DéCINES-CHARPIEU. Metz and Olympique Lyonnais draw 1-1. A. Jallow scored the first goal (77′) for Metz. S. Alvero made it even (84′). Olympique Lyonnais was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%)​

The match was played at the Groupama Stadium stadium in Décines-Charpieu on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot who had the assistance of Julien Aube and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Guillaume Paradis. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Olympique Lyonnais had a superior ball possession 67% while Metz was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Olympique Lyonnais had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Olympique Lyonnais to win the match​.

Olympique Lyonnais shot 15 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Metz shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Olympique Lyonnais received 1 yellow card (Sinaly Diomandé). On the other side, Metz received 1 yellow card (Kevin Van Den Kerkhof).

Standings

After this match, Olympique Lyonnais will have 4 points to remain in the 18th place. On the other side, Metz will have 10 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais will host Strasbourg on the 18th of May with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (3 draws).

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

Olympique Lyonnais – Formation

Olympique Lyonnais started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Fabio Grosso decided to play with the following team: Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Anthony Lopes (7.8), Clinton Mata (7.0), Sinaly Diomandé (7.0), Jake O’Brien (7.1), Saël Kumbedi (7.5), Skelly Alvero (8.1), Maxence Caqueret (7.5), Mahamadou Diawara (7.1), Nicolás Tagliafico (7.5), Mama Baldé (6.3) and Alexandre Lacazette (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Dejan Lovren, Ernest Nuamah (7.1), Jeffinho (6.6), Paul Akouokou, Tino Kadewere, Rémy Riou, Rayan Cherki (7.0), Henrique Silva and Johann Lepenant.

Substitutions

Olympique Lyonnais made 3 changes: Mahamadou Diawara for Ernest Nuamah (58′), Mama Baldé for Rayan Cherki (58′) and Clinton Mata for Jeffinho (81′).

Best player: Skelly Alvero​

The player that probably impressed the most for Olympique Lyonnais was Skelly Alvero.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 50 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 21. He performed 1 cross.

Metz – Formation

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

László Bölöni played with: Cheick Tidiane Sabaly, Alexandre Oukidja (7.0), Maxime Colin (7.0), Ismaël Traoré (7.0), Christophe Herelle (7.3), Matthieu Udol (7.0), Danley Jean Jacques (7.5), Lamine Camara (7.5), Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (6.6), Ablie Jallow (7.7), Joel Asoro (6.6) and Simon Elisor (6.7).

They had on the bench: Fali Candé, Joseph N’Duquidi (6.8), Guillaume Dietsch (6.7), Kévin N’Doram (6.4), Benjamin Tetteh, Jean N’Guessan, Malick Mbaye, Ibou Sane (7.0) and Koffi Kouao.

Metz could not rely on the presence of Guillaume Dietsch (injured) and Fali Candé (injured).

Substitutions

Metz made 5 changes: Alexandre Oukidja for Guillaume Dietsch (18′), Joel Asoro for Joseph N’Duquidi (70′), Simon Elisor for Ibou Sane (70′), Ablie Jallow for Kévin N’Doram (88′) and Danley Jean Jacques for Fali Candé (89′).

Best player: Ablie Jallow​

The player that probably impressed the most for Metz was Ablie Jallow.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Olympique Lyonnais – Metz – 1-1
• Nantes – Reims – 0-1
• Nice – Rennes – 2-0
• Monaco – Brest – 2-0
• Toulouse – Le Havre – 1-2
• Strasbourg – Clermont – 0-0