LENS. Lens demolishes Metz 4-1 with goals of W. Said (14′), W. Said (37′), I. Ganago (83′) and P. Frankowski (90′). Regarding the opposition, Metz scored with N. De Preville (33′).
The match was played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérémie Pignard who was helped by Laurent Coniglio and Aurélien Drouet. The 4th official was Mickaël Leleu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Lens had a strong ball possession 55% while Metz was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lens was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lens won the match.
Lens shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Metz shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Lens received 2 yellow cards (I. Ganago and J. Leca). Talking about the opposition, Metz received 3 yellow cards (V. Pajot, K. N’Doram and H. Maiga).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Lens will have 21 points to stay in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Metz will stay with 6 points like Brest to stay in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Lens will play away with Olympique Lyonnais on the 30th of October with a 10-2 head to head in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (4 draws).
Metz will host Saint-Étienne on the 30th of October with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Saint-Étienne (2 draws).
Lens – Formation
Lens
90'
62'
87'
Lens started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Franck Haise decided to play with the following team: Jean-Louis Leca , Jonathan Gradit , Kevin Danso , Facundo Medina , Jonathan Clauss , Cheick Doucouré , Seko Fofana , Przemysław Frankowski , Florian Sotoca , Wesley Saïd and Arnaud Kalimuendo .
The home team had on the bench: Deiver Machado, Yannick Cahuzac , Ignatius Ganago , Christopher Wooh, Gaël Kakuta , Charles Boli, Wuilker Faríñez, Corentin Jean and David Da Costa.
Lens could not rely on the presence of I. Ganago (injured) and C. Jean (injured).
Substitutions
Lens made 4 changes: W. Said for G. Kakuta (62′), A. Kalimuendo for I. Ganago (80′), F. Sotoca for Y. Cahuzac (80′) and I. Ganago for C. Jean (88′).
Best player: Cheick Doucouré
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lens was Cheick Doucouré even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 56 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.
Metz – Formation
Metz
Metz started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the opposite side, Frédéric Antonetti played with: Alexandre Oukidja , Fabien Centonze , Dylan Bronn , Jemerson , Matthieu Udol , Thomas Delaine , Digbo Maiga , Kévin N’Doram , Vincent Pajot , Nicolas de Préville and Farid Boulaya .
These were the players on the bench: Pape Matar Sarr , Sofiane Alakouch, Opa Nguette , Amine Bassi, Amadou Salif Mbengue , Marc-Aurele Caillard, Boubacar Traore, Lamine Gueye and Papa Ndiaga Yade.
Metz could not rely on the presence of M. Caillard (injured).
Substitutions
Metz made 4 changes: V. Pajot for P. Sarr (59′), N. De Preville for O. Nguette (80′), K. N’Doram for A. S. Mbengue (80′) and A. Oukidja for M. Caillard (88′).
Best player: Nicolas de Préville
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was Nicolas de Préville.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Lens – Metz – 4-1
- Lorient – Bordeaux – 1-1
- Olympique Marseille – Paris Saint Germain – 0-0
- Monaco – Montpellier – 3-1
- Nice – Olympique Lyonnais – 3-2
- Reims – Troyes – 1-2
- Rennes – Strasbourg – 1-0
