French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs Metz, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Montpellier
  • 3': Issiaga Sylla
  • 50': Modibo Sagnan
  • 86': Téji Savanier (P)
FT
3 - 0
Metz

    About

    Montpellier are hosting Metz at Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98, Montpellier, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ismaël Traoré.
    • 3': Goal! Montpellier 1, Metz 0. Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ferri with a through ball.
    • 6': Christophe Hérelle (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Silvan Hefti (Montpellier).
    • 9': Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Sadibou Sané (Metz).
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
    • 12': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Christophe Hérelle.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Lamkel Zé.
    • 13': Foul by Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier).
    • 13': Joseph Nduquidi (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier).
    • 14': Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Lamine Camara (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
    • 16': Foul by Sadibou Sané (Metz).
    • 16': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Offside, Metz. Didier Lamkel Zé is caught offside.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla.
    • 20': Foul by Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
    • 20': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Silvan Hefti (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mousa Tamari.
    • 23': Foul by Christophe Hérelle (Metz).
    • 23': Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Mousa Tamari (Montpellier).
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 25': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 25': Ismaël Traoré (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Lamine Camara (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Lamkel Zé.
    • 26': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Lamine Camara.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joris Chotard.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kévin Van Den Kerkhof following a fast break.
    • 30': Foul by Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier).
    • 30': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Joris Chotard.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joseph Nduquidi.
    • 32': Offside, Montpellier. Mousa Tamari is caught offside.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin following a fast break.
    • 37': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 37': Sadibou Sané (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mousa Tamari.
    • 38': Dangerous play by Lamine Camara (Metz).
    • 38': Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Offside, Montpellier. Arnaud Nordin is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 39': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ismaël Traoré.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Foul by Joseph Nduquidi (Metz).
    • 41': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danley Jean-Jacques.
    • 43': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Becir Omeragic.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Sadibou Sané (Metz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross.
    • 45': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Becir Omeragic (Montpellier).
    • 45'+1': Offside, Montpellier. Issiaga Sylla is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
    • 45'+3': Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Montpellier 1, Metz 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 1, Metz 0.
    • 47': Foul by Sadibou Sané (Metz).
    • 47': Silvan Hefti (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
    • 49': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Lamine Camara.
    • 50': Goal! Montpellier 2, Metz 0. Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Foul by Becir Omeragic (Montpellier).
    • 51': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthieu Udol with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
    • 53': Offside, Montpellier. Issiaga Sylla is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
    • 54': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Christophe Hérelle.
    • 56': Christophe Hérelle (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier).
    • 58': Attempt saved. Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
    • 59': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 59': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Sadibou Sané (Metz) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross.
    • 63': Substitution, Metz. Fali Candé replaces Ismaël Traoré.
    • 63': Substitution, Metz. Arthur Atta replaces Joseph Nduquidi.
    • 65': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
    • 65': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, Metz. Joel Asoro replaces Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
    • 69': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Becir Omeragic (Montpellier).
    • 69': Becir Omeragic (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joel Asoro.
    • 71': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
    • 73': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Becir Omeragic.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Becir Omeragic (Montpellier).
    • 75': Substitution, Montpellier. Falaye Sacko replaces Becir Omeragic because of an injury.
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Christophe Hérelle (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier).
    • 76': Substitution, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Didier Lamkel Zé because of an injury.
    • 77': Offside, Metz. Joel Asoro is caught offside.
    • 78': Foul by Joel Asoro (Metz).
    • 78': Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Joel Asoro (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Montpellier. Akor Adams replaces Arnaud Nordin.
    • 79': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Jordan Ferri.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Akor Adams (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla with a cross.
    • 81': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier).
    • 81': Joel Asoro (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Arthur Atta (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Camara.
    • 83': Foul by Fali Candé (Metz).
    • 83': Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Fali Candé (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Penalty conceded by Cheikh Sabaly (Metz) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 86': Goal! Montpellier 3, Metz 0. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 88': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier).
    • 88': Joel Asoro (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Substitution, Montpellier. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Mousa Tamari.
    • 89': Substitution, Montpellier. Khalil Fayad replaces Téji Savanier.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Léo Leroy (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tanguy Coulibaly.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
    • 90'+2': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
    • 90'+4': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Lamine Camara (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier).
    • 90'+5': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Montpellier 3, Metz 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Montpellier 3, Metz 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 17
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 3
    46.3 Possession 53.7
    14 SHOTS 21
    4 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    275 Accurate Passes 319
    340 Passes 395
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 5
    19 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 49
    35 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 7
    13 Effective Tackles 10
    22 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 8
    25 Effective Clearances 12
    25 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade de la Mosson-Mondial 98
    Location: Montpellier, France
    Attendance: 12,532

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 11 +23 29
    2 AS Monaco 11 +10 23
    3 Marseille 11 +9 20
    4 Lille 11 +7 19
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MON Montpellier (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
    4 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate Yellow Card
    5 Modibo Sagnan Yellow Card
    27 Becir Omeragic Yellow Card
    13 Joris Chotard
    11 Téji Savanier
    12 Jordan Ferri
    3 Issiaga Sylla
    36 Silvan Hefti
    9 Mousa Al-Tamari
    7 Arnaud Nordin
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Lucas Mincarelli Davin, Yann Karamoh, Akor Adams, Khalil Fayad, Enzo Tchato, Tanguy Coulibaly, Leo Leroy, Falaye Sacko, Dimitry Bertaud.

    METZ Metz (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
    8 Ismaël Traoré
    29 Christophe Hérelle
    38 Sadibou Sané
    3 Matthieu Udol
    22 Kevin Guiton
    34 Joseph N'Duquidi
    18 Lamine Camara Yellow Card
    27 Danley Jean Jacques
    10 Georges Mikautadze
    11 Didier Lamkel Ze
    Metz Substitutes:
    Maxime Colin, Fali Candé, Cheick Tidiane Sabaly, Aboubacar Lô, Guillaume Dietsch, Ibou Sané, Benjamin Tetteh, Arthur Atta, Joel Asoro.

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