Marseille vs Metz 2021-22 Ligue 1
Marseille held by 10-man Metz, stay fourth in Ligue 1
Marseille failed to make their domination count as they were held to a 0-0 stalemate by 10-man Metz and remained fourth in Ligue 1.
Match Commentary
- 13': Kevin N'Doram (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Kiki Kouyate (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Pol Lirola.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, Metz 0.
- 56': Jemerson (Metz) is shown the red card.
- 62': Substitution, Metz. Pape Sarr replaces Farid Boulaya.
- 63': Substitution, Metz. Matthieu Udol replaces Ibrahima Niane.
- 65': Substitution, Marseille. Konrad De la Fuente replaces Luis Henrique.
- 65': Substitution, Marseille. Amine Harit replaces Gerson.
- 70': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Nicolas de Préville.
- 79': Substitution, Metz. Vincent Pajot replaces Matthieu Udol because of an injury.
- 90': Substitution, Marseille. Bamba Dieng replaces Duje Caleta-Car.
- 90': Substitution, Metz. Lamine Gueye replaces Vincent Pajot because of an injury.
- 90'+8': Alexandre Oukidja (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 61,539
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +19 | Lens | 18 | 43 | 3 |
| +25 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | 42 | 2 |
| +22 | Marseille | 18 | 35 | 5 |
| +9 | Lyon | 18 | 33 | 5 |
Statistics
 METZ |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 23.6 | Possession | 76.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 125 | Accurate Passes | 568 |
| 177 | Passes | 632 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 22 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 22 | Clearances | 15 |
Marseille (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car  |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 14 | Luan Peres |
| 29 | Pol Lirola |
| 8 | Gerson |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 11 | Luis Henrique |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder |
| 9 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
Metz (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexandre Oukidja (GK) |
| 23 | Boubakar Kiki Kouyate |
| 5 | Jemerson  |
| 2 | Dylan Bronn |
| 6 | Kevin N'Doram |
| 19 | Habib Maïga |
| 17 | Thomas Delaine |
| 18 | Fabien Centonze |
| 7 | Ibrahima Niane |
| 10 | Farid Boulaya |
| 9 | Nicolas de Préville |
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