LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Metz overcomes Quevilly Rouen with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Jallow (72′) and a goal from G. Mikautadze (90′).
The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue assisted by Mohamed Benkemouche and Djemel Zitouni. The 4th official was Yann Gazagnes.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 9 Total 5
- 8 On Target 1
- 1 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 121 Attack 109
- 67 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Metz had a strong ball possession 55% while Quevilly Rouen was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Metz was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Metz won the match.
Metz shot 9 times, 8 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Quevilly Rouen shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Metz didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Quevilly Rouen received 1 yellow card (Kalidou Sidibé).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Metz will have 31 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Quevilly Rouen will stay with 25 points like Caen and Valenciennes to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Metz will host Rodez on the 31st of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Metz (0 draws).
Quevilly Rouen will host Paris on the 28th of January with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Paris (0 draws).
Metz – Formation
Metz
85'
72'
Metz adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager László Bölöni decided to play with the following team: Alexandre Oukidja , Koffi Kouao , Boubakar Kouyaté , Fali Candé , Matthieu Udol , Danley Jean Jacques , Habib Maïga , Ablie Jallow , Youssef Maziz , Cheick Tidiane Sabaly and Lenny Joseph .
The home team had on the bench: Ismaël Traoré, Lamine Gueye , Georges Mikautadze , Joseph N’Duquidi, Sofiane Alakouch, Arthur Atta and Ousmane Ba.
Substitutions
Metz made 4 changes: L. Joseph for Georges Mikautadze (46′), C. Sabaly for Lamine Gueye (78′), Ablie Jallow for A. Atta (85′) and Youssef Maziz for J. N’Duquidi (90′).
Best player: Ablie Jallow
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was Ablie Jallow.
His rating is with 1 goal, 44 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Quevilly Rouen – Formation
Quevilly Rouen
66'
Also Quevilly Rouen adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Olivier Echouafni played with: Nicolas Lemaitre , Nadjib Cisse , Syam Ben Youssef , Till Cissokho , Alpha Sissoko , Kalidou Sidibé , Yann Boé-Kane , Garland Gbelle , Andrew Jung , Alexandre Bonnet and Louis Mafouta .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Justin Smith, Issa Soumaré , Mamady Bangré, Mamadou Camara , Christophe Diedhiou, Yohann Thuram and Gustavo Sangaré .
Substitutions
Quevilly Rouen made 4 changes: Alexandre Bonnet for M. Camara (68′), A. Jung for I. Soumaré (68′), Yann Boé-Kane for Gustavo Sangaré (78′) and Garland Gbellé for Mamady Bangré (85′).
Best player: Nicolas Lemaitre
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Quevilly Rouen was the goalkeeper: Nicolas Lemaitre. His rating is 7.34. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Annecy – Paris – 2-0
- Bordeaux – Amiens SC – 1-1
- Guingamp – Grenoble Foot 38 – 2-4
- Le Havre – Nîmes – 3-1
- Dijon – Valenciennes – 2-1
- Bastia – Pau – 1-0
- Laval – Rodez – 3-1
- Metz – Quevilly Rouen – 2-0
