex Gersbach , Matthias Phaeton and Pape Meissa Ba .
These were the players on the bench: Joris Correa, Esteban Salles, Saikou Touray, Loïc Nestor, Mohamed Amine Sbai, Gaëtan Paquiez and Baptiste Isola .
Substitutions
Grenoble Foot 38 made 3 changes: F. Bambock for B. Isola (63′), M. Phaeton for J. Correa (89′) and P. M. Ba for A. Sbai (89′).
Best player: Pape Meissa Ba
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grenoble Foot 38 was Pape Meissa Ba.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
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