BIZANOS. Pau tops Nîmes 1-0 after S. Beusnard scored just 1 goal (26′). Pau took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).
N. Djiga received a red card (35′). This red card was one of the reason why Nîmes lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 stadium in Bizanos on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Remi Landry with the collaboration of Yannick Boutry and Nicolas Durand. The 4th official was Bastien Leray. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.1 degrees Celsius or 64.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Pau had a superior ball possession 57% while Nîmes was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pau was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pau won the match.
Pau shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Nîmes shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Pau received 2 yellow cards (E. Sylvestre and N. Sow). On the opposite side, Nîmes received 3 yellow cards (T. Vargas, M. Tchokounte and ).
Also, Nîmes didn’t end the match with 11 players after N. Djiga (Nîmes) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (35′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Pau will have 17 points like Paris to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Nîmes will stay with 11 points like Saint-Étienne and Niort to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Pau will host Amiens SC on the 5th of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Pau (2 draws).
Nîmes will host Bordeaux on the 5th of November with a 2-2 head to head record.
Pau – Formation
Pau started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Didier Tholot decided to play with the following team: Alexandre Olliero , Noé Sow , Xavier Kouassi , Jean Ruiz , Erwin Koffi , Steeve Beusnard , Henri Saivet , Eddy Sylvestre , Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan , Pape Ibnou Ba and Mons Bassouamina .
The home team had on the bench: Abzi Diyaeddine, Sessi D’Almeida , David Gomis, Mohamed Yattara , Nguyễn Quang Hải, Mayron George and Massamba Ndiaye.
Substitutions
Pau made 5 changes: J. Ruiz for S. D’Almeida (46′), M. Bassouamina for M. Yattara (69′), P. I. Ba for M. George (69′), S. Beusnard for D. Gomis (82′) and E. Sylvestre for Nguyen Quang Hai (86′).
Best player: Eddy Sylvestre
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pau was Eddy Sylvestre even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Nîmes – Formation
Nîmes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Nicolas Usaï played with: Axel Maraval , Thibault Vargas , Benoît Poulain , Nasser Djiga , Patrick Burner , Ronny Labonne , Lamine Fomba , Jens Jakob Thomasen , Malik Tchokounté , Pablo Pagis and Rafiki Saïd .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Moussa Koné , Scotty Sadzoute , Elías Már Ómarsson, Naomichi Ueda, Kelyan Guessoum , Amjhad Nazih and Leon Delpech .
Substitutions
Nîmes made 5 changes: R. Labonne for K. Guessoum (46′), R. Said for L. Delpech (63′), P. Pagis for M. Kone (63′), P. Burner for S. Sadzoute (64′) and M. Tchokounte for E. Omarsson (82′).
Best player: Axel Maraval
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nîmes was the goalkeeper: Axel Maraval. His rating is 7.12. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Amiens SC – Saint-Étienne – 0-1
- Paris – Laval – 0-0
- Bordeaux – Annecy – 1-0
- Guingamp – Bastia – 1-1
- Caen – Rodez – 2-0
- Niort – Dijon – 2-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Valenciennes – 1-0
- Sochaux – Quevilly Rouen – 2-2
- Pau – Nîmes – 1-0