LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Metz and Le Havre didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Le Havre was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Hakim Ben El Hadj who had the assistance of Gwenaël Pasqualotti and François Boudikian. The 4th official was Jordane Lomi. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.35 degrees Celsius or 56.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Le Havre had a superior ball possession 59% while Metz was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Le Havre had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. However, that was not enough Le Havre to win the contest.
Metz shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Le Havre shot 12 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Metz received 2 yellow cards (Joseph N’Duquidi and Matthieu Udol). On the opposite side, Le Havre received 2 yellow cards (Mohamed Bayo and Yoann Salmier).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Metz will have 9 points to sit in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Le Havre will have 11 points like Montpellier, Strasbourg and Toulouse to sit in the 13th 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 statistic in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).
Le Havre will host Olympique Marseille on the 18th of May with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Olympique Marseille (1 draw).
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: Kévin N’Doram, Óscar Estupiñán, Alexandre Oukidja , Maxime Colin , Ismaël Traoré , Christophe Herelle , Matthieu Udol , Joseph N’Duquidi , Lamine Camara , Kevin Van Den Kerkhof , Joel Asoro , Cheick Tidiane Sabaly and Benjamin Tetteh .
The home team had on the bench: Guillaume Dietsch, Simon Elisor , Jean N’Guessan, Arthur Atta, Malick Mbaye, Koffi Kouao, Fali Candé , Danley Jean Jacques and Ablie Jallow .
Metz could not rely on the presence of Danley Jean Jacques (injured).
Substitutions
Metz made 4 changes: Lamine Camara for Danley Jean Jacques (70′), Benjamin Tetteh for Simon Elisor (81′), Joel Asoro for Fali Candé (82′) and Cheick Tidiane Sabaly for Ablie Jallow (65′).
Best player: Christophe Herelle
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was Christophe Herelle.
His rating is with 45 passes (98% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11.
Le Havre – Formation
Le Havre started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Luka Elsner played with: Christopher Operi, Arthur Desmas , Yoann Salmier , Arouna Sangante , Gautier Lloris , Loïc Nego , Daler Kuzyaev , Abdoulaye Touré , Josué Casimir , Emmanuel Sabbi , Nabil Alioui , Mohamed Bayo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mathieu Gorgelin, Étienne Youté Kinkoué, Yassine Kechta , Nolan Mbemba, Rassoul Ndiaye, Andy Logbo, Antoine Joujou , Samuel Grandsir and Issa Soumaré .
Substitutions
Le Havre made 4 changes: Emmanuel Sabbi for Antoine Joujou (59′), Nabil Alioui for Issa Soumaré (78′), Mohamed Bayo for Samuel Grandsir (88′) and Daler Kuzyaev for Yassine Kechta (78′).
Best player: Gautier Lloris
The player that probably impressed the most for Le Havre was Gautier Lloris.
His rating is with 79 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Brest – Paris Saint Germain – 2-3
- Montpellier – Toulouse – 3-0
- Metz – Le Havre – 0-0
- LOSC Lille – Monaco – 2-0
- Rennes – Strasbourg – 1-1