LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Strasbourg tops Metz 1-0 after H. Diarra scored just 1 goal (83′).

The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Clément Turpin with the assistance of Nicolas Danos and Julien Garrigues. The 4th official was Nicolas Rainville. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.77 degrees Celsius or 63.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Metz was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Strasbourg that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Strasbourg was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Strasbourg won the encounter.​

Metz shot 13 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Strasbourg shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Metz received 2 yellow cards (Benjamin Tetteh and Koffi Kouao). Regarding the opposition, Strasbourg didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Metz will stay with 8 points like Rennes, LOSC Lille and Nantes to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Strasbourg will have 10 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Metz will host Paris Saint Germain on the 18th of May with a 14-1 head to head stats in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).

Strasbourg will play away agasint Olympique Lyonnais on the 18th of May with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (3 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: Sadibou Sané, Alexandre Oukidja (6.6), Koffi Kouao (7.0), Christophe Herelle (7.0), Fali Candé (7.5), Matthieu Udol (7.1), Danley Jean Jacques (6.8), Kévin N’Doram (6.4), J. Asoro (7.0), Lamine Camara (7.1), Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (6.4) and Óscar Estupiñán (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Guillaume Dietsch, Pape Diallo, Simon Elisor (6.4), Aboubacar Lô, Benjamin Tetteh (6.4), Habib Maïga, Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (7.0), Arthur Atta (6.4) and Malick Mbaye (6.3).

Metz could not rely on the presence of Benjamin Tetteh (injured).

Substitutions

Metz made 5 changes: Lamine Camara for Arthur Atta (62′), Cheick Tidiane Sabaly for Malick Mbaye (63′), Óscar Estupiñán for Simon Elisor (63′), J. Asoro for Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (78′) and Koffi Kouao for Benjamin Tetteh (86′).

Best player: Fali Candé​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was Fali Candé.

His rating is (7.5) with 85 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Strasbourg – Formation

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

Patrick Vieira played with: Ibrahima Sissoko, Matz Sels (7.3), Marvin Senaya (7.9), Gerzino Nyamsi (7.5), Lucas Perrin (7.7), Thomas Delaine (7.0), Ismael Doukoure (6.8), Habib Diarra (8.1), Ângelo (7.1), Jessy Deminguet (7.0), Dilane Bakwa (6.6) and Emanuel Emegha (6.3).

They had on the bench: Lebo Mothiba (6.8), Frédéric Guilbert, Kévin Gameiro, Dion Moise Sahi (6.4), Sanjin Prcić, Junior Mwanga (7.0), Abakar Sylla, Alaa Bellaarouch and Eduard Sobol.

Strasbourg could not rely on the presence of Lebo Mothiba (injured) and Frédéric Guilbert (injured).

Substitutions

Strasbourg made 4 changes: Jessy Deminguet for Lebo Mothiba (68′), Ângelo for Dion Moise Sahi (84′), Emanuel Emegha for Frédéric Guilbert (90′) and Dilane Bakwa for Junior Mwanga (68′).

Best player: Habib Diarra​

The player that probably impressed the most for Strasbourg was Habib Diarra.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 24 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.​

• Paris Saint Germain – Olympique Marseille – 4-0
• Montpellier – Rennes – 0-0
• Metz – Strasbourg – 0-1
• Le Havre – Clermont – 2-1
• Lens – Toulouse – 2-1