Metz vs Marseille 2020-21 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 36': Dylan Bronn (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Pape Sarr (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 0, Marseille 0.
- 54': Thierry Ambrose (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Marseille. Yuto Nagatomo replaces Jordan Amavi.
- 71': Pol Lirola (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Marseille. Luis Henrique replaces Darío Benedetto.
- 78': Substitution, Metz. Lamine Gueye replaces Papa Ndiaga Yade.
- 78': Substitution, Metz. Vágner Dias replaces Thierry Ambrose.
- 88': Substitution, Marseille. Ahmadou Bamba Dieng replaces Pol Lirola.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Metz. Matthieu Udol replaces Thomas Delaine.
- 90'+6': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 90'+7': Goal! Metz 1, Marseille 0. Farid Boulaya (Metz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+14': Goal! Metz 1, Marseille 1. Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
- 90'+14': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Marseille 1.
Game Information
Venue:
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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
 OLM |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 64.6 | Possession | 35.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 506 | Accurate Passes | 256 |
| 586 | Passes | 320 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 28 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 8 | Clearances | 31 |
Metz (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexandre Oukidja (GK) |
| 21 | John Boye |
| 2 | Dylan Bronn  |
| 17 | Thomas Delaine |
| 18 | Fabien Centonze |
| 4 | Kevin N'Doram |
| 15 | Pape Matar Sarr |
| 19 | Habib Maïga |
| 9 | Thierry Ambrose |
| 26 | Papa Ndiaga Yade |
| 10 | Farid Boulaya |
Marseille (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 3 | Álvaro González |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 5 | Leonardo Balerdi |
| 4 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 22 | Pape Gueye |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
| 18 | Jordan Amavi |
| 29 | Pol Lirola |
| 9 | Darío Benedetto |
| 19 | Arkadiusz Milik |
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