French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Metz, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
    FT
    0 - 1
    Metz
    • 18': Habib Diallo

    About

    Saint-Étienne are hosting Metz at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, 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.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Opa Nguette (Metz) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thomas Delaine with a cross.
    • 5': Foul by Thomas Delaine (Metz).
    • 5': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 7': Kevin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
    • 9': Foul by Thomas Delaine (Metz).
    • 9': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
    • 10': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Miguel Trauco.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Habib Maïga (Metz) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Beric.
    • 17': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
    • 18': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
    • 18': Goal! St Etienne 0, Metz 1. Habib Diallo (Metz) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Metz).
    • 19': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Foul by Mamadou Fofana (Metz).
    • 21': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Habib Maïga.
    • 24': Foul by Adama Traoré (Metz).
    • 24': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Adama Traoré (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy.
    • 27': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Miguel Trauco.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Habib Maïga (Metz) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
    • 30': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
    • 30': Victorien Angban (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Trauco with a cross.
    • 39': Adama Traoré (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne).
    • 40': Foul by Adama Traoré (Metz).
    • 40': Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
    • 42': Victorien Angban (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Thomas Delaine (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Metz 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Metz 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Metz. Renaud Cohade replaces Victorien Angban because of an injury.
    • 48': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 49': Foul by Kevin N'Doram (Metz).
    • 49': Miguel Trauco (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 51': Hand ball by John Boye (Metz).
    • 52': Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 55': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Kevin N'Doram.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Yohan Cabaye (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin N'Doram.
    • 59': Substitution, St Etienne. Denis Bouanga replaces Miguel Trauco.
    • 59': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Renaud Cohade.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Beric.
    • 61': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
    • 61': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Substitution, St Etienne. Ryad Boudebouz replaces Yohan Cabaye.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Habib Maïga (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Denis Bouanga with a cross.
    • 71': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
    • 71': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Substitution, Metz. Stoppila Sunzu replaces Adama Traoré.
    • 73': Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
    • 73': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 75': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Opa Nguette.
    • 76': Offside, St Etienne. Wahbi Khazri tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
    • 76': Offside, Metz. Habib Diallo tries a through ball, but Ibrahima Niane is caught offside.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
    • 79': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Habib Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Niane.
    • 82': Foul by John Boye (Metz).
    • 82': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Stoppila Sunzu.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross.
    • 84': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Stoppila Sunzu.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Beric.
    • 84': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
    • 84': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Renaud Cohade (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Substitution, St Etienne. Charles Abi replaces Wahbi Khazri.
    • 87': Charles Abi (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by John Boye (Metz).
    • 88': Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
    • 88': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
    • 88': Ryad Boudebouz (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Mamadou Fofana.
    • 90': Foul by Charles Abi (St Etienne).
    • 90': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Stoppila Sunzu.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Habib Diallo.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
    • 90'+4': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
    • 90'+5': Alexandre Oukidja (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, St Etienne 0, Metz 1.
    • 0': Match ends, St Etienne 0, Metz 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 1
    47.7 Possession 52.3
    13 SHOTS 15
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    313 Accurate Passes 336
    403 Passes 423
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 7
    17 Crosses 34
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    67 Long Balls 45
    24 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    15 Effective Tackles 12
    19 Tackles 19
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    17 Interceptions 19
    29 Effective Clearances 13
    29 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Location: Saint-Etienne, France
    Attendance: 19,712

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Angers 0 0 0
    2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
    3 Brest 0 0 0
    4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    40 Stefan Bajic (GK)
    5 Timothée Kolodziejczak Yellow Card
    24 Loïc Perrin
    13 Miguel Trauco
    26 Mathieu Debuchy
    10 Wahbi Khazri Yellow Card
    6 Yann M'vila
    29 Yohan Cabaye
    27 Robert Beric
    18 Arnaud Nordin Yellow Card
    21 Romain Hamouma
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Charles Abi, Mahdi Camara, Mickael Nade, Théo Vermot, Zaydou Youssef, Ryad Boudebouz, Denis Bouanga.

    METZ Metz (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
    6 Mamadou Fofana
    21 John Boye
    17 Thomas Delaine
    18 Fabien Centonze
    4 Kevin N'Doram
    5 Victorien Angban
    19 Habib Maïga
    20 Habib Diallo
    11 Opa Nguette
    25 Adama Noss Traoré
    Metz Substitutes:
    Marvin Gakpa, Manuel Cabit, Thierry Ambrose, Stoppila Sunzu, Ibrahima Niane, Renaud Cohade, Paul Delecroix.

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