LONGEVILLE-LèS-METZ. Rennes was in the end too much to handle for Metz with the goal of G. Laborde (24′), K. D. Sulemana (37′) and M. Terrier (45′). Rennes was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium in Longeville-lès-Metz on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Benoît Millot who was helped by Stephan Luzi and Aurélien Drouet. The 4th official was Mehdi Mokhtari.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Rennes had a strong ball possession 65% while Metz was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rennes was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rennes won the contest.
Metz shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Rennes shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Metz received 3 yellow cards (V. Pajot, A. S. Mbengue and P. N. Yade). On the other side, Rennes received 1 yellow card (W. Omari).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Metz will stay with 6 points to stay in the 18th place. On the other side, Rennes will have 15 points to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Metz will play away with Lens on the 24th of October with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Lens (6 draws).
Rennes will host Strasbourg on the 24th of October with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Rennes (1 draw).
Metz – Formation
Metz
80'
72'
Metz started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Frédéric Antonetti decided to play with the following team: Alexandre Oukidja , Amadou Salif Mbengue , Jemerson , Kévin N’Doram , Matthieu Udol , Vincent Pajot , Lamine Gueye , Pape Matar Sarr , Farid Boulaya , Opa Nguette and Nicolas de Préville .
The home team had on the bench: Marc-Aurele Caillard, Papa Ndiaga Yade , William Mikelbrencis, Boubacar Traore , Cheick Tidiane Sabaly , Warren Tchimbembé , Sofiane Alakouch and Lenny Lacroix.
Substitutions
Metz made 5 changes: V. Pajot for B. Traore (46′), L. Gueye for S. Alakouch (46′), O. Nguette for P. N. Yade (46′), P. Sarr for W. Tchimbembe (57′) and Jemerson for C. Sabaly (80′).
Best player: Alexandre Oukidja
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Metz was the goalkeeper: Alexandre Oukidja. His rating is 7.10. He performed 6 saves.
Rennes – Formation
Rennes
37'
Rennes started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Bruno Génésio played with: Alfred Gomis , Hamari Traore , Warmed Omari , Nayef Aguerd , Birger Meling , Benjamin Bourigeaud , Jonas Martin , Flavien Tait , Kamaldeen Sulemana , Gaëtan Laborde and Martin Terrier .
These were the players on the bench: Lorenz Assignon, Lesley Ugochukwu, Loum Tchaouna, Romain Salin, Loïc Badé , Lovro Majer , Sehrou Guirassy , Baptiste Santamaria and Adrien Truffert .
Substitutions
Rennes made 5 changes: W. Omari for L. Bade (57′), B. Meling for A. Truffert (68′), K. D. Sulemana for L. Majer (68′), G. Laborde for S. Guirassy (68′) and M. Terrier for B. Santamaria (76′).
Best player: Hamari Traore
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rennes was Hamari Traore even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 60 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Bordeaux – Nantes – 1-1
- Brest – Reims – 1-1
- Olympique Marseille – Lorient – 4-1
- Metz – Rennes – 0-3
- Montpellier – Lens – 1-0
- Strasbourg – Saint-Étienne – 5-1
- Troyes – Nice – 1-0
