French Ligue 1

Metz vs Nice, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Metz
    FT
    0 - 1
    Nice
    • 14': Hicham Boudaoui

    About

    Metz are hosting Nice 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.
    • 5': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Koffi Kouao.
    • 9': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
    • 9': Marcin Bulka (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Ablie Jallow (Metz).
    • 11': Jérémie Boga (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Delay in match (Nice).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 14': Goal! Metz 0, Nice 1. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melvin Bard with a cross.
    • 21': Ablie Jallow (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
    • 21': Khéphren Thuram (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Óscar Estupiñán (Metz) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 23': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
    • 23': Joseph N'Duquidi (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
    • 26': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Fali Candé.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Óscar Estupiñán (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Papa Amadou Diallo.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Jérémie Boga (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dante.
    • 30': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
    • 30': Joseph N'Duquidi (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Matthieu Udol (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 38': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Gaëtan Laborde.
    • 40': Offside, Metz. Koffi Kouao tries a through ball, but Óscar Estupiñán is caught offside.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Ablie Jallow (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Camara.
    • 42': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Ablie Jallow (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danley Jean-Jacques.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Óscar Estupiñán (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koffi Kouao.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 0, Nice 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Nice 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Sanson replaces Khéphren Thuram.
    • 48': Foul by Óscar Estupiñán (Metz).
    • 48': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Nice).
    • 50': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Hand ball by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Boga.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 61': Offside, Metz. Matthieu Udol tries a through ball, but Papa Amadou Diallo is caught offside.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Koffi Kouao (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ablie Jallow.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Fali Candé (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ablie Jallow.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Fali Candé (Metz).
    • 64': Substitution, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Papa Amadou Diallo.
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Terem Moffi (Nice).
    • 67': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Terem Moffi because of an injury.
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
    • 67': Joseph N'Duquidi (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
    • 67': Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
    • 70': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Metz. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof replaces Koffi Kouao.
    • 70': Substitution, Metz. Joel Asoro replaces Ablie Jallow.
    • 71': Foul by Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
    • 71': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
    • 74': Joel Asoro (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
    • 78': Substitution, Metz. Simon Elisor replaces Óscar Estupiñán.
    • 78': Substitution, Metz. Arthur Atta replaces Danley Jean-Jacques.
    • 78': Foul by Joel Asoro (Metz).
    • 78': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde with a headed pass.
    • 82': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Fali Candé (Metz).
    • 84': Substitution, Nice. Badredine Bouanani replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
    • 84': Substitution, Nice. Romain Perraud replaces Melvin Bard.
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Badredine Bouanani (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Arthur Atta (Metz).
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 90': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Jérémie Boga.
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by Evann Guessand (Nice).
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Traoré (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph N'Duquidi.
    • 90'+2': Badredine Bouanani (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Fali Candé (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaël Traoré.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Metz. Fali Candé tries a through ball, but Arthur Atta is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Nice 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Metz 0, Nice 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Metz 0, Nice 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 3
    68.1 Possession 31.9
    7 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.6 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    716 Accurate Passes 296
    797 Passes 368
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    12 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 59
    26 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 12
    14 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 15
    9 Effective Clearances 17
    9 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
    Location: Metz, France
    Attendance: 23,160

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 30 +43 69
    2 Lens 30 +28 63
    3 Lyon 31 +16 57
    4 Lille 31 +16 57
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    METZ Metz (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
    5 Fali Candé
    8 Ismaël Traoré
    3 Matthieu Udol
    39 Koffi Kouao
    18 Lamine Camara
    27 Danley Jean Jacques
    34 Joseph N'Duquidi
    9 Óscar Estupiñán
    7 Pape Diallo
    36 Abdoulie Jallow
    Metz Substitutes:
    Simon Elisor, Arthur Atta, Jean N'Guessan, Guillaume Dietsch, Cheick Sabaly, Kevin Guiton, Joel Asoro, Kevin N'Doram, Christophe Hérelle.

    NICE Nice (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marcin Bulka (GK)
    4 Dante
    6 Jean-Clair Todibo
    26 Melvin Bard
    23 Jordan Lotomba
    55 Youssouf Ndayishimiye
    19 Khéphren Thuram Yellow Card
    28 Hicham Boudaoui
    9 Terem Moffi
    7 Jérémie Boga
    24 Gaëtan Laborde
    Nice Substitutes:
    Pablo Rosario, Morgan Sanson, Aliou Baldé, Youcef Atal, Romain Perraud, Evann Guessand, Salvatore Sirigu, Badredine Bouanani, Alexis Claude-Maurice.

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