LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Dijon overcome Metz to win 2-1. It was Dijon to strike first with a goal of X. Silva at the 29′. Then M. Le Bihan scored again for Dijon in the 59′ minute. Eventually, L. Gueye reduced the distance for Metz (78′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Metz lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

Dijon remained with 10 players after C. Rocchia received a double yellow card in the 67′. Nonetheless, Dijon still was able to win this match playing only in players​.

I. Niane didn’t score a decisive penalty (68′). That would have allowed Metz to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot with the help of Camille Soriano and Stephan Luzi. The 4th official was Mehdi Mokhtari.

Match Statistics​

Metz

1 - 2

Dijon

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 14 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 2
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 122 Attack 97
  • 104 Dangerous attack 71
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 5 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Metz had a strong ball possession 60% while Dijon was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Metz was more pushing with 104 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Dijon succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Metz shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Dijon shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Metz received 4 yellow cards (K. N’Doram, I. Niane, L. Gueye and F. Cande). On the opposite side, Dijon received 4 yellow cards (C. Rocchia, D. Ndong, J. Marie and X. Silva).

Also, Dijon didn’t end the match with 11 players after C. Rocchia (Dijon) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (67′).

Match Timeline

29'
35'
Kévin N'Doram- Yellow
40'
41'
53'
57'
Jordan Marié- Yellow
59'
64'
67'
68'
68'
70'
78'
78'
Koffi Kouao- sub ->W. Mikelbrencis
79'
81'
81'
Daniel Congré- sub ->D. Ndong
84'
88'
88'
Danley Jean Jacques- sub ->H. Maiga
88'
89'
Fali Candé- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Le Havre
75
38
Metz
72
38
Bordeaux
69
37
Bastia
60
38
Caen
59
38
Guingamp
55
38
Paris
55
38
Saint-Étienne
53
38
Sochaux
52
38
Grenoble Foot 38
51
38
Quevilly Rouen
50
38
Pau
47
38
Amiens SC
47
38
Laval
46
38
Valenciennes
45
38
Annecy
45
38
Rodez
43
37
Dijon
42
38
Nîmes
36
38
Niort
29
38

After this encounter, Metz will stay with 7 points like Sochaux, Laval and Nîmes to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Dijon will have 11 points like Caen to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Metz will play away with Rodez on the 30th of August with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Dijon will host Annecy on the 30th of August with a 0-0 head to head.

Metz – Formation

Metz
G
Marc-Aurèle Caillard 30.France
6.4
D
Ismaël Traoré 86.Ivory Coast
7.1
D
Matthieu Udol 3.France
6.2
D
Fali Candé 5.Portugal
6.5
90'
D
W. Mikelbrencis 25.France
6.6
79'
M
Habib Maïga 19.Ivory Coast
7.0
88'
M
Kévin N'Doram 6.France
6.8
64' 40'
M
Ablie Jallow 36.Gambia
6.5
78'
M
Georges Mikautadze 9.Georgia
6.6
M
Lamine Gueye 20.Senegal
7.4
89' 84' 78'
F
Ibrahima Niane 7.Senegal
6.1
41'
Substitutes
G
Ousmane Ba 40.Senegal
D
Aboubacar Lô 15.Senegal
D
Koffi Kouao 39.Ghana
6.6
79'
M
Danley Jean Jacques 27.Haiti
88'
M
Youssef Maziz 10.France
7.5
64'
F
Lenny Joseph 24.France
89'
F
Vagner 77.Cape Verde
6.7
78'

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

The manager László Bölöni decided to play with the following team: Marc-Aurele Caillard (6.4), William Mikelbrencis (6.6), Ismaël Traoré (7.1), Fali Candé (6.5), Matthieu Udol (6.2), Kévin N’Doram (6.8), Habib Maïga (7.0), Lamine Gueye (7.4), Georges Mikautadze (6.6), Ablie Jallow (6.7) and Ibrahima Niane (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Danley Jean Jacques, Aboubacar Lô, Lenny Joseph, Ousmane Ba, Vagner Dias (6.5), Youssef Maziz (7.5) and Koffi Kouao (6.6).

Substitutions

Metz made 5 changes: K. N’Doram for Y. Maziz (64′), W. Mikelbrencis for K. Kouao (78′), A. Jallow for Vagner (79′), H. Maiga for J. J. Danley (88′) and L. Gueye for L. Joseph (89′).

Best player: Youssef Maziz​

The most impressive player for Metz was Youssef Maziz.

His rating is (7.5) with 24 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.

Dijon – Formation

Dijon
G
Baptiste Reynet 30.France
7.3
D
Cheick Traoré 27.Mali
6.7
D
Christopher Rocchia 13.France
6.3
67'
D
Senou Coulibaly 5.Mali
6.5
D
Z. Touré 32.Senegal
6.7
M
Jordan Marié 14.France
7.2
70' 57'
M
D. Ndong 20.Gabon
6.4
81' 53'
M
Ousseynou Thioune 93.Senegal
6.1
88'
F
Xande Silva 10.Portugal
7.3
81' 68' 29'
F
Bryan Soumaré 28.France
7.2
88'
F
Mickaël Le Bihan 8.France
7.4
59'
Substitutes
G
Saturnin Allagbé 16.Benin
D
Daniel Congré 3.France
6.9
81'
D
Ahmad Ngouyamsa 92.Cameroon
6.2
70'
M
Jessy Pi 25.France
88'
M
Valentin Jacob 11.France
6.5
81'
M
Walid Nassi 22.France
F
I. Camara 18.Senegal
88'

Dijon started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Omar Daf played with: Baptiste Reynet (7.3), Cheik Traoré (6.7), Senou Coulibaly (6.5), Zargo Touré (6.7), Christopher Rocchia (6.3), Didier N’Dong (6.4), Ousseynou Thioune (6.1), Jordan Marié (7.2), Bryan Soumaré (7.2), Mickaël Le Bihan (7.4) and Xande Silva (7.3).

They had on the bench: Jessy Pi, Daniel Congré (6.9), Idrissa Camara, Ahmad Toure Ngouyamsa (6.2), Valentin Jacob (6.5), Walid Nassi and Saturnin Allagbe.

Substitutions

Dijon made 5 changes: J. Marie for A. T. Ngouyamsa Nounchil (70′), X. Silva for V. Jacob (81′), D. Ndong for D. Congre (81′), B. Soumare for I. Camara (88′) and O. Thioune for J. Pi (88′).

Best player: Mickaël Le Bihan​

The most impressive player for Dijon was Mickaël Le Bihan.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 38 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​