French Ligue 1

Nantes vs Metz 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 12': Randal Kolo Muani
  • 49': Ludovic Blas
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2 - 0

Introduction

Nantes are hosting Metz at La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau, Nantes, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 12': Goal! Nantes 1, Metz 0. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moses Simon.
  • 30': Substitution, Metz. Sofiane Alakouch replaces Kevin N'Doram because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nantes 1, Metz 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nantes 1, Metz 0.
  • 49': Goal! Nantes 2, Metz 0. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross.
  • 53': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Metz. Boubacar Traore replaces Habib Maïga.
  • 61': Substitution, Metz. Vágner Dias replaces Amine Bassi.
  • 75': Substitution, Nantes. Roli Pereira De Sa replaces Renaud Emond.
  • 82': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Randal Kolo Muani because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Nantes. Sébastien Corchia replaces Fábio.
  • 83': Substitution, Metz. Cheick Tidiane Sabaly replaces Pape Sarr.
  • 83': Substitution, Metz. Papa Ndiaga Yade replaces Thomas Delaine.
  • 88': Substitution, Nantes. Charles Traoré replaces Ludovic Blas.
  • 90': Marcus Coco (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nantes 2, Metz 0.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 12,054

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Lens 14 31 3
+15 Paris Saint-Germain 14 30 2
+21 Marseille 14 29 3
+11 Lille 14 26 4
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 18
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 5
64.5 Possession 35.5
10 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
461 Accurate Passes 207
570 Passes 305
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 69
28 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 3
17 Effective Tackles 12
23 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
5 Interceptions 11
17 Effective Clearances 17
17 Clearances 17

Line-Ups

NAN Nantes (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alban Lafont (GK)
4 Nicolas Pallois
21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
2 Fabio
12 Dennis Appiah
28 Renaud Emond
5 Pedro Chirivella
3 Andrei Girotto
23 Randal Kolo Muani
27 Moses Simon
10 Ludovic Blas

METZ Metz (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
2 Dylan Bronn
3 Matthieu Udol
18 Fabien Centonze
14 Vincent Pajot
15 Pape Matar Sarr
6 Kevin N'Doram
17 Thomas Delaine
19 Habib Maïga
7 Ibrahima Niane
21 Amine Bassi

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