Lens vs Metz

14 March 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Florent Batta

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Jonathan Clauss 13’
  • Yannick Cahuzac 36’
  • Vágner 27’ (pen)
  • Thomas Delaine 57’

Match summary

Lens and Metz drew 2-2. Lens led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jonathan Clauss put Lens ahead with a direct free kick in the 13th minute, Vágner equalised from the penalty spot in the 27th minute, and Yannick Cahuzac put Lens back in front in the 36th minute, set up by Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga. In the second half, Thomas Delaine equalised in the 57th minute.

Lens had the better of the chances, with 2.38 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Metz's 1.46 from 7.

Match stats

Lens Metz
16 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 1
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.38 xG 1.46
2.38 Non-penalty xG 0.70
6 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Lens Metz
Kick-off
Jonathan Clauss1-0 (Lens)
13’
27’
Vágner
Penalty1-1 (Metz)
Yannick Cahuzac
Assist: Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga2-1 (Lens)
36’
Half-time2-1
57’
Thomas Delaine2-2 (Metz)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Lens
  • Facundo Medina
  • Jonathan Gradit
  • Seko Fofana
  • Massadio Haidara
Metz
  • John Boye
  • Pape Sarr
  • Vágner

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.38 1.46 13’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), 1-0 13’ 27’ Vágner (Metz), 1-1 27’ 36’ Yannick Cahuzac (Lens), 2-1 36’ 57’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), 2-2 57’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.38 1.46 13’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), 1-0 Clauss 13’ 27’ Vágner (Metz), 1-1 Vágner 27’ 36’ Yannick Cahuzac (Lens), 2-1 Cahuzac 36’ 57’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), 2-2 Delaine 57’
Lens 2.38 xGMetz 1.46 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Metz attacking Lens attacking 
27’ Vágner (Metz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 80’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 36’ Yannick Cahuzac (Lens), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 30’ Vágner (Metz), open play, 0.55 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Yannick Cahuzac (Lens), from a corner, 0.53 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+2’ Simon Banza (Lens), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 83’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Vágner (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 13’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 90+2’ Loic Bade (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 77’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ Vágner (Metz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 80’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 36’ Yannick Cahuzac (Lens), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 30’ Vágner (Metz), open play, 0.55 xG, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Yannick Cahuzac (Lens), from a corner, 0.53 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+2’ Simon Banza (Lens), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 83’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 57’ Vágner (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 13’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 90+2’ Loic Bade (Lens), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 77’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jean-Louis Leca GK900 0.000.000
Facundo Medina DEF900 0.000.041
Jonathan Gradit DEF900 0.000.052
Loic Bade DEF901 0.040.000
Cheick Oumar Doucoure MID903 0.080.042
Jonathan Clauss MID8512 0.090.000
Yannick Cahuzac MID9012 1.110.121
Seko Fofana MID901 0.030.000
Massadio Haidara MID900 0.000.000
Florian Sotoca FWD712 0.170.000
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga FWD7111 0.030.622
Gaël Kakuta Sub193 0.710.000
Simon Banza Sub191 0.120.631
Clement Michelin Sub50 0.000.652

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lens win 49% Avg odds 1.96
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.27
Metz win 22% Avg odds 4.26

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

Form going into the game

Lens DDWDW
Metz LLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Metz 2-0 Lens, 19 Dec 20 Next meeting: Lens 4-1 Metz, 24 Oct 21  All Lens 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.