Metz vs Lens

13 March 2022 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Amaury Delerue

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Metz and Lens could not be separated in a goalless draw.

There was little between the sides on chances: Metz created 0.70 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Lens 0.82 from 11.

Match stats

Metz Lens
6 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 0
5 Corners 4
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.70 xG 0.82
0.70 Non-penalty xG 0.82
1 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Metz Lens
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Kiki Kouyate
  • Farid Boulaya
  • Kevin N'Doram
  • Pape Sarr
  • Nicolas de Preville
Lens
  • Kevin Danso
  • Florian Sotoca

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 0.82 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.70 0.82
Metz 0.70 xGLens 0.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Metz attacking 
59’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 90+4’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 7’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Fali Candé (Metz), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Louis Mafouta (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ William Mikelbrencis (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Nicolas de Preville (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 59’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 90+4’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 7’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Fali Candé (Metz), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Louis Mafouta (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ William Mikelbrencis (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Nicolas de Preville (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marc-Aurele Caillard GK900 0.000.000
William Mikelbrencis DEF901 0.030.000
Jemerson DEF900 0.000.000
Kiki Kouyate DEF901 0.060.000
Dylan Bronn DEF900 0.000.000
Fali Candé DEF901 0.070.061
Farid Boulaya MID480 0.000.041
Kevin N'Doram MID901 0.490.000
Pape Sarr MID900 0.000.031
Nicolas de Preville MID811 0.010.491
Louis Mafouta FWD481 0.040.000
Opa Nguette Sub420 0.000.000
Ibrahima Niane Sub420 0.000.000
Papa Ndiaga Yade Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 20% Avg odds 4.93
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.78
Lens win 55% Avg odds 1.73

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

Form going into the game

Metz DLDDL
Lens LWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lens 4-1 Metz, 24 Oct 21 Next meeting: Lens 0-1 Metz, 16 Sep 23  All Metz vs Lens 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.