French Ligue 1

Reims vs Metz 2021-22 Ligue 1

Jan 16, 2022, 2:00 PM
Stade de Reims
    FT
    0 - 1
    Metz
    • 61': Ibrahima Niane

    Introduction

    Stade de Reims are hosting Metz at Stade Auguste-Delaune II, Reims, France, starting on Sunday 16 Jan 2022 2:00 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Commentary

    • 19': Thomas Delaine (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Bradley Locko (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Sikou Niakaté (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Vincent Pajot (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Reims 0, Metz 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Metz. Lenny Lacroix replaces Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik.
    • 45': Substitution, Reims. Alexis Flips replaces Jens Cajuste.
    • 45': Second Half begins Reims 0, Metz 0.
    • 50': Dion Lopy (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Goal! Reims 0, Metz 1. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Delaine with a cross following a fast break.
    • 62': Substitution, Reims. Anastasios Donis replaces Martin Adeline.
    • 68': Substitution, Reims. Nathanaël Mbuku replaces Andreaw Gravillon.
    • 74': Substitution, Reims. Kamory Doumbia replaces Ilan Kebbal.
    • 74': Substitution, Reims. Fraser Hornby replaces N'Dri Koffi.
    • 76': Substitution, Metz. Cheick Tidiane Sabaly replaces Amine Bassi.
    • 80': Thomas Foket (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Predrag Rajkovic (Reims) is shown the yellow card.
    • 88': Substitution, Metz. Warren Tchimbembé replaces Opa Nguette.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Reims 0, Metz 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1
    2:00 PM, Sun, Jan 16, 2022
    Venue: Stade Auguste-Delaune II
    Location: Reims, France
    Attendance: 3,923

    French Ligue 1 Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +57 Paris Saint-Germain 34 84 2
    +27 Marseille 34 65 9
    +22 AS Monaco 34 61 9
    +25 Nice 34 60 8
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    Statistics

    METZ REIM
    16 Fouls 14
    4 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 11
    2 Saves 4
    42.4 Possession 57.6
    17 SHOTS 14
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    256 Accurate Passes 362
    347 Passes 471
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 10
    21 Crosses 26
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    52 Long Balls 59
    20 Accurate Long Balls 39
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    4 Blocked Shots 7
    10 Effective Tackles 7
    15 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    20 Interceptions 15
    33 Effective Clearances 21
    33 Clearances 21

    Line-Ups

    Stade de Reims (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Predrag Rajkovic (GK) Yellow Card
    2 Wout Faes
    5 Yunis Abdelhamid
    6 Andreaw Gravillon
    8 Jens Cajuste
    26 Dion Lopy Yellow Card
    28 Bradley Locko Yellow Card
    32 Thomas Foket Yellow Card
    27 N'Dri Koffi
    35 Martin Adeline
    20 Ilan Kebbal
    Substitutes:
    Maxime Busi, Anastasios Donis, Nathanaël Mbuku, Fraser Hornby, Yehvann Diouf, Kamory Doumbia, Alexis Flips, Sambou Sissoko, Moustapha Mbow.

    Metz (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    30 Marc-Aurele Caillard (GK)
    4 Sikou Niakate Yellow Card
    33 Amadou Salif Mbengue
    27 Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik
    26 Papa Ndiaga Yade
    17 Thomas Delaine Yellow Card
    8 Boubacar Traoré
    14 Vincent Pajot Yellow Card
    21 Amine Bassi
    11 Opa Nguette
    7 Ibrahima Niane
    Substitutes:
    Noah Zilliox, Lenny Joseph, Cheick Tidiane Sabaly, Danley Jean Jacques, Ousmane Ba, Warren Tchimbembé, William Mikelbrencis, Lamine Gueye, Lenny Lacroix.

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