Brest vs Metz

31 January 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Benoît Millot

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 1–1

  • Franck Honorat 33’
  • Irvin Cardona 47’
  • Farid Boulaya 36’
  • Pape Sarr 73’
  • Papa Ndiaga Yade 81’
  • Vágner 87’ (pen)

Match summary

Metz came from behind to win 4-2 away at Brest. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Franck Honorat put Brest ahead in the 33rd minute and Farid Boulaya equalised with a direct free kick in the 36th minute. In the second half, Irvin Cardona put Brest back in front with a header in the 47th minute, set up by Steve Mounie, Pape Sarr equalised in the 73rd minute, Papa Ndiaga Yade put Metz in front in the 81st minute, set up by Vágner, and Vágner made it 2-4 from the penalty spot in the 87th minute.

Brest can feel hard done by, creating 1.87 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Metz's 1.51 from 15.

Match stats

Brest Metz
10 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.87 xG 1.51
1.87 Non-penalty xG 0.75
9 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Brest Metz
Kick-off
Franck Honorat1-0 (Brest)
33’
36’
Farid Boulaya1-1 (Metz)
Half-time1-1
Irvin Cardona
Assist: Steve Mounie2-1 (Brest)
47’
73’
Pape Sarr2-2 (Metz)
81’
Papa Ndiaga Yade
Assist: Vágner2-3 (Metz)
87’
Vágner
Penalty2-4 (Metz)
Full-time2-4

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brest
  • Romain Perraud
Metz
  • Mamadou Fofana
  • Farid Boulaya
  • Papa Ndiaga Yade

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.87 1.51 33’ Franck Honorat (Brest), 1-0 33’ 36’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), 1-1 36’ 47’ Irvin Cardona (Brest), 2-1 47’ 73’ Pape Sarr (Metz), 2-2 73’ 81’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), 2-3 81’ 87’ Vágner (Metz), 2-4 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.87 1.51 33’ Franck Honorat (Brest), 1-0 Honorat 33’ 36’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), 1-1 Boulaya 36’ 47’ Irvin Cardona (Brest), 2-1 Cardona 47’ 73’ Pape Sarr (Metz), 2-2 Sarr 73’ 81’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), 2-3 Yade 81’ 87’ Vágner (Metz), 2-4 Vágner 87’
Brest 1.87 xGMetz 1.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Metz attacking Brest attacking 
87’ Vágner (Metz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 16’ Steve Mounie (Brest), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 47’ Irvin Cardona (Brest), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 66’ Franck Honorat (Brest), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 81’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 43’ Romain Faivre (Brest), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 41’ Steve Mounie (Brest), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 76’ Steve Mounie (Brest), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 2’ Irvin Cardona (Brest), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 50’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Franck Honorat (Brest), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 72’ Franck Honorat (Brest), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 66’ Fabien Centonze (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Pape Sarr (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 20’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Warren Tchimbembé (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Steve Mounie (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Vágner (Metz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 16’ Steve Mounie (Brest), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 47’ Irvin Cardona (Brest), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 66’ Franck Honorat (Brest), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 81’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 43’ Romain Faivre (Brest), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 41’ Steve Mounie (Brest), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 76’ Steve Mounie (Brest), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 2’ Irvin Cardona (Brest), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 50’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 33’ Franck Honorat (Brest), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 72’ Franck Honorat (Brest), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, goal 66’ Fabien Centonze (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Pape Sarr (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 20’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 71’ Warren Tchimbembé (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Steve Mounie (Brest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 11’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gautier Larsonneur GK900 0.000.000
Ronael Pierre Gabriel DEF890 0.000.021
Jean-Kevin Duverne DEF900 0.000.000
Brendan Chardonnet DEF900 0.000.000
Romain Perraud DEF740 0.000.000
Franck Honorat MID9013 0.420.874
Haris Belkebla MID900 0.000.000
Paul Lasne MID810 0.000.000
Romain Faivre MID891 0.140.051
Steve Mounie FWD9014 0.750.481
Irvin Cardona FWD8112 0.560.000
Ludovic Baal Sub160 0.000.000
Jean Lucas Sub90 0.000.000
Jeremy Le Douaron Sub90 0.000.000
Julien Faussurier Sub10 0.000.000
Gaëtan Charbonnier Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brest win 49% Avg odds 1.93
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Metz win 23% Avg odds 4.11

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brest LWLLL
Metz LDDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Metz 0-2 Brest, 29 Nov 20 Next meeting: Brest 1-2 Metz, 26 Sep 21  All Brest vs Metz meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.