French Ligue 1

Metz vs Montpellier, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Metz
    FT
    0 - 1
    Montpellier
    • 9': Maxime Estève

    About

    Metz are hosting Montpellier 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.
    • 6': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Lucas Mincarelli.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Simon Elisor (Metz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross.
    • 7': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Christopher Jullien.
    • 8': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Papa Amadou Diallo.
    • 9': Goal! Metz 0, Montpellier 1. Maxime Esteve (Montpellier) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Lamine Camara (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Foul by Simon Elisor (Metz).
    • 13': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Maxime Colin (Metz).
    • 19': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 22': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Offside, Metz. Simon Elisor is caught offside.
    • 24': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Téji Savanier.
    • 24': Christophe Hérelle (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
    • 25': Foul by Christophe Hérelle (Metz).
    • 25': Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
    • 30': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
    • 31': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
    • 31': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Danley Jean-Jacques.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Akor Adams (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
    • 34': Christophe Hérelle (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Papa Amadou Diallo.
    • 39': Hand ball by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Lamine Camara (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Simon Elisor.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Ablie Jallow (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 0, Montpellier 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Montpellier 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Metz. Ibou Sané replaces Ablie Jallow.
    • 45': Substitution, Metz. Kévin N'Doram replaces Lamine Camara.
    • 46': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ibou Sané.
    • 46': Foul by Christopher Jullien (Montpellier).
    • 46': Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Simon Elisor (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthieu Udol with a cross.
    • 50': Foul by Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
    • 50': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Becir Omeragic (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
    • 51': Becir Omeragic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Ismaël Traoré (Metz).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Foul by Papa Amadou Diallo (Metz).
    • 53': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Papa Amadou Diallo (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Foul by Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
    • 55': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Substitution, Metz. Joel Asoro replaces Papa Amadou Diallo.
    • 56': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 56': Joel Asoro (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Ibou Sané (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 59': Enzo Tchato (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Joel Asoro (Metz).
    • 60': Foul by Christopher Jullien (Montpellier).
    • 60': Simon Elisor (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Kévin N'Doram (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Elisor.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joel Asoro.
    • 63': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
    • 65': Substitution, Montpellier. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Mousa Tamari.
    • 66': Christophe Hérelle (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
    • 68': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Lucas Mincarelli.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Simon Elisor (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kévin Van Den Kerkhof with a cross.
    • 69': Foul by Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier).
    • 69': Ibou Sané (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 69': Simon Elisor (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Joris Chotard.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Joel Asoro (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Enzo Tchato.
    • 71': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Téji Savanier.
    • 72': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Christopher Jullien.
    • 72': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Téji Savanier.
    • 73': Foul by Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
    • 73': Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Becir Omeragic.
    • 74': Christopher Jullien (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Joel Asoro (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simon Elisor.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Matthieu Udol (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Becir Omeragic (Montpellier).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Hand ball by Ibou Sané (Metz).
    • 79': Foul by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
    • 79': Kévin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Ibou Sané (Metz).
    • 81': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Offside, Metz. Joel Asoro is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 82': Hand ball by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
    • 85': Benjamin Lecomte (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Foul by Maxime Esteve (Montpellier).
    • 85': Simon Elisor (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Joel Asoro (Metz).
    • 85': Lucas Mincarelli (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Mincarelli (Montpellier).
    • 86': Substitution, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Maxime Colin.
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, Montpellier. Khalil Fayad replaces Jordan Ferri.
    • 86': Substitution, Montpellier. Kelvin Yeboah replaces Akor Adams.
    • 87': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Joris Chotard.
    • 90': Christophe Hérelle (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier).
    • 90'+1': Becir Omeragic (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
    • 90'+2': Matthieu Udol (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Becir Omeragic (Montpellier).
    • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Simon Elisor (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
    • 90'+4': Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheikh Sabaly.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Montpellier 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Metz 0, Montpellier 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 12
    4 Saves 2
    48.6 Possession 51.4
    6 SHOTS 19
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    315 Accurate Passes 316
    412 Passes 399
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 9
    14 Crosses 48
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    81 Long Balls 45
    37 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 11
    11 Effective Tackles 9
    21 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 8
    40 Effective Clearances 14
    40 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
    Location: Metz, France
    Attendance: 23,473

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 30 +47 69
    2 AS Monaco 30 +18 58
    3 Brest 30 +15 53
    4 Lille 30 +17 52
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    METZ Metz (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
    29 Christophe Hérelle
    8 Ismaël Traoré
    3 Matthieu Udol Yellow Card
    2 Maxime Colin
    27 Danley Jean Jacques
    18 Lamine Camara
    36 Abdoulie Jallow
    11 Simon Elisor
    7 Pape Diallo Yellow Card
    22 Kevin Guiton
    Metz Substitutes:
    Cheick Tidiane Sabaly, Koffi Kouao, Ibou Sané, Joel Asoro, Kevin N'Doram, Guillaume Dietsch, Digbo Maiga, Fali Candé, Joseph N'Duquidi.

    MON Montpellier (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Christopher Jullien Yellow Card
    14 Maxime Estève
    27 Becir Omeragic
    35 Lucas Mincarelli Davin
    29 Enzo Tchato
    11 Téji Savanier
    13 Joris Chotard
    12 Jordan Ferri
    8 Akor Adams
    9 Mousa Al-Tamari
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Falaye Sacko, Yanis Issoufou, Dimitry Bertaud, Serigne Faye, Sacha Delaye, Téo Allix, Khalil Fayad, Tanguy Coulibaly, Kelvin Yeboah.

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