Thionville, Amiens play to 1‑1 draw in Ligue 3

AMIENS, France (Interstat) — Thionville and Amiens played to a 1-1 draw in a Ligue 3 match on Thursday at Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne.

Karim Mohammed Bouhmidi put Thionville ahead in the 35th minute, and Simon Kalambayi Mukuta was credited with an assist on the opening goal. The first half ended with Thionville holding a 1-0 lead. Amiens answered after halftime when Yanis Rafii scored in the 48th minute, with Amine Chabane providing the assist. Rafii’s equalizer was the final goal of the match, and neither side found a winner after the break. The final score was 1-1.

The draw left Thionville’s record in this competition at 0 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. Its record across all competitions is also 0 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. Amiens’s record in this competition is 4 wins, 2 losses and 6 draws, and its record across all competitions is 4 wins, 2 losses and 6 draws.

Amine Chabane recorded an assist while playing the full match. Karim Mohammed Bouhmidi finished with one goal and a yellow card while playing 80 minutes. Yanis Rafii scored and was booked while playing 44 minutes. Simon Kalambayi Mukuta played 62 minutes and recorded an assist. Those were the listed key performances for both sides.

The match produced five yellow cards, three for Amiens and two for Thionville. Amiens’s Diakite was booked in the 10th minute. Bouhmidi received a yellow card in the 79th, and Rafii was booked in the 87th. Julloux was cautioned in the first minute of stoppage time, and Gouletquer was booked in the seventh minute of stoppage time.

There were eight substitutions listed, five for Amiens and three for Thionville. Amiens made substitutions from Somon in the 46th minute, Giacomini and Diakite in the 62nd, Boissier in the 69th and Herisse in the 84th. Thionville’s substitutions were Kalambayi Mukuta in the 62nd, Bouhmidi in the 80th and Montet in the 89th.

Thionville had entered the match after a 2-1 home loss to Versailles, a 1-0 loss at Le Puy-en-Velay and a 2-1 home loss to La Roche. Those results left Thionville without a win in its previous three matches. Amiens had drawn 1-1 at Valenciennes, beaten Villefranche 3-0 at home and drawn 1-1 at Quevilly Rouen in its previous three matches. Amiens had been unbeaten in that stretch. Earlier in the season, Amiens also drew 1-1 at Quevilly-Rouen, beat Orleans 2-0 at home, drew 0-0 at Cannes, beat Bastia 3-0, beat Versailles 3-0 at home, lost 1-0 at Le Puy Foot 43 and lost 1-0 at home to La Roche-sur-Y.

Amiens is next scheduled to host Thionville. After that, Amiens is set to travel to Aubagne, host Caen, travel to Bourg Peronnas, host Paris 13, travel to Concarneau, host Rouen, travel to La Roche-sur-Y, host Le Puy Foot 43 and travel to Versailles. Those matches are all listed as Ligue 3 fixtures.

The goal sequence began with Bouhmidi’s 35th-minute strike for Thionville. Rafii equalized for Amiens in the 48th minute. The cards began with Diakite in the 10th minute and continued through stoppage time. The substitutions started at halftime and ran through the 89th minute. The draw was the fourth match of Thionville’s competition season, while Amiens’s competition record now covers 12 matches. Amiens remained without a loss in its previous three matches before this draw.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Amiens 1, Thionville 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Amiens a 71.1 percent probability to win. Amiens was installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.