LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Metz and Annecy didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday. Metz was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Johan Hamel with the collaboration of Mathieu Grosbost and Julien Garrigues. The 4th official was Steven Llewellyn.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Metz was in firm control of the ball 58% while Annecy was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Metz was more aggressive with 97 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Metz to win the match​.

Metz shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Annecy shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Metz received 2 yellow cards (K. N’Doram and K. Kouyate). Talking about the opposition, Annecy received 2 yellow cards (A. Kashi and C. Billemaz).

Also, Annecy didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Kashi (Annecy) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (81′).

Standings

After playing this match, Metz will have 11 points like Bordeaux and Dijon to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Annecy will have 6 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Metz will play away with Bastia on the 17th of September with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Bastia (1 draw).

Annecy will play away agasint Le Havre on the 17th of September with a 0-0 head to head record.

Metz – Formation

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: Ousmane Ba (6.8), Koffi Kouao (8.1), Boubakar Kouyaté (8.6), Ismaël Traoré (7.0), Matthieu Udol (6.8), Danley Jean Jacques (7.5), Kévin N’Doram (6.7), Lamine Gueye (7.1), Youssef Maziz (7.0), Georges Mikautadze (6.6) and Ibrahima Niane (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Ablie Jallow (6.7), Lenny Joseph (6.6), Vagner Dias, Sofiane Alakouch, Habib Maïga, Fali Candé (6.4) and Alexis Mirbach.

Substitutions

Metz made 3 changes: K. N’Doram for A. Jallow (64′), I. Traore for F. Cande (64′) and I. Niane for L. Joseph (75′).

Best player: Boubakar Kouyaté​

The most impressive player for Metz was Boubakar Kouyaté.

His rating is (8.6) with 61 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Annecy – Formation

Annecy started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Laurent Guyot played with: Florian Escales (7.7), Francois Lajugie (7.6), Bissenty Mendy (7.4), Gaby Jean (6.8), Maxime Bastian (7.0), Ahmed Kashi (6.2), Kevin Testud (6.8), Alexandre Philiponeau (6.2), Vincent Pajot (6.8), Steve Shamal (5.8) and Dion Moise Sahi (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Jean-Jacques Rocchi, Jonathan Gonçalves (6.2), Alexy Bosetti (6.6), Madyen El Jaouhari, Jonathan Ruque, Clement Billemaz (6.7) and Thomas Callens.

Substitutions

Annecy made 3 changes: S. Shamal for A. Bosetti (63′), M. S. Dion for C. Billemaz (63′) and A. Phliponeau for J. Goncalves (85′).

Best player: Florian Escales​

The most impressive player for Annecy was the goalkeeper: Florian Escales. His rating is 7.71. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Le Havre – Caen – 2-1
• Bastia – Dijon – 1-0
• Amiens SC – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-0
• Valenciennes – Nîmes – 3-2
• Sochaux – Laval – 4-1
• Metz – Annecy – 0-0
• Quevilly Rouen – Niort – 3-3