French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, September 21, 2025
Metz WLLLD 2
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AS Monaco WLWWL 5
1st2ndT
METZ112
MON145
Stade Louis II · 6,080 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MON leads series 5-0

Lineups

MON · 4-4-2

  1. 16Philipp KöhnG
  2. 5Thilo KehrerCD-L
  3. 3Eric DierCD-R
  4. 20Kassoum OuattaraLB
  5. 4Jordan TezeRB
  6. 23Aladji BambaCM-L
  7. 15Lamine CamaraCM-R
  8. 18Takumi MinaminoLM
  9. 11Maghnes AklioucheRM
  10. 29Paris BrunnerCF-L
  11. 14Mika BierethCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Krépin DiattaSUB
  2. 17Stanis IdumboSUB
  3. 31Ansu FatiSUB
  4. 22Mohammed SalisuSUB
  5. 12Caio HenriqueSUB
  6. 28Mamadou CoulibalySUB
  7. 19George IlenikhenaSUB
  8. 50Yann LienardSUB
  9. 9Folarin BalogunSUB

METZ · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Jonathan FischerG
  2. 5Jean-Philippe GbaminCD
  3. 15Terry YegbeCD-L
  4. 2Maxime ColinCD-R
  5. 20Jessy DeminguetCM-L
  6. 21Benjamin StambouliCM-R
  7. 97Fodé Ballo-TouréLM
  8. 39Koffi KouaoRM
  9. 30Habib DialloF
  10. 14Cheick SabalyCF-L
  11. 10Gauthier HeinCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Morgan BokeleSUB
  2. 61Pape SySUB
  3. 29Ismaël GuertiSUB
  4. 9Giorgi AbuashviliSUB
  5. 25Cleo MélièresSUB
  6. 24Brian MadjoSUB
  7. 23Ibou SanéSUB
  8. 12Alpha TouréSUB
  9. 7Giorgi TsitaishviliSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 33' Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Aladji Bamba because of an injury.
  4. 43' Jordan Teze (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Monaco. Ansu Fati replaces Paris Brunner.
  6. 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.
  7. 67' Goal! Monaco 2, Metz 2. Gauthier Hein (Metz) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  8. 68' Substitution, Monaco. George Ilenikhena replaces Mika Biereth.
  9. 75' Substitution, Metz. Alpha Touré replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
  10. 75' Substitution, Metz. Ismaël Guerti replaces Jessy Deminguet.
  11. 79' Substitution, Monaco. Stanis Idumbo replaces Takumi Minamino.
  12. 79' Substitution, Monaco. Caio Henrique replaces Kassoum Ouattara.
  13. 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.
  14. 86' Own Goal by Koffi Kouao, Metz. Monaco 4, Metz 2.
  15. 90' Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Tsitaishvili replaces Benjamin Stambouli.
  16. 90' Substitution, Metz. Morgan Bokele replaces Koffi Kouao.
  17. 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.

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