AUXERRE. Auxerre defeats Ajaccio 1-0 after H. Sakhi scored just 1 goal (8′). Ajaccio lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

Auxerre remained with 10 players after M. Niang received a red card in the 56′. Nevertheless, Auxerre still was capable to win this match playing only with 10 players​. On the other side, also C. Avinel received a red card (62′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Ajaccio lost the match.

The match was played at the Stade de l’Abbé Deschamps stadium in Auxerre on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot assisted by Christophe Mouysset and Gwenaël Pasqualotti. The 4th official was Nicolas Rainville. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Ajaccio had a strong ball possession 58% while Auxerre was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajaccio was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Auxerre was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Auxerre shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ajaccio shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Auxerre received 1 yellow card (Jubal). Regarding the opposition, Ajaccio received 1 yellow card (C. Vidal).

(Auxerre) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (56′).

Also, Ajaccio didn’t finish the match with 11 players after C. Avinel (Ajaccio) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (62′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Auxerre will have 12 points like Montpellier and Nantes to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Ajaccio will stay with 8 points like Angers SCO to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Auxerre will play away against Troyes on the 4th of November with a 10-6 head to head in favor of Troyes (5 draws).

Ajaccio will host Strasbourg on the 5th of November with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Strasbourg (6 draws).

Auxerre – Formation

Auxerre adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Christophe Pélissier decided to play with the following team: Benoît Costil (7.0), Rayan Raveloson (7.1), Jubal (7.1), Julian Jeanvier (7.1), Gideon Mensah (7.1), Lassine Sinayoko (7.0), Birama Touré (6.8), Hamza Sakhi (8.0), Mathias Autret (7.7), M’Baye Niang (7.0) and Nuno Da Costa (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Gaëtan Charbonnier (6.4), Donovan Leon, Remy Dugimont, Denys Bain, Paul Joly, Alexandre Coeff, Gaëtan Perrin, Quentin Bernard and Gauthier Hein (6.8).

Substitutions

Auxerre made 3 changes: M. Autret for G. Hein (64′), N. Da Costa for G. Perrin (82′) and L. Sinayoko for G. Charbonier (82′).

Best player: Hamza Sakhi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Auxerre was Hamza Sakhi.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 37 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Ajaccio – Formation

Also Ajaccio adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Olivier Pantaloni played with: Benjamin Leroy (7.1), Mohamed Youssouf (6.8), Cedric Avinel (6.5), Clement Vidal (6.8), Youssouf Koné (7.0), Cyrille Bayala (7.0), Vincent Marchetti (6.1), Mathieu Coutadeur (6.9), Youssef Belaïli (7.6), Bevic Moussiti Oko (6.4) and Mounaim El Idrissy (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ismaël Diallo, Qazim Laci, Riad Nouri, Kevin Spadanuda (6.4), Fernand Mayembo (6.8), Mickaël Alphonse, Thomas Mangani (6.8), Francois-Joseph Sollacaro and Romain Hamouma (6.6).

Substitutions

Ajaccio made 5 changes: B. Moussiti-Oko for K. Spadanuda (68′), C. Bayala for F. Mayembo (69′), M. El Idrissy for R. Hamouma (76′), M. Coutadeur for T. Mangani (77′) and Y. Belaili for R. Nouri (80′).

Best player: Youssef Belaïli​

The most impressive player for Ajaccio was Youssef Belaïli.

His rating is (7.6) with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​

• Olympique Lyonnais – Lille – 1-0
• Monaco – Angers SCO – 2-0
• Rennes – Montpellier – 3-0
• Brest – Reims – 0-0
• Nantes – Clermont – 1-1
• Lorient – Nice – 1-2
• Auxerre – Ajaccio – 1-0