ANGERS. Angers SCO succeeded in turn the table against Metz. Angers SCO took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stade Raymond-Kopa (Angers) stadium in Angers on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Stéphanie Frappart who was helped by Mikael Berchebru and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Azzedine Souifi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 17 Total 2
- 5 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 0
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 130 Attack 101
- 50 Dangerous attack 31
- 73 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Angers SCO was in firm control of the ball 58% while Metz was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Angers SCO was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Angers SCO won the match.
Angers SCO shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Metz shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Angers SCO received 1 yellow card (M. Cho). On the opposite side, Metz received 3 yellow cards (H. Maiga, N. De Preville and D. Bronn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Angers SCO will have 16 points like Nice to stay in the 3rd place. On the other side, Metz will stay with 6 points like Troyes to stay in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Angers SCO will play away against Paris Saint Germain on the 15th of October with a 10-0 head to head record in favor of Paris Saint Germain (1 draw).
Metz will host Rennes on the 17th of October with a 8-1 head to head statistic in favor of Rennes (4 draws).
Angers SCO – Formation
Angers SCO started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gérald Baticle decided to play with the following team: Paul Bernardoni , Vincent Manceau , Ismaël Traoré , Romain Thomas , Jimmy Cabot , Batista Mendy , Thomas Mangani , Enzo Ebosse , Angelo Fulgini , Mohamed-Ali Cho and Sofiane Boufal .
The home team had on the bench: Bilal Brahimi , Waniss Taibi, Danijel Petković, Pierrick Capelle , Mathias Pereira Lage , Stéphane Bahoken , Sada Thioub, Azzeddine Ounahi and Souleyman Doumbia.
Substitutions
Angers SCO made 5 changes: E. Ebosse for P. Capelle (58′), B. Mendy for B. Brahimi (69′), A. Fulgini for A. Ounahi (69′), S. Boufal for M. Pereira Lage (83′) and M. Cho for S. Bahoken (84′).
Best player: Thomas Mangani
The player that probably impressed the most for Angers SCO was Thomas Mangani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 61 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Metz – Formation
Metz started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
On the opposite side, Frédéric Antonetti played with: Alexandre Oukidja , Fabien Centonze , Dylan Bronn , Sikou Niakate, Matthieu Udol , Lamine Gueye , Pape Matar Sarr , Digbo Maiga , Vincent Pajot , Nicolas de Préville and Ibrahima Niane .
They had on the bench: Marc-Aurele Caillard, Warren Tchimbembé, Farid Boulaya , Boubacar Traore , Opa Nguette , Amadou Salif Mbengue , Sofiane Alakouch, Amine Bassi and Papa Ndiaga Yade.
Metz could not rely on the presence of A. S. Mbengue (injured) and F. Boulaya (injured).
Substitutions
Metz made 4 changes: S. Niakate for A. S. Mbengue (3′), I. Niane for F. Boulaya (35′), P. Sarr for B. Traore (77′) and L. Gueye for O. Nguette (77′).
Best player: Dylan Bronn
The player that probably impressed the most for Metz was Dylan Bronn.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Angers SCO – Metz – 3-2
- Lille – Olympique Marseille – 2-0
- Lorient – Clermont – 1-1
- Monaco – Bordeaux – 3-0
- Nantes – Troyes – 2-0
- Rennes – Paris Saint Germain – 2-0
- Saint-Étienne – Olympique Lyonnais – 1-1