LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Metz and Caen didn’t manage to score any goal on Monday. Metz was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Monday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Marc Bollengier with the assistance of Yohann Larhant and Julien Pacelli. The 4th official was Loïc L’Henoret.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Metz was in firm control of the ball 56% while Caen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Metz had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Metz to win the match​.

Metz shot 13 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Caen shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Metz will have 37 points like Grenoble Foot 38 to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Caen will have 33 points like Amiens SC to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Metz will play away with Dijon on the 18th of February with a 11-6 head to head in favor of Metz (6 draws).

Caen will play away agasint Rodez on the 11th of March with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Metz – Formation

Metz started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager László Bölöni decided to play with the following team: Alexandre Oukidja (7.0), Koffi Kouao (7.3), Ismaël Traoré (6.7), Fali Candé (6.6), Matthieu Udol (6.8), Danley Jean Jacques (6.6), Habib Maïga (6.9), Lenny Joseph (6.9), Arthur Atta (6.3), Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (6.5) and Georges Mikautadze (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Youssef Maziz (6.4), Ousmane Ba, Aboubacar Lô, Xhuliano Skuka (6.2), Sofiane Alakouch, Joseph N’Duquidi and Lamine Gueye (6.5).

Substitutions

Metz made 3 changes: C. Sabaly for Mamadou Gueye (65′), L. Joseph for Xhuliano Skuka (76′) and A. Atta for Youssef Maziz (76′).

Best player: Koffi Kouao​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was Koffi Kouao.

His rating is (7.3) with 57 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Caen – Formation

Caen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Stéphane Moulin played with: Anthony Mandrea (6.7), Emmanuel Ntim (7.0), Ibrahim Cissé (7.1), Romain Thomas (6.8), Ali Abdi (6.9), Quentin Daubin (6.3), Hianga’a M’Bock (7.3), Anton Saletros (6.9), Bilal Brahimi (7.1), Alexandre Mendy (7.2) and Godson Kyeremeh (6.4).

They had on the bench: Samuel Essende (6.6), Noe Lebreton, Djibril Diani, Yoann Court (6.4), Mohamed Hafid (6.2), Norman Bassette and Yannis Clementia.

Substitutions

Caen made 2 changes: Godson Kyeremeh for Yoann Court (64′) and Alexandre Mendy for Samuel Essende (76′).

Best player: Hianga’a M’Bock​

The player that probably impressed the most for Caen was Hianga’a M’Bock.

His rating is (7.3) with 38 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​

• Metz – Caen – 0-0