Grenoble Foot 38 overcomes Niort 3-0

NIORT. Grenoble Foot 38 was eventually too good for Niort.

Grenoble Foot 38 overcomes Niort 3-0

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

9'
Bradley Matufueni M'bondo- sub ->Y. Merdji
11'
20'
37'
Samy Benchama- sub ->B. Passi
46'
63'
Baptiste Isola- sub ->F. Bambock
Samy Benchama- Yellow
65'
73'
74'
77'
84'
Pape Meissa Ba(goal)
84'
89'
89'
Mohamed Amine Sbai- sub ->P. M. Ba

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

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
G
Mathieu Michel 1.France
6.6
D
5.9
D
Lenny Vallier 21.France
6.4
D
Bryan Passi 27.France
7.1
46'
D
Joris Moutachy 29.Martinique
6.6
D
Guy-Marcelin Kilama 5.Cameroon
9'
M
Charles Kabore 25.Burkina Faso
6.9
84'
M
Moataz Zemzemi 7.Tunisia
6.6
M
Amadou Sagna 20.Senegal
6.2
74'
M
Bilal Boutobba 10.France
6.7
73'
F
Yanis Merdji 11.France
6.4
11'
Substitutes
G
Jean Louchet 16.France
D
6.7
11'
M
Samuel Renel 17.France
M
Samy Benchama 26.France
6.2
46' 65'
M
Junior Olaitan 15.Benin
6.2
73'
F
Ibrahima Bakayoko 22.France
F
Kevin Rocheteau 9.France

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 (6.6), Joris Moutachy (6.6), Ibrahima Sory Conté (5.9), Bryan Passi (7.1), Guy-Marcelin Kilama, Lenny Vallier (6.4), Bilal Boutobba (6.7), Moataz Zemzemi (6.6), Charles Kabore (6.9), Amadou Sagna (6.2) and Yanis Merdji (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Samuel Renel, Jean Louchet, Samy Benchama (6.2), Bradley Matufueni M’bondo (6.7), Ryan Bakayoko, Junior Olaitan (6.2) 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 (7.1) with 29 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.

Grenoble Foot 38 – Formation

Grenoble Foot 38
G
Brice Maubleu 1.France
7.0
D
Adrien Monfray 5.France
8.0
D
Mamadou Diarra 66.Senegal
8.0
D
Allan Tchaptchet 21.France
6.5
M
Jordy Gaspar 12.France
7.0
M
Alex Gersbach 20.Australia
6.5
M
Manuel Perez 4.France
7.1
M
Axel Ngando 23.France
7.2
M
Franck Bambock 6.France
6.4
63' 37'
F
Matthias Phaëton 19.Guadeloupe
8.0
89' Goals20', 77'
F
Pape Meissa Ba 28.Senegal
8.0
89' Goals84'
Substitutes
G
Esteban Salles 30.France
D
Loïc Nestor 14.Guadeloupe
D
Gaëtan Paquiez 29.France
M
Saikou Touray 70.Gambia
M
Baptiste Isola 34.France
6.7
63'
F
Joris Correa 80.France
89'
F
Mohamed Amine Sbai 11.France
89'

Grenoble Foot 38 started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Vincent Hognon played with: Brice Maubleu (7.0), Mamadou Diarra (8.0), Adrien Monfray (8.0), Allan Tchaptchet (6.5), Manuel Perez (7.1), Jordy Gaspar (7.0), Franck Bambock (6.4), Axel Ngando (7.2), Alex Gersbach (6.5), Matthias Phaeton (8.0) and Pape Meissa Ba (8.0).

These were the players on the bench: Joris Correa, Esteban Salles, Saikou Touray, Loïc Nestor, Mohamed Amine Sbai, Gaëtan Paquiez and Baptiste Isola (6.7).

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 (8.0) 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.​