LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Olympique Lyonnais succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Metz to win 2-1. It was Metz to strike first with a goal of Georges Mikautadze at the 13′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Saïd Benrahma gave the win to Olympique Lyonnais in the 60′ minute. Olympique Lyonnais was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Bollengier who had the assistance of Thomas Luczynski and Aurélien Berthomieu. The 4th official was Arnaud Baert. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.27 degrees Celsius or 45.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 15 Total 11
- 4 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 104 Attack 125
- 47 Dangerous attack 59
- 74 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Olympique Lyonnais had a superior ball possession 63% while Metz was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Olympique Lyonnais was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Olympique Lyonnais won the contest.
Metz shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Metz received 1 yellow card (Lamine Camara). On the opposite side, Olympique Lyonnais received 2 yellow cards (Jake O’Brien and Clinton Mata).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Metz stays with 17 points to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais will has 28 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Metz will play away against Nantes on the 3rd of March with a 4-4 head to head stats.
Olympique Lyonnais will host Lens on the 3rd of March with a 11-3 head to head in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (7 draws).
Metz – Formation
Metz
55'
81'
13'
Metz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager László Bölöni decided to play with the following team: Ismaël Traoré, Benjamin Tetteh, Alexandre Oukidja , Maxime Colin , Christophe Herelle , Sadibou Sané , Matthieu Udol , Joel Asoro , Lamine Camara , Danley Jean Jacques , Cheick Tidiane Sabaly , Georges Mikautadze and Didier Lamkel Zé .
The home team had on the bench: Joseph N’Duquidi , Guillaume Dietsch, Fali Candé, Aboubacar Lô, Malick Mbaye, Ibou Sane , Koffi Kouao, Kevin Van Den Kerkhof and Arthur Atta .
Metz could not rely on the presence of Joseph N’Duquidi (injured).
Substitutions
Metz made 4 changes: Cheick Tidiane Sabaly for Kevin Van Den Kerkhof (55′), Joel Asoro for Ibou Sane (75′), Didier Lamkel Zé for Arthur Atta (75′) and Lamine Camara for Joseph N’Duquidi (82′).
Player of the match: Lamine Camara
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was Lamine Camara.
His rating is with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Olympique Lyonnais – Formation
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Pierre Sage played with: Anthony Lopes , Clinton Mata , Jake O’Brien , Duje Caleta-Car , Ainsley Maitland-Niles , Maxence Caqueret , Nemanja Matić , Orel Mangala , Ernest Nuamah , Alexandre Lacazette , Gift Emmanuel Orban .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Paul Akouokou, Dejan Lovren, Mama Baldé , Malick Fofana , Rayan Cherki , Saël Kumbedi, Lucas Perri, Adryelson and Saïd Benrahma .
Olympique Lyonnais could not rely on the presence of Mama Baldé (injured) and Paul Akouokou (injured).
Substitutions
Olympique Lyonnais made 5 changes: Gift Emmanuel Orban for Saïd Benrahma (46′), Ernest Nuamah for Malick Fofana (70′), Orel Mangala for Rayan Cherki (70′), Alexandre Lacazette for Mama Baldé (89′) and Maxence Caqueret for Paul Akouokou (90′).
Player of the match: Saïd Benrahma
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Lyonnais was Saïd Benrahma.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was sensational also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
