French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, October 24, 2021
Metz LLWLL 1
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Lens WLWWL 4
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METZ101
RCL224
Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis · 35,673 att.

Match Report

Said double as Lens consolidate second spot in Ligue 1

RC Lens made sure of staying second at the end of the Ligue 1 weekend after Wesley Said scored twice in a 4-1 home win over Metz 4-1 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
3
44.4
Possession
55.6
9
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
307
Accurate Passes
403
378
Passes
475
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.1
44
Long Balls
47
23
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
15
16
Effective Clearances
14
16
Clearances
14

Head to Head

METZ leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

RCL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Jean-Louis LecaG
  2. 4Kevin DansoCD
  3. 14Facundo MedinaCD-L
  4. 24Jonathan GraditCD-R
  5. 8Seko FofanaCM-L
  6. 28Cheick DoucouréCM-R
  7. 29Przemyslaw FrankowskiLM
  8. 11Jonathan ClaussRM
  9. 15Arnaud KalimuendoF
  10. 22Wesley SaïdCF-L
  11. 7Florian SotocaCF-R

METZ · 5-3-2

  1. 16Alexandre OukidjaG
  2. 5JemersonCD
  3. 3Matthieu UdolCD-L
  4. 2Dylan BronnCD-R
  5. 17Thomas DelaineLB
  6. 18Fabien CentonzeRB
  7. 6Kevin N'DoramCM
  8. 14Vincent PajotCM-L
  9. 19Habib MaïgaCM-R
  10. 10Farid BoulayaCF-L
  11. 9Nicolas de PrévilleCF-R

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Lens 1, Metz 0. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 20' Vincent Pajot (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 33' Goal! Lens 1, Metz 1. Nicolas de Préville (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  4. 37' Goal! Lens 2, Metz 1. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
  5. 39' Habib Maïga (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 53' Kevin N'Doram (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 59' Substitution, Metz. Pape Sarr replaces Vincent Pajot.
  8. 62' Substitution, Lens. Gaël Kakuta replaces Wesley Saïd.
  9. 65' Jean-Louis Leca (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 80' Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces Florian Sotoca.
  11. 80' Substitution, Lens. Ignatius Ganago replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
  12. 80' Substitution, Metz. Amadou Salif Mbengue replaces Kevin N'Doram.
  13. 80' Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Nicolas de Préville.
  14. 83' Goal! Lens 3, Metz 1. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré with a through ball.
  15. 87' Ignatius Ganago (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 87' Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Ignatius Ganago because of an injury.
  17. 88' Substitution, Metz. Marc-Aurèle Caillard replaces Alexandre Oukidja because of an injury.
  18. 90' Goal! Lens 4, Metz 1. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.

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