LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Brest beats Metz 1-0 after J. Le scored just 1 goal (75′). Brest was decisively better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 Romain Lissorgue with the assistance of Cédric Favre and Nicolas Rodrigues. The 4th official was Azzedine Souifi. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.33 degrees Celsius or 46.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Metz stays with 16 points like Le Havre to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Brest will has 25 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Metz will host Montpellier on the 17th of December with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Metz (5 draws).
Brest will play away against Nantes on the 17th of December with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Nantes (2 draws).
Metz – Formation
Metz
40'
81'
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: Ibou Sane, Alexandre Oukidja , Maxime Colin , Ismaël Traoré , Christophe Herelle , Matthieu Udol , Lamine Camara , Danley Jean Jacques , Kevin Van Den Kerkhof , Ablie Jallow , Cheick Tidiane Sabaly and Simon Elisor .
The home team had on the bench: Fali Candé, Kévin N’Doram , Guillaume Dietsch, Pape Diallo , Benjamin Tetteh , Habib Maïga, Jean N’Guessan, Joseph N’Duquidi and Joel Asoro .
Substitutions
Metz made 5 changes: Ablie Jallow for Joel Asoro (81′), Cheick Tidiane Sabaly for Pape Diallo (65′), Lamine Camara for Kévin N’Doram (81′), Simon Elisor for Benjamin Tetteh (81′) and Danley Jean Jacques for Jean N’Guessan (88′).
Player of the match: Christophe Herelle
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was Christophe Herelle.
His rating is with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14.
Brest – Formation
Brest
75'Brest started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Eric Roy played with: Marco Bizot , Kenny Lala , Brendan Chardonnet , Lilian Brassier , Bradley Locko , Mahdi Camara , Pierre Lees-Melou , Hugo Magnetti , Billal Brahimi , Steve Mounié , Mathias Pereira Lage .
These were the players on the bench: Romain Del Castillo , Jérémy Le Douaron , Martín Satriano , Tolikpaley Luc Evrad Zogbe, Adrien Lebeau, Kamory Doumbia , Julien Le Cardinal, Jonas Martin and Grégoire Coudert.
Substitutions
Brest made 5 changes: Billal Brahimi for Romain Del Castillo (60′), Hugo Magnetti for Kamory Doumbia (71′), Mahdi Camara for Jonas Martin (72′), Mathias Pereira Lage for Jérémy Le Douaron (60′) and Steve Mounié for Martín Satriano (87′).
Player of the match: Bradley Locko
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brest was Bradley Locko even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Lyonnais – Toulouse – 3-0
- Lorient – Olympique Marseille – 2-4
- Metz – Brest – 0-1
- Clermont – LOSC Lille – 0-0
- Nice – Reims – 2-1
- Strasbourg – Le Havre – 2-1
