Metz vs Montpellier, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Metz

47': Pape Matar Sarr

FT
1 - 1

Montpellier

70': Gaëtan Laborde

About

Metz are hosting Montpellier at , , , 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.
4': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic.
4': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
5': Dangerous play by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
5': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt saved. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pape Sarr.
7': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Dimitry Bertaud.
9': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by John Boye (Metz).
9': John Boye (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
11': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
12': Attempt saved. Pape Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Leya Iseka.
13': Hand ball by Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier).
17': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
19': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
19': Habib Maïga (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Attempt blocked. Thomas Delaine (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Hilton.
24': Attempt blocked. Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic.
25': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
26': Foul by Aaron Leya Iseka (Metz).
26': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
29': Thomas Delaine (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
30': Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Attempt saved. Kiki Kouyate (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Farid Boulaya.
32': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
32': Pape Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Dimitry Bertaud (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Aaron Leya Iseka (Metz).
33': Aaron Leya Iseka (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
35': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
36': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
36': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
38': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
39': Attempt blocked. Hilton (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross.
39': Foul by Pape Sarr (Metz).
39': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Papa Ndiaga Yade.
42': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
42': Habib Maïga (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
44': Habib Maïga (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt saved. Thomas Delaine (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45': Attempt saved. Farid Boulaya (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Papa Ndiaga Yade.
45'+1': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
45'+1': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 0, Montpellier 0.
45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Montpellier 0.
45': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicolas Cozza replaces Pedro Mendes because of an injury.
46': Foul by Pape Sarr (Metz).
46': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Attempt blocked. Thomas Delaine (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Sarr.
47': Goal! Metz 1, Montpellier 0. Pape Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Papa Ndiaga Yade.
49': Foul by John Boye (Metz).
49': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Hand ball by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
53': Foul by John Boye (Metz).
53': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Substitution, Metz. Mamadou Fofana replaces John Boye.
53': Substitution, Metz. Thierry Ambrose replaces Aaron Leya Iseka.
53': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet replaces Junior Sambia.
54': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
55': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jordan Ferri.
56': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mihailo Ristic.
57': Attempt missed. Fabien Centonze (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
58': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
58': Thierry Ambrose (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mihailo Ristic.
61': Foul by Kiki Kouyate (Metz).
61': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi replaces Mihailo Ristic.
62': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Substitution, Metz. Lamine Gueye replaces Papa Ndiaga Yade.
68': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
69': Foul by Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier).
69': Kiki Kouyate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt missed. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabien Centonze with a cross.
70': Goal! Metz 1, Montpellier 1. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
72': Substitution, Montpellier. Damien Le Tallec replaces Téji Savanier.
72': Substitution, Montpellier. Petar Skuletic replaces Stephy Mavididi.
74': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
74': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Habib Maïga (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Farid Boulaya.
75': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Metz).
75': Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Fabien Centonze (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
77': Foul by Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier).
77': Thomas Delaine (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Metz. Warren Tchimbembé replaces Pape Sarr.
79': Substitution, Metz. Matthieu Udol replaces Thomas Delaine.
79': Attempt missed. Petar Skuletic (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet with a cross.
80': Attempt missed. Habib Maïga (Metz) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lamine Gueye with a cross.
82': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
82': Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Dylan Bronn (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
83': Attempt blocked. Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Cozza with a cross.
83': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
83': Foul by Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier).
83': Kiki Kouyate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Hilton.
85': Attempt missed. Dylan Bronn (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Gueye with a cross following a corner.
85': Hand ball by Habib Maïga (Metz).
86': Attempt missed. Matthieu Udol (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabien Centonze with a cross.
86': Attempt blocked. Lamine Gueye (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Habib Maïga.
86': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Hilton.
89': Attempt blocked. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Cozza.
89': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Mamadou Fofana.
90': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Thierry Ambrose (Metz).
90'+1': Thierry Ambrose (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Offside, Montpellier. Gaetan Laborde tries a through ball, but Petar Skuletic is caught offside.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Lamine Gueye (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Farid Boulaya.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Habib Maïga.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Montpellier 1.
0': Match ends, Metz 1, Montpellier 1.

Statistics

MON		METZ
15	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	6
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	2
54.5	Possession	45.5
15	SHOTS	17
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
368	Accurate Passes	304
433	Passes	362
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
25	Crosses	24
0.1	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	41
35	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
10	Blocked Shots	5
6	Effective Tackles	7
11	Tackles	10
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	11
17	Effective Clearances	21
17	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue:
Location: ,

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lens	16	+15	37
2	Paris Saint-Germain	16	+21	36
3	Marseille	16	+21	32
4	Lille	16	+13	32

Full Table

Line-Ups

Metz (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
16	Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
23	Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
21	John Boye
2	Dylan Bronn
15	Pape Matar Sarr
19	Habib Maïga
10	Farid Boulaya
17	Thomas Delaine
18	Fabien Centonze
24	Aaron Leya Iseka
26	Papa Ndiaga Yade

Metz Substitutes:

Mamadou Fofana, Victorien Angban, Thierry Ambrose, Warren Tchimbembé, Lamine Gueye, Matthieu Udol, Vágner, Marc-Aurele Caillard, Youssef Maziz.

Montpellier (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
16	Dimitry Bertaud (GK)
3	Daniel Congré
4	Hilton
12	Jordan Ferri
7	Mihailo Ristic
5	Pedro Mendes
11	Téji Savanier
25	Florent Mollet
10	Gaëtan Laborde
6	Junior Sambia
19	Stephy Mavididi

Montpellier Substitutes:

Matis Carvalho, Arnaud Souquet, Damien Le Tellec, Nicolas Cozza, Keagan Dolly, Elye Wahi, Joris Chotard, Petar Skuletic, Yun Il-Lok.

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