LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Olympique Marseille defeated Metz to win 2-1. It was Olympique Marseille to strike first with a goal of C. Bakambu at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Milik gave the win to Olympique Marseille in the 82′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier with the assistance of Djemel Zitouni and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Guillaume Paradis.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 11 Total 12
- 4 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 89 Attack 115
- 33 Dangerous attack 40
- 89 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 8
Fouls
- 11 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Metz was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Olympique Marseille that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Olympique Marseille had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Olympique Marseille won the match.
Metz shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Olympique Marseille shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Metz received 2 yellow cards (V. Pajot and B. Traore). On the opposite side, Olympique Marseille received 2 yellow cards (C. Bakambu and D. Payet).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Metz will stay with 20 points like Bordeaux to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Olympique Marseille will have 46 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Metz will play away against Lille on the 18th of February with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of Lille (4 draws).
Olympique Marseille will host Clermont on the 20th of February with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Olympique Marseille (0 draws).
Metz – Formation
Metz
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19'
52'
Metz started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Frédéric Antonetti decided to play with the following team: Marc-Aurele Caillard , Thomas Delaine , Dylan Bronn , Boubakar Kouyate , Ibrahim Amadou , Fali Candé , Habib Maïga , Vincent Pajot , Boubacar Traore , Farid Boulaya and Louis Mafouta .
The home team had on the bench: S. Niakaté, A. Mbengue, Pape Matar Sarr , A. Oukidja, Opa Nguette , Jemerson, P. Yade, Ibrahima Niane and L. Joseph.
Substitutions
Metz made 3 changes: L. Mafouta for I. Niane (65′), H. Maiga for P. Sarr (66′) and V. Pajot for O. Nguette (70′).
Best player: Boubacar Traore
The player that probably impressed the most for Metz was Boubacar Traore.
His rating is with 38 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.
Olympique Marseille – Formation
Olympique Marseille
Olympique Marseille started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya played with: Pau López , Pol Lirola , William Saliba , Duje Ćaleta-Car , Pape Gueye , Mattéo Guendouzi , Boubacar Kamara , Gerson , Ahmadou Bamba Dieng , Dimitri Payet and Cédric Bakambu .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Álvaro González, A. Harit, L. Balerdi, Sead Kolašinac , Simon Ngapandouetnbu, Arkadiusz Milik , Luís Henrique, Steve Mandanda and Cengiz Ünder .
Substitutions
Olympique Marseille made 4 changes: P. Gueye for S. Kolasinac (76′), C. Bakambu for A. Milik (76′), B. Dieng for C. Under (79′) and D. Payet for L. Balerdi (90′).
Best player: Cédric Bakambu
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Marseille was Cédric Bakambu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Strasbourg – 0-1
- Brest – Troyes – 5-1
- Clermont – Saint-Étienne – 1-2
- Lens – Bordeaux – 3-2
- Metz – Olympique Marseille – 1-2
- Monaco – Lorient – 0-0
- Nantes – Reims – 1-0
