LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Monaco beat Metz to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Monaco to strike first with a goal of W. Ben Yedder at the 46′. Then it was a goal in the 63′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Boadu gave the win to Monaco in the 73′ minute with a goal. Monaco capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérôme Brisard with the help of Benjamin Pages and Alexis Auger. The 4th official was Bartolomeu Varela.

Match Statistics

Metz

1 - 2

Monaco

43 Ball Possession 57

Shots

18 Total 16
6 On Target 4
12 Off Target 12
5 Shots blocked 3

82 Attack 146
26 Dangerous attack 69
95 Ball safe 87

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 6
2 Off Sides 4

Fouls

6 Total 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Monaco was in firm control of the ball 57% while Metz was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Monaco had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Monaco won the contest.

Metz shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Monaco shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

46'

Wissam Ben Yedder (goal)

60'

63'

67'

68'

73'

82'

83'

87'

Guillermo Maripán- sub ->A. Golovin

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Metz will stay with 23 points like Bordeaux to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Monaco will have 47 points like Lille to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 1, Metz will play away with Bordeaux on the 10th of April with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Bordeaux (5 draws).

Monaco will host Troyes on the 10th of April with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Monaco (4 draws).

Metz – Formation

Metz

Marc-Aurèle Caillard 30.France

6.3

J. Kana-Biyik 27.Cameroon

7.4

83'

Jemerson 5.Brazil

7.8

Dylan Bronn 2.Tunisia

7.4

Thomas Delaine 17.France

6.5

Fali Candé 13.Portugal

7.3

82'

Ibrahim Amadou 32.France

7.2

63'

Kévin N'Doram 6.France

6.8

83'

F. Boulaya 10.Algeria

7.3

68'

Nicolas de Préville 9.France

7.3

Didier Lamkel Zé 22.Cameroon

6.5

60'

Substitutes

Alexandre Oukidja 16.Algeria

W. Mikelbrencis 25.France

Sikou Niakaté 4.Mali

6.4

83'

Opa Nguette 11.Senegal

6.3

83'

Pape Matar Sarr 15.Senegal

6.7

68'

Papa Ndiaga Yade 26.Senegal

6.8

82'

Lenny Joseph 24.France

Louis Mafouta 34.Central African Republic

6.9

60'

Ibrahima Niane 7.Senegal

Metz started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Frédéric Antonetti decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Metz made 5 changes: D. Lamkel Ze for L. Mafouta (60′), F. Boulaya for P. Sarr (68′), F. Cande for P. N. Yade (82′), J. Kana-Biyik for S. Niakate (83′) and K. N’Doram for O. Nguette (83′).