LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Metz beats Laval 1-0 after G. Mikautadze scored just 1 goal (49′).
The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Remi Landry with the assistance of Mohamed Benkemouche and Yannick Boutry. The 4th official was Loïc L’Henoret.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Metz was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Laval that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Laval was more pushing with 37 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Metz was able to find the solution to win this match.
Metz shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Laval shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Metz received 1 yellow card (Habib Maïga). On the opposite side, Laval received 2 yellow cards (Yohan Tavares and Jimmy Roye).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Metz will have 51 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Laval will stay with 31 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Metz will host Paris on the 29th of April with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Metz (2 draws).
Laval will play away agasint Guingamp on the 29th of April with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Guingamp (2 draws).
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 , Lamine Gueye , Ismaël Traoré , Fali Candé , Matthieu Udol , Habib Maïga , Cheick Tidiane Sabaly , Ablie Jallow , Youssef Maziz , Arthur Atta and Georges Mikautadze .
The home team had on the bench: Lenny Joseph, Ousmane Ba, Aboubacar Lô, Danley Jean Jacques, Lilian Raillot, Joseph N’Duquidi and Xhuliano Skuka.
Substitutions
Metz made 3 changes: A. Atta for Danley Jean Jacques (46′), Ablie Jallow for Lenny Joseph (76′) and Habib Maïga for Aboubacar Lô (88′).
Best player: Alexandre Oukidja
The most impressive player for Metz was the goalkeeper: Alexandre Oukidja. His rating is 7.44. He performed 4 saves.
Laval – Formation
Laval started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Olivier Frapolli played with: Alexis Sauvage , Anthony Gonçalves , Yasser Balde , Yohan Tavares , Edson Seidou , Dembo Sylla , Jordan Adeoti , Jimmy Roye , Antonin Bobichon , Simon Elisor and Zakaria Naidji .
These were the players on the bench: Rémy Duterte, Boubacar Diakhaby, Marvin Baudry, Steven Nsimba, Théo Chatelain, Pape Djibril Diaw and Geoffray Durbant.
Substitutions
Laval made 4 changes: Zakaria Naidji for Aimé Nsimba Labe (76′), D. Sylla for Geoffray Durbant (81′), E. Seidou for Rémy Duterte (87′) and Jordan Adéoti for Pape Djibril Diaw (87′).
Best player: Simon Elisor
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Laval was Simon Elisor.
His rating is with 14 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Valenciennes – Paris – 4-5
- Saint-Étienne – Niort – 2-0
- Caen – Dijon – 2-1
- Nîmes – Annecy – 4-0
- Pau – Le Havre – 0-1
- Bastia – Sochaux – 3-2
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Amiens SC – 2-1
- Rodez – Quevilly Rouen – 1-0
- Metz – Laval – 1-0