French Ligue 1

Nantes vs Metz 2021-22 Ligue 1

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

    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
    +19 Lens 18 43 3
    +25 Paris Saint-Germain 18 42 2
    +22 Marseille 18 35 5
    +8 Lille 18 32 6
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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
    Substitutes:
    Samuel Moutoussamy, Marcus Coco, Quentin Merlin, Roli Pereira de Sa, Sébastien Corchia, Osman Bukari, Charles Traoré, Abdoulaye Sylla, Rémy Descamps.

    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
    Substitutes:
    Boubacar Traoré, Georges Mikautadze, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Marc-Aurele Caillard, Sikou Niakate, Cheick Sabaly, Vágner, Sofiane Alakouch, Lamine Gueye.

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