French Ligue 1

Metz vs Saint-Étienne, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 44': Opa Nguette
  • 63': Habib Diallo
  • 70': Opa Nguette
FT
3 - 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 89': Romain Hamouma

About

Metz are hosting Saint-Étienne at Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Opa Nguette.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
  • 2': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Miguel Trauco following a corner.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabien Centonze with a headed pass.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
  • 5': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
  • 6': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by William Saliba following a corner.
  • 9': Offside, St Etienne. Denis Bouanga tries a through ball, but Charles Abi is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Miguel Trauco (St Etienne).
  • 10': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 13': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 13': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Franck Honorat (St Etienne).
  • 20': John Boye (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
  • 21': Foul by Kevin N'Doram (Metz).
  • 21': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Kevin N'Doram (Metz).
  • 26': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Habib Diallo.
  • 26': Alexandre Oukidja (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 29': Foul by Franck Honorat (St Etienne).
  • 29': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Hand ball by Vincent Pajot (Metz).
  • 31': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
  • 31': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
  • 33': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Habib Diallo.
  • 33': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
  • 34': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne).
  • 34': Kevin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
  • 37': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 41': Hand ball by Habib Diallo (Metz).
  • 41': Corner, Metz. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 42': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Vincent Pajot (Metz).
  • 44': Goal! Metz 1, St Etienne 0. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Habib Diallo with a headed pass.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 1, St Etienne 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Metz 1, St Etienne 0.
  • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma replaces Charles Abi.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Habib Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 46': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Habib Maïga (Metz) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vincent Pajot with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
  • 48': John Boye (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne).
  • 49': Vincent Pajot (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Miguel Trauco (St Etienne).
  • 50': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
  • 51': John Boye (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Honorat with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 58': Foul by Franck Honorat (St Etienne).
  • 58': John Boye (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 60': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
  • 60': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Goal! Metz 2, St Etienne 0. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
  • 67': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
  • 67': Franck Honorat (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Substitution, St Etienne. Lois Diony replaces Miguel Trauco.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy.
  • 68': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Denis Bouanga.
  • 69': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Habib Diallo.
  • 70': Goal! Metz 3, St Etienne 0. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vincent Pajot.
  • 72': Substitution, Metz. Thierry Ambrose replaces Opa Nguette because of an injury.
  • 73': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne).
  • 73': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, St Etienne. Zaydou Youssouf replaces Yohan Cabaye.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabien Centonze.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Habib Maïga (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Habib Diallo.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lois Diony.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 81': Substitution, Metz. Thomas Delaine replaces Ibrahima Niane.
  • 84': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
  • 84': Lois Diony (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zaydou Youssouf following a set piece situation.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Lois Diony (St Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loic Perrin.
  • 88': Dylan Bronn (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Lois Diony (St Etienne).
  • 88': Substitution, Metz. Victorien Angban replaces Vincent Pajot.
  • 89': Goal! Metz 3, St Etienne 1. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
  • 90': Foul by Thomas Delaine (Metz).
  • 90': Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Thomas Delaine (Metz).
  • 90'+1': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
  • 90'+2': Thomas Delaine (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Zaydou Youssouf (St Etienne).
  • 90'+3': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Metz 3, St Etienne 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Metz 3, St Etienne 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 7
55.1 Possession 44.9
18 SHOTS 10
8 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
368 Accurate Passes 311
464 Passes 399
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
34 Crosses 7
0.1 Cross % 0.4
36 Long Balls 72
21 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 0
15 Effective Tackles 13
25 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 19
4 Effective Clearances 25
4 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 15,636

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 31 +43 70
2 Lens 31 +28 64
3 Lyon 32 +18 60
4 Lille 32 +16 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
21 John Boye
2 Dylan Bronn
3 Matthieu Udol
18 Fabien Centonze
4 Kevin N'Doram
14 Vincent Pajot
19 Habib Maïga
20 Habib Diallo
7 Ibrahima Niane
11 Opa Nguette
Metz Substitutes:
Victorien Angban, Mamadou Fofana, Marvin Gakpa, Thierry Ambrose, Paul Delecroix, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Thomas Delaine.

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
24 Loïc Perrin
4 William Saliba
13 Miguel Trauco
26 Mathieu Debuchy
10 Wahbi Khazri
6 Yann M'vila
29 Yohan Cabaye Yellow Card
31 Charles Abi
20 Denis Bouanga
14 Franck Honorat
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Jean-Eudes Aholou, Loïs Diony, Jessy Moulin, Romain Hamouma, Assane Dioussé, Zaydou Youssef, Wesley Fofana.

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