Possession for the Greens, the effectiveness for Auxerre

After the draw between Auxerre and Saint-Etienne (1-1) at the opening of the 19th day of Ligue 1, the statistical sheet of the meeting is generally balanced between the two teams. If the Greens had possession, Auxerre has been able to be effective defensively.

Once again to the advantage of the Stéphanois, the ball possession is the trademark of the Horneland system. As in front of Nantes last week (1-1), the Greens had the ball in a substantial manner (64% possession) and accumulated the passes (615 against 352) in order to bypass an Auxerrois block well in place around A defense at five.

Consequence of this rather sterile possession, auxerre in an armchair dominated ASSE at the time of duels (53% in total, 70% in air duels) and on the defensive phases (14 interceptions against 9). The Icaunais are also in front of recovery and tackles in this meeting.

On the offensive level, the Auxerrois have more fired (11 against 8) and have more framed (5 against 3) than the Stéphanois. Without an inspired Larsonneur, well helped by his post in the first period, the note could have been more salty for the defense of Horneland, put in difficulty in the transition by long transverse on the wings. Abandoned by the community, eliminated by these long balls, Petot and Appiah have suffered a lot.