Angers vs Metz, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Angers

25': Louis Mouton

FT
1 - 0

Metz

9': Jean-Philippe Gbamin

About

Angers are hosting Metz at Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, 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.
2': Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Louis Mouton (Angers).
4': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Stambouli following a fast break.
7': Foul by Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz).
7': Haris Belkebla (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Delay in match because of an injury Haris Belkebla (Angers).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz).
9': Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz) is shown the red card.
12': Foul by Gauthier Hein (Metz).
12': Jacques Ekomié (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Amine Sbaï (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Benjamin Stambouli (Metz).
17': Attempt blocked. Branco van den Boomen (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Stambouli (Metz).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Attempt saved. Yassin Belkhdim (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Louis Mouton.
23': Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Foul by Louis Mouton (Angers).
23': Benjamin Stambouli (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Prosper Peter (Angers).
24': Offside, Metz. Habib Diallo is caught offside.
25': Goal! Angers 1, Metz 0. Louis Mouton (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlens Arcus.
27': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz).
27': Yassin Belkhdim (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Believe Munongo (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Branco van den Boomen (Angers).
31': Branco van den Boomen (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Believe Munongo (Metz).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
34': Ousmane Camara (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Ousmane Camara (Angers).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Carlens Arcus (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz).
38': Attempt missed. Branco van den Boomen (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
38': Attempt blocked. Louis Mouton (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Prosper Peter.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Amine Sbaï (Angers).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Attempt missed. Branco van den Boomen (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yassin Belkhdim.
41': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Metz).
41': Prosper Peter (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Attempt saved. Louis Mouton (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Carlens Arcus.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+5': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Koffi Kouao.
45'+5': First Half ends, Angers 1, Metz 0.
45': Second Half begins Angers 1, Metz 0.
48': Attempt saved. Branco van den Boomen (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Amine Sbaï.
48': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Jonathan Fischer.
49': Attempt missed. Prosper Peter (Angers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross.
50': Delay in match (Angers).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Koffi Kouao.
55': Attempt saved. Jordan Lefort (Angers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross.
56': Attempt blocked. Amine Sbaï (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlens Arcus.
57': Attempt missed. Louis Mouton (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Sbaï.
57': Substitution, Angers. Florent Hanin replaces Jacques Ekomié.
58': Substitution, Angers. Harouna Djibirin replaces Haris Belkebla.
58': Substitution, Metz. Jessy Deminguet replaces Believe Munongo.
59': Substitution, Metz. Alpha Touré replaces Gauthier Hein.
59': Substitution, Metz. Maxime Colin replaces Fodé Ballo-Touré.
59': Handball by Habib Diallo (Metz).
61': Alpha Touré (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Yassin Belkhdim (Angers).
65': Offside, Angers. Louis Mouton is caught offside.
67': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Metz).
67': Prosper Peter (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Terry Yegbe (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Delay in match because of an injury Prosper Peter (Angers).
68': Substitution, Metz. Giorgi Abuashvili replaces Boubacar Traoré.
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Substitution, Angers. Goduine Koyalipou replaces Prosper Peter.
69': Substitution, Angers. Marius Courcoul replaces Branco van den Boomen.
69': Attempt missed. Ousmane Camara (Angers) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Sbaï following a set piece situation.
75': Handball by Goduine Koyalipou (Angers).
76': Delay in match because of an injury Louis Mouton (Angers).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Foul by Harouna Djibirin (Angers).
78': Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Attempt blocked. Alpha Touré (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Yassin Belkhdim.
79': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Marius Courcoul.
80': Attempt blocked. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Abuashvili with a cross.
80': Foul by Louis Mouton (Angers).
80': Giorgi Abuashvili (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Louis Mouton (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Angers. Lilian Raolisoa replaces Amine Sbaï.
82': Attempt missed. Koffi Kouao (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Tsitaishvili following a fast break.
84': Attempt blocked. Goduine Koyalipou (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Mouton with a through ball.
85': Attempt saved. Lilian Raolisoa (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Louis Mouton.
85': Alpha Touré (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Louis Mouton (Angers).
86': Substitution, Metz. Nathan Mbala replaces Koffi Kouao.
86': Attempt blocked. Louis Mouton (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlens Arcus.
86': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
88': Foul by Yassin Belkhdim (Angers).
88': Jessy Deminguet (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Hervé Koffi.
89': Attempt blocked. Alpha Touré (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessy Deminguet.
89': Foul by Maxime Colin (Metz).
89': Hervé Koffi (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Hervé Koffi (Angers).
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2': Foul by Marius Courcoul (Angers).
90'+2': Jessy Deminguet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Goduine Koyalipou (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz).
90'+4': Handball by Benjamin Stambouli (Metz).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Angers 1, Metz 0.
0': Match ends, Angers 1, Metz 0.

Statistics

METZ		ANG
11	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	1
33.2	Possession	66.8
5	SHOTS	17
0	ON GOAL	7
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
262	Accurate Passes	613
328	Passes	666
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	3
9	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.1
57	Long Balls	25
23	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.4	Long Balls %	0.8
3	Blocked Shots	5
6	Effective Tackles	7
13	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
10	Interceptions	10
25	Effective Clearances	24
25	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa
Location: Angers, France
Attendance: 10,336

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	23	+33	54
2	Lens	23	+24	52
3	Lyon	23	+14	45
4	Marseille	23	+17	40

Full Table

Line-Ups

Angers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Hervé Koffi (GK)
21	Jordan Lefort
4	Ousmane Camara
3	Jacques Ekomie
2	Carlens Arcus
6	Louis Mouton
8	Branco van den Boomen
93	Haris Belkebla
35	Prosper Peter
7	Amine Sbaï
14	Yassin Belkhdim

Angers Substitutes:

Florent Hanin, Abdoulaye Bamba, Harouna Djibirin, Oumar Pona, Goduine Koyalipou, Pierrick Capelle, Emmanuel Biumla, Marius Courcoul, Lilian Raolisoa.

Metz (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jonathan Fischer (GK)
15	Terry Yegbe
5	Jean-Philippe Gbamin
97	Fodé Ballo-Touré
39	Koffi Kouao
21	Benjamin Stambouli
8	Boubacar Traoré
33	Believe Munongo
30	Habib Diallo
7	Giorgi Tsitaishvili
10	Gauthier Hein

Metz Substitutes:

Malick Mbaye, Ibou Sané, Jessy Deminguet, Giorgi Abuashvili, Maxime Colin, Nathan Mbala, Alpha Touré, Urie-Michel Mboula, Ousmane Ba.

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