LAVAL. Laval and Metz played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3. Laval was definitely better in terms of ball possession (66%)
The match was played at the Stade Francis Le Basser stadium in Laval on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Lepaysant assisted by Ludovic Zmyslony and Bertrand Jouannaud. The 4th official was Julien Gueguen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.2 degrees Celsius or 86.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Laval had a superior ball possession 66% while Metz was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Laval was putting more pressure with 84 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Laval to win the match.
Laval shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Metz shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Laval received 1 yellow card (J. Roye). On the other side, Metz received 3 yellow cards (K. N’Doram, F. Centonze and M. Caillard).
Also, Metz didn’t finish the match with 11 players after F. Centonze (Metz) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
A. Oukidja (Metz) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (58′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Laval will have 7 points to lose in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Metz will have 7 points to move down in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Laval will host Le Havre on the 30th of August with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Le Havre (6 draws).
Metz will play away agasint Rodez on the 30th of August with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Laval – Formation
Laval started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Olivier Frapolli decided to play with the following team: Alexis Sauvage , Anthony Gonçalves , Yasser Balde , Yohan Tavares , Marvin Baudry , Edson Seidou , Jordan Adeoti , Jimmy Roye , Julien Maggiotti , Geoffray Durbant and Zakaria Naidji .
The home team had on the bench: Rémy Duterte, Kader N’Chobi , Steven Nsimba , Maxime Hautbois, Pape Djibril Diaw , Ryan Ferhaoui and Dembo Sylla.
Substitutions
Laval made 4 changes: Y. Balde for E. P. Diaw (46′), J. Adeoti for R. Ferhaoui (60′), G. Durbant for Y. N’Chobi (68′) and M. Baudry for S. Nsimba (81′).
Best player: Julien Maggiotti
The most impressive player for Laval was Julien Maggiotti.
His rating is with 52 passes (84% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 14 crosses.
Metz – Formation
Metz started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
László Bölöni played with: Alexandre Oukidja , William Mikelbrencis , Ismaël Traoré , Fali Candé , Matthieu Udol , Boubacar Traoré , Habib Maïga , Lamine Gueye , Ablie Jallow , Georges Mikautadze and Ibrahima Niane .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kévin N’Doram , Vagner Dias, Marc-Aurele Caillard , Papa Ndiaga Yade , Youssef Maziz, Fabien Centonze and Danley Jean Jacques.
Substitutions
Metz made 4 changes: A. Jallow for M. Caillard (60′), L. Gueye for K. N’Doram (63′), G. Mikautadze for P. N. Yade (81′) and W. Mikelbrencis for F. Centonze (81′).
Best player: William Mikelbrencis
The most impressive player for Metz was William Mikelbrencis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Niort – Paris – 2-1
- Saint-Étienne – Le Havre – 0-6
- Caen – Guingamp – 4-1
- Pau – Sochaux – 0-3
- Amiens SC – Bastia – 3-1
- Valenciennes – Quevilly Rouen – 0-0
- Rodez – Annecy – 2-2
- Laval – Metz – 3-3
- Dijon – Nîmes – 2-1