AS Monaco vs Metz, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

AS Monaco

28': Mika Biereth
46': Ansu Fati
83': Ansu Fati
86': Koffi Kouao (OG)
90'+3': George Ilenikhena

FT
5 - 2

Metz

13': Habib Diallo
67': Gauthier Hein (P)

About

AS Monaco are hosting Metz at Stade Louis II, Monaco, 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.
1': Benjamin Stambouli (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1': Foul by Paris Brunner (Monaco).
1': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
1': Koffi Kouao (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (Monaco).
4': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco).
5': Koffi Kouao (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Delay in match (Metz).
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Foul by Aladji Bamba (Monaco).
7': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jordan Teze.
10': Foul by Mika Biereth (Monaco).
10': Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
12': Koffi Kouao (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Goal! Monaco 0, Metz 1. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheikh Sabaly with a through ball.
15': Foul by Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
15': Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Benjamin Stambouli (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
20': Attempt saved. Koffi Kouao (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Philipp Köhn (Monaco). Assisted by Gauthier Hein.
20': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Philipp Köhn.
28': Goal! Monaco 1, Metz 1. Mika Biereth (Monaco) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
30': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Terry Yegbe.
31': Attempt missed. Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
31': Attempt missed. Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eric Dier following a corner.
33': Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
33': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Aladji Bamba because of an injury.
35': Foul by Paris Brunner (Monaco).
35': Gauthier Hein (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt saved. Mika Biereth (Monaco) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jonathan Fischer (Metz).
37': Attempt blocked. Habib Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheikh Sabaly.
38': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Metz).
38': Mika Biereth (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Metz).
39': Mika Biereth (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt missed. Lamine Camara (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
41': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
41': Jessy Deminguet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Delay in match because of an injury Jessy Deminguet (Metz).
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Foul by Jordan Teze (Monaco).
43': Maxime Colin (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Jordan Teze (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
45'+1': Krépin Diatta (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kassoum Ouattara with a cross.
45'+5': First Half ends, Monaco 1, Metz 1.
45': Second Half begins Monaco 1, Metz 1.
45': Substitution, Monaco. Ansu Fati replaces Paris Brunner.
46': Goal! Monaco 2, Metz 1. Ansu Fati (Monaco) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Camara.
48': Attempt missed. Gauthier Hein (Metz) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Fodé Ballo-Touré.
49': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
49': Attempt missed. Lamine Camara (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
50': Attempt blocked. Cheikh Sabaly (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gauthier Hein.
50': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jordan Teze.
51': Attempt blocked. Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Fischer.
53': Offside, Monaco. Mika Biereth is caught offside.
55': Offside, Monaco. Mika Biereth is caught offside.
56': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Krépin Diatta.
58': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kassoum Ouattara with a cross.
58': Cheikh Sabaly (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Mika Biereth (Monaco).
60': Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Metz).
60': Jordan Teze (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Penalty Metz. Koffi Kouao draws a foul in the penalty area.
63': Penalty conceded by Takumi Minamino (Monaco) after a foul in the penalty area.
64': Delay in match (Metz). VAR checking.
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': VAR Decision: Penalty Metz.
67': Goal! Monaco 2, Metz 2. Gauthier Hein (Metz) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
68': Substitution, Monaco. George Ilenikhena replaces Mika Biereth.
70': Foul by Kassoum Ouattara (Monaco).
70': Koffi Kouao (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt missed. Cheikh Sabaly (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gauthier Hein following a fast break.
71': Offside, Monaco. Takumi Minamino is caught offside.
72': Attempt missed. George Ilenikhena (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
75': Substitution, Metz. Alpha Touré replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
75': Substitution, Metz. Ismaël Guerti replaces Jessy Deminguet.
75': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
79': Substitution, Monaco. Stanis Idumbo replaces Takumi Minamino.
79': Substitution, Monaco. Caio Henrique replaces Kassoum Ouattara.
83': Goal! Monaco 3, Metz 2. Ansu Fati (Monaco) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Krépin Diatta with a cross.
85': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Metz).
85': George Ilenikhena (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
86': Own Goal by Koffi Kouao, Metz. Monaco 4, Metz 2.
87': Attempt blocked. Stanis Idumbo (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
87': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
90': Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Tsitaishvili replaces Benjamin Stambouli.
90': Substitution, Metz. Morgan Bokele replaces Koffi Kouao.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Stanis Idumbo (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonathan Fischer (Metz).
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Krépin Diatta (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Goal! Monaco 5, Metz 2. George Ilenikhena (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stanis Idumbo.
90'+5': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Krépin Diatta.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Monaco 5, Metz 2.
0': Match ends, Monaco 5, Metz 2.

Statistics

METZ		MON
6	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	1
56.8	Possession	43.2
8	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
464	Accurate Passes	342
551	Passes	410
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	3
13	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.2
67	Long Balls	34
39	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	14
23	Tackles	24
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	13
18	Effective Clearances	12
18	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 6,080

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angers	0	0	0
2	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0
4	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

AS Monaco (4-4-2)

No.	Name
16	Philipp Köhn (GK)
5	Thilo Kehrer
3	Eric Dier
20	Kassoum Ouattara
4	Jordan Teze
23	Aladji Bamba
15	Lamine Camara
18	Takumi Minamino
11	Maghnes Akliouche
29	Paris Brunner
14	Mika Biereth

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Krépin Diatta, Stanis Idumbo, Ansu Fati, Mohammed Salisu, Caio Henrique, Mamadou Coulibaly, George Ilenikhena, Yann Lienard, Folarin Balogun.

Metz (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Jonathan Fischer (GK)
5	Jean-Philippe Gbamin
15	Terry Yegbe
2	Maxime Colin
20	Jessy Deminguet
21	Benjamin Stambouli
97	Fodé Ballo-Touré
39	Koffi Kouao
30	Habib Diallo
14	Cheick Sabaly
10	Gauthier Hein

Metz Substitutes:

Morgan Bokele, Pape Sy, Ismaël Guerti, Giorgi Abuashvili, Cleo Mélières, Brian Madjo, Ibou Sané, Alpha Touré, Giorgi Tsitaishvili.

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