Metz vs Lens

12 April 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Romain Lissorgue

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Georges Mikautadze 34’, 45+3’
  • Florian Sotoca 13’ (pen)

Match summary

Metz came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Lens. Metz led 2-1 at half-time.

Florian Sotoca put Lens ahead from the penalty spot in the 13th minute, Georges Mikautadze equalised in the 34th minute, set up by Arthur Atta, and Mikautadze won it in first-half stoppage time, set up by Kevin N'Doram.

Lens can feel hard done by, creating 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Metz's 0.80 from 11.

Match stats

Metz Lens
11 Shots 17
5 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.80 xG 1.91
0.80 Non-penalty xG 1.15
1 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Metz Lens
Kick-off
13’
Florian Sotoca
Penalty0-1 (Lens)
Georges Mikautadze
Assist: Arthur Atta1-1 (Metz)
34’
Georges Mikautadze
Assist: Kevin N'Doram2-1 (Metz)
45+3’
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Ismael Traoré
  • Kévin Van Den Kerkhof
Lens
  • Jonathan Gradit
  • Przemyslaw Frankowski
  • Deiver Machado
  • Andy Diouf
  • Jhoanner Chávez

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 0.80 1.91 13’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 0-1 13’ 34’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), 1-1 34’ 45+3’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), 2-1 45+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.80 1.91 13’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), 0-1 Sotoca 13’ 34’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), 1-1 Mikautadze 34’ 45+3’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), 2-1 Mikautadze 45+3’
Metz 0.80 xGLens 1.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Metz attacking 
13’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 48’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 63’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 72’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 62’ Papa Amadou Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 27’ Ismael Traoré (Metz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 65’ Papa Amadou Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Ismael Traoré (Metz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Kevin Danso (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Arthur Atta (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Kevin Danso (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Neil El Aynaoui (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 82’ Angelo Fulgini (Lens), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 48’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 63’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 72’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 62’ Papa Amadou Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 27’ Ismael Traoré (Metz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Adrien Thomasson (Lens), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 65’ Papa Amadou Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 34’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 19’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 30’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Ismael Traoré (Metz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Kevin Danso (Lens), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Arthur Atta (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Wesley Said (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Morgan Guilavogui (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Kevin Danso (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ David Pereira Da Costa (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Andy Diouf (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Neil El Aynaoui (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alexandre Oukidja GK900 0.000.000
Maxime Colin DEF900 0.000.000
Sadibou Sané DEF900 0.000.000
Ismael Traoré DEF872 0.130.000
Matthieu Udol DEF900 0.000.000
Kévin Van Den Kerkhof MID900 0.000.153
Kevin N'Doram MID9011 0.060.302
Arthur Atta MID9011 0.020.162
Danley Jean Jacques MID901 0.040.000
Papa Amadou Diallo MID902 0.160.072
Georges Mikautadze FWD9024 0.410.122
Aboubacar Lô Sub30 0.000.000
Fali Candé Sub10 0.000.000
Lamine Camara Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 16% Avg odds 5.99
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.10
Lens win 61% Avg odds 1.58

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

Form going into the game

Metz WWLLL
Lens WWLLD

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Previous and next meeting

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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.