RODEZ. Metz had a straightforward win over Rodez. Metz got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from G. Mikautadze (21′), G. Mikautadze (36′) and M. Udol (44′). Rodez tried to recover with a goal from C. Depres (69′). However, the match was closed by a goal (75′) scored by Y. Maziz for Metz.
The match was played at the Stade Paul Lignon stadium in Rodez on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue who had the assistance of Nicolas Rodrigues and Djemel Zitouni. The 4th official was Julien Rouquette. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.8 degrees Celsius or 74.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Rodez was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Metz that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Metz was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Metz won the match.
Rodez shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Metz shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Rodez received 1 yellow card (N. Ouammou). On the opposite side, Metz received 4 yellow cards (J. J. Danley, G. Mikautadze, L. Joseph and M. Udol).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Rodez will stay with 5 points like Annecy to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Metz will have 10 points like Sochaux and Guingamp to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Rodez will play away against Paris on the 17th of September with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Paris (3 draws).
Metz will host Annecy on the 2nd of September with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Rodez – Formation
Rodez
65'
19'
69'
Rodez started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Laurent Peyrelade decided to play with the following team: Sébastien Cibois , Lucas Buades , Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao , Kévin Boma , Grégory Coelho , Plamedi Buni Jorge , Bradley Danger , Remy Boissier , Nassim Ouammou , Killian Corredor and Joseph Mendes .
The home team had on the bench: Abdel Hakim Abdallah , Marvin Senaya , Clément Depres , L. M’Pasi, Hatim Far , Andy Pembele and A. Valério.
Substitutions
Rodez made 5 changes: B. J. Plamedi for A. H. Abdallah (46′), G. Coelho for M. Senaya (46′), J. Mendes for C. Depres (65′), L. Buades for A. Pembele (65′) and K. Corredor for H. Far (77′).
Best player: Clément Depres
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rodez was Clément Depres.
His rating is with 1 goal, 4 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 65′.
Metz – Formation
Metz
Metz started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
László Bölöni played with: M. Caillard, Ousmane Ba , Fabien Centonze , Boubakar Kouyaté , Fali Candé , Matthieu Udol , Danley Jean Jacques , Habib Maïga , Lamine Gueye , Youssef Maziz and Georges Mikautadze , Ibrahima Niane .
These were the players on the bench: I. Traoré, Kévin N’Doram , Koffi Kouao, Ablie Jallow , Vagner Dias and Lenny Joseph .
Substitutions
Metz made 5 changes: G. Mikautadze for A. Jallow (71′), I. Niane for L. Joseph (79′), L. Gueye for Vagner (84′), Y. Maziz for K. N’Doram (84′) and F. Centonze for K. Kouao (85′).
Best player: Georges Mikautadze
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was Georges Mikautadze.
His rating is with 2 goals, 28 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Amiens SC – Paris – 1-1
- Saint-Étienne – Bastia – 5-0
- Guingamp – Sochaux – 1-2
- Caen – Pau – 1-1
- Dijon – Annecy – 0-2
- Niort – Valenciennes – 0-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Nîmes – 3-2
- Rodez – Metz – 1-4
- Laval – Le Havre – 1-3
- Bordeaux – Quevilly Rouen – 4-0
