MONTPELLIER. Montpellier was after all too good for Metz with the goal of Issiaga Sylla (3′), Modibo Sagnan (50′) and Teji Savanier (86′ pen).
The match was played at the Stade de la Mosson stadium in Montpellier on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Stinat who was helped by Christophe Mouysset and François Boudikian. The 4th official was Edgar Barenton. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 16.08 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 21 Total 14
- 7 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 6
- 89 Attack 92
- 46 Dangerous attack 42
- 82 Ball safe 91
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Montpellier was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Metz that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Montpellier was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Montpellier won the match.
Montpellier shot 21 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Metz shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Montpellier received 3 yellow cards (Modibo Sagnan, Bećir Omeragić and Kiki Kouyaté). Regarding the opposition, Metz received 4 yellow cards (László Bölöni, Joel Asoro, Fali Candé and Lamine Camara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Montpellier has 22 points like Lorient and Nantes to remain in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Metz will stays with 17 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Montpellier will play away against Olympique Marseille on the 25th of February with a 17-6 head to head record in favor of Olympique Marseille (9 draws).
Metz will host Olympique Lyonnais on the 25th of February with a 15-4 head to head in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (2 draws).
Montpellier – Formation
Montpellier
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75'
Montpellier started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Michel Der Zakarian decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Lecomte , Bećir Omeragić , Kiki Kouyaté , Modibo Sagnan , Joris Chotard , Silvan Hefti , Jordan Ferri , Teji Savanier , Issiaga Sylla , Arnaud Nordin and Musa Al-Taamari .
The home team had on the bench: Dimitry Bertaud, Leo Leroy , Khalil Fayad, Yann Karamoh, E. Tchato, Tanguy Coulibaly, Falaye Sacko , Lucas Mincarelli Davin and Akor Adams .
Montpellier could not rely on the presence of Falaye Sacko (injured).
Substitutions
Montpellier made 5 changes: Bećir Omeragić for Falaye Sacko (75′), Arnaud Nordin for Akor Adams (79′), Jordan Ferri for Leo Leroy (79′), Musa Al-Taamari for Tanguy Coulibaly (89′) and Teji Savanier for Khalil Fayad (89′).
Player of the match: Modibo Sagnan
The most impressive player for Montpellier was Modibo Sagnan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.
Metz – Formation
Metz
Metz started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
László Bölöni played with: Alexandre Oukidja , Kevin Van Den Kerkhof , Sadibou Sané , Ismaël Traoré , Christophe Herelle , Matthieu Udol , Danley Jean Jacques , Joseph N’Duquidi , Lamine Camara , Didier Lamkel Zé and Georges Mikautadze .
These were the players on the bench: Guillaume Dietsch, Fali Candé , Cheick Tidiane Sabaly , Aboubacar Lô, Benjamin Tetteh, Arthur Atta , Ibou Sane, Joel Asoro and Maxime Colin.
Metz could not rely on the presence of Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (injured).
Substitutions
Metz made 4 changes: Ismaël Traoré for Fali Candé (63′), Joseph N’Duquidi for Arthur Atta (63′), Kevin Van Den Kerkhof for Joel Asoro (68′) and Didier Lamkel Zé for Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (76′).
Player of the match: Georges Mikautadze
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was Georges Mikautadze.
His rating is with 20 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Brest – Olympique Marseille – 1-0
- Montpellier – Metz – 3-0
- Reims – Lens – 1-1
- Monaco – Toulouse – 1-2
- Rennes – Clermont – 3-1
- Strasbourg – Lorient – 1-3
