BIZANOS. Metz and Pau draw 1-1. J. Prior scored the first own goal (58′) for Metz. M. George equalized (80′).
The match was played at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 stadium in Bizanos on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was William Toulliou who had the assistance of Julien Garrigues and Quentin Guidou. The 4th official was Brice Bayour. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Metz had a strong ball possession 55% while Pau was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Metz was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Metz to win the match.
Pau shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Metz shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Pau received 2 yellow cards (Y. Begraoui and Jean Ruiz). Talking about the opposition, Metz received 2 yellow cards (Fali Candé and J. N’Duquidi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Pau will have 34 points like Rodez to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Metz will have 52 points like Sochaux to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Pau will play away against Sochaux on the 15th of April with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Sochaux (2 draws).
Metz will host Paris on the 29th of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Metz (2 draws).
Pau – Formation
Pau started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Didier Tholot decided to play with the following team: Jérôme Prior , Erwin Koffi , Xavier Kouassi , Jean Ruiz , Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan , Yanis Begraoui , Steeve Beusnard , Sessi D’Almeida , Quentin Boisgard , Henri Saivet and Mons Bassouamina .
The home team had on the bench: Nicolas Delpech, Massamba Ndiaye, Abzi Diyaeddine , Charles Boli , Eddy Sylvestre , Antoine Batisse and Mayron George .
Substitutions
Pau made 4 changes: Y. Begraoui for Mayron George (67′), Quentin Boisgard for Diyaeddine Abzi (75′), Sessi D’Almeida for Eddy Sylvestre (75′) and Jean Lambert Evan’s for Charles Boli (75′).
Best player: Charles Boli
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pau was Charles Boli.
His rating is with 10 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 75′.
Metz – Formation
Metz started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
László Bölöni played with: Alexandre Oukidja , Koffi Kouao , Ismaël Traoré , Fali Candé , Matthieu Udol , Youssef Maziz , Kévin N’Doram , Danley Jean Jacques , Lamine Gueye , Georges Mikautadze and Cheick Tidiane Sabaly .
They had on the bench: Lenny Joseph , Ousmane Ba, Xhuliano Skuka, Arthur Atta , Aboubacar Lô, Ablie Jallow and Joseph N’Duquidi.
Substitutions
Metz made 4 changes: C. Sabaly for Arthur Atta (74′), Lamine Gueye for Lenny Joseph (84′), Youssef Maziz for Ablie Jallow (84′) and Georges Mikautadze for Xhuliano Skuka (89′).
Best player: Youssef Maziz
The player that probably impressed the most for Metz was Youssef Maziz.
His rating is with 55 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Saint-Étienne – 2-4
- Le Havre – Guingamp – 0-0
- Pau – Metz – 1-1
- Dijon – Rodez – 1-0
- Niort – Sochaux – 0-3
- Amiens SC – Nîmes – 1-0
- Laval – Grenoble Foot 38 – 0-1
- Quevilly Rouen – Caen – 2-1
- Bordeaux – Bastia – 2-0