MONACO. Monaco wipes out Metz 4-0 with goals of S. Diop (2′), K. Volland (44′ pen), G. Martins (57′) and W. Ben Yedder (87′). Monaco was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Louis II. stadium in Monaco on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Bastien Dechepy with the support of Brice Parinet Le Tellier and Huseyin Ocak. The 4th official was Mickaël Leleu. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Monaco was in firm control of the ball 65% while Metz was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Monaco was was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monaco won the match.
Monaco shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Metz shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Monaco received 1 yellow card (K. Volland). Regarding the opposition, Metz received 2 yellow cards (D. Bronn and B. Traore).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Monaco will have 26 points like Strasbourg to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Metz will stay with 12 points like Saint-Étienne to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Monaco will play away with Paris Saint Germain on the 12th of December with a 15-7 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (13 draws).
Metz will host Lorient on the 12th of December with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Lorient (2 draws).
Monaco – Formation
Monaco
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Monaco started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Niko Kovač decided to play with the following team: Alexander Nübel , Djibril Sidibé , Axel Disasi , Guillermo Maripán , Ismail Jakobs , Jean Lucas , Aurélien Tchouaméni , Sofiane Diop , Kevin Volland , Gelson Martins and Myron Boadu .
The home team had on the bench: Ruben Aguilar, Eliot Matazo , Radosław Majecki, Caio Henrique , Aleksandr Golovin , Wissam Ben Yedder , Chrislain Matsima, Youssouf Fofana and Wilson Isidor.
Substitutions
Monaco made 5 changes: Jean Lucas for Y. Fofana (46′), M. Boadu for W. Ben Yedder (58′), S. Diop for A. Golovin (58′), I. Jakobs for C. Henrique (66′) and K. Volland for E. Matazo (73′).
Best player: Sofiane Diop
The player that probably impressed the most for Monaco was Sofiane Diop.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Metz – Formation
Metz
Metz started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Frédéric Antonetti played with: Alexandre Oukidja , Dylan Bronn , Boubakar Kouyate , Jemerson , Fabien Centonze , Vincent Pajot , Boubacar Traore , Thomas Delaine , Opa Nguette , Farid Boulaya and Ibrahima Niane .
These were the players on the bench: Warren Tchimbembé, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Papa Ndiaga Yade , Amine Bassi, Sofiane Alakouch, Sikou Niakate, Pape Matar Sarr , Marc-Aurele Caillard and Lamine Gueye .
Substitutions
Metz made 3 changes: I. Niane for P. Sarr (46′), O. Nguette for L. Gueye (71′) and F. Boulaya for P. N. Yade (71′).
Best player: Lamine Gueye
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was Lamine Gueye.
His rating is with 5 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 71′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Bordeaux – Olympique Lyonnais – 2-2
- Lorient – Nantes – 0-1
- Monaco – Metz – 4-0
- Montpellier – Clermont – 1-0
- Nice – Strasbourg – 0-3
- Reims – Angers SCO – 1-2
- Saint-Étienne – Rennes – 0-5
