French Ligue 1

FT Friday, April 9, 2021
Lille WDLLW 2
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Metz WDLLL 0
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Match Report

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Turkish duo helps Lille open six-point lead in Ligue 1

Burak Yilmaz and Mehmet Zeki Celik struck after the break to give Lille a 2-0 win at Metz.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
10
7
Saves
4
49.3
Possession
50.7
9
SHOTS
18
6
ON GOAL
7
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
313
Accurate Passes
322
403
Passes
408
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
13
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.2
44
Long Balls
63
19
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
6
14
Effective Tackles
12
25
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
7
22
Effective Clearances
19
22
Clearances
19

Head to Head

LILL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

METZ · 3-4-3

  1. 16Alexandre OukidjaG
  2. 23Boubakar Kiki KouyateCD
  3. 21John BoyeCD-L
  4. 2Dylan BronnCD-R
  5. 19Habib MaïgaCM-L
  6. 15Pape Matar SarrCM-R
  7. 3Matthieu UdolLM
  8. 18Fabien CentonzeRM
  9. 24Aaron Leya IsekaF
  10. 10Farid BoulayaCF-L
  11. 13Lamine GueyeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Marc-Aurele CaillardSUB
  2. 5Victorien AngbanSUB
  3. 27VágnerSUB
  4. 6Mamadou FofanaSUB
  5. 8Boubacar TraoréSUB
  6. 9Thierry AmbroseSUB
  7. 26Papa Ndiaga YadeSUB
  8. 17Thomas DelaineSUB
  9. 22Youssef MazizSUB

LILL · 4-4-2

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 5Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 6José FonteCD-R
  4. 28Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. 2Zeki ÇelikRB
  6. 24Boubakary SoumaréCM-L
  7. 21Benjamin AndréCM-R
  8. 7Jonathan BambaLM
  9. 18Renato SanchesRM
  10. 17Burak YilmazCF-L
  11. 10Jonathan IkonéCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8XekaSUB
  2. 35Nassim InnocentiSUB
  3. 1Orestis KarnezisSUB
  4. 33Rocco AsconeSUB
  5. 22Timothy WeahSUB
  6. 11Luiz AraújoSUB
  7. 34José BicaSUB
  8. 15Eugenio PizzutoSUB
  9. 29Domagoj BradaricSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' José Fonte (Lille) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  2. 17' Penalty saved! Aaron Leya Iseka (Metz) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  3. 45'+3' Burak Yilmaz (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Goal! Metz 0, Lille 1. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
  5. 64' Substitution, Metz. Thomas Delaine replaces Matthieu Udol.
  6. 64' Substitution, Metz. Papa Ndiaga Yade replaces Lamine Gueye.
  7. 65' Kiki Kouyate (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Substitution, Lille. Timothy Weah replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
  9. 76' Pape Sarr (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 84' Substitution, Lille. Xeka replaces Benjamin André.
  11. 88' Substitution, Lille. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Jonathan Bamba.
  12. 89' Goal! Metz 0, Lille 2. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Domagoj Bradaric following a corner.

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