TROYES. Troyes and Metz didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday..
The match was played at the Stade de l’Aube stadium in Troyes on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Gaillouste who had the assistance of Huseyin Ocak and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was William Toulliou. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Troyes was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Metz that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Troyes was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Troyes to win the match.
Troyes shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Metz shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Troyes received 1 yellow card (R. Kouame). On the other side, Metz received 2 yellow cards (I. Amadou and B. Traore).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Troyes will have 21 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Metz will have 20 points like Lorient and Bordeaux to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Troyes will play away with Brest on the 13th of February with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Brest (5 draws).
Metz will host Olympique Marseille on the 13th of February with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Marseille (5 draws).
Troyes – Formation
Troyes
76'
45'
Troyes started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Bruno Irles decided to play with the following team: Gauthier Gallon , Yoann Salmier , Adil Rami , Erik Palmer-Brown , Abdu Conte , Mama Baldé , Florian Tardieu , Dylan Chambost , Xavier Chavalerin , Rominigue Kouame and Yoann Touzghar .
The home team had on the bench: Giulian Biancone , Oualid El Hajjam, Luka Ilić, Sebastien Renot, Youssouf Koné, Yasser Larouci, Lebo Mothiba , Brandon Domingues and Mamadou Camara.
Substitutions
Troyes made 2 changes: Y. Touzghar for L. Mothiba (46′) and D. Chambost for G. Biancone (76′).
Best player: Florian Tardieu
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Troyes was Florian Tardieu.
His rating is with 81 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.
Metz – Formation
Metz
Metz started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Frédéric Antonetti played with: Alexandre Oukidja , Thomas Delaine , Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik , Boubakar Kouyate , Ibrahim Amadou , Fali Candé , Opa Nguette , Vincent Pajot , Boubacar Traore , Farid Boulaya and Ibrahima Niane .
These were the players on the bench: Ousmane Ba, Habib Maïga , Jemerson, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Lenny Joseph, Dylan Bronn and Louis Mafouta .
Metz could not rely on the presence of D. Bronn (injured).
Substitutions
Metz made 3 changes: I. Niane for H. Maiga (66′), O. Nguette for L. Mafouta (77′) and J. Kana-Biyik for D. Bronn (90′).
Best player: Vincent Pajot
The player that probably impressed the most for Metz was Vincent Pajot.
His rating is with 51 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Lille – Paris Saint Germain – 1-5
- Lorient – Lens – 2-0
- Nice – Clermont – 0-1
- Reims – Bordeaux – 5-0
- Rennes – Brest – 2-0
- Strasbourg – Nantes – 1-0
- Troyes – Metz – 0-0
