Lyon vs Metz

22 December 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Pierre Gaillouste

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Castello Lukeba 56’
  • Boubacar Traore 59’

Match summary

The points were shared as Lyon and Metz drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Castello Lukeba put Lyon ahead with a header in the 56th minute, set up by Mathis Cherki and Boubacar Traore equalised in the 59th minute.

Lyon had the better of the chances, with 2.79 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Metz's 0.35 from 6.

Match stats

Lyon Metz
18 Shots 6
6 Shots on Target 2
13 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.79 xG 0.35
2.79 Non-penalty xG 0.35
11 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Lyon Metz
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Castello Lukeba
Assist: Mathis Cherki1-0 (Lyon)
56’
59’
Boubacar Traore1-1 (Metz)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Lyon
  • Damien Da Silva
  • Maxence Caqueret
Metz
  • Jemerson
  • Digbo Maiga
  • Amadou Salif Mbengue

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.79 0.35 56’ Castello Lukeba (Lyon), 1-0 56’ 59’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), 1-1 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.79 0.35 56’ Castello Lukeba (Lyon), 1-0 Lukeba 56’ 59’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), 1-1 Traore 59’
Lyon 2.79 xGMetz 0.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Metz attacking Lyon attacking 
60’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.62 xG, blocked 56’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 72’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 56’ Castello Lukeba (Lyon), from a corner, 0.34 xG, goal 90+3’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 88’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 10’ Emerson (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Emerson (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 89’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Damien Da Silva (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Nicolas de Preville (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.62 xG, blocked 56’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 72’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 56’ Castello Lukeba (Lyon), from a corner, 0.34 xG, goal 90+3’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 88’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 10’ Emerson (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 28’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Emerson (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 89’ Islam Slimani (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Mathis Cherki (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 11’ Damien Da Silva (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Lucas Paquetá (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Nicolas de Preville (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Anthony Lopes GK900 0.000.000
Castello Lukeba DEF9011 0.340.041
Jérôme Boateng DEF780 0.000.000
Damien Da Silva DEF471 0.040.051
Malo Gusto MID900 0.000.000
Emerson MID902 0.150.502
Thiago Mendes MID901 0.060.000
Maxence Caqueret MID471 0.020.000
Houssem Aouar MID902 0.100.213
Lucas Paquetá MID471 0.040.000
Moussa Dembele FWD904 1.660.000
Bruno Guimarães Sub430 0.000.511
Karl Toko Ekambi Sub431 0.090.061
Mathis Cherki Sub4312 0.110.533
Islam Slimani Sub122 0.180.051

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lyon win 71% Avg odds 1.35
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.21
Metz win 11% Avg odds 8.98

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

Form going into the game

Lyon LWLDD
Metz DWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 0-1 Metz, 17 Jan 21 Next meeting: Metz 3-2 Lyon, 08 May 22  All Lyon 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.