Metz vs Lens

19 December 2020 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Amaury Delerue

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Opa Nguette 30’
  • Farid Boulaya 90+4’

Match summary

Metz won 2-0 at home to Lens. Metz led 1-0 at half-time.

Opa Nguette put Metz ahead in the 30th minute, set up by Farid Boulaya and Farid Boulaya made it 2-0 in stoppage time, set up by Thomas Delaine.

There was little between the sides on chances: Metz created 1.16 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Lens 1.16 from 17.

Match stats

Metz Lens
12 Shots 17
4 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.16 xG 1.15
1.16 Non-penalty xG 1.15
3 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Metz Lens
Kick-off
Opa Nguette
Assist: Farid Boulaya1-0 (Metz)
30’
Half-time1-0
Farid Boulaya
Assist: Thomas Delaine2-0 (Metz)
90+4’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Farid Boulaya
Lens
  • 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 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.16 30’ Opa Nguette (Metz), 1-0 30’ 90+4’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), 2-0 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.16 1.16 30’ Opa Nguette (Metz), 1-0 Nguette 30’ 90+4’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), 2-0 Boulaya 90+4’
Metz 1.16 xGLens 1.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lens attacking Metz attacking 
83’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.60 xG, off target 34’ John Boye (Metz), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 30’ Opa Nguette (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 35’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+4’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 64’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 9’ Opa Nguette (Metz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 69’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 33’ Dylan Bronn (Metz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 6’ Issiaga Sylla (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Seko Fofana (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 66’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 77’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), from a corner, 0.60 xG, off target 34’ John Boye (Metz), from a corner, 0.49 xG, off target 35’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 30’ Opa Nguette (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 90+4’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 64’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 9’ Opa Nguette (Metz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 69’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 33’ Dylan Bronn (Metz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 6’ Issiaga Sylla (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Ignatius Ganago (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Florian Sotoca (Lens), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 83’ Seko Fofana (Lens), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Corentin Jean (Lens), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Gaël Kakuta (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 66’ Seko Fofana (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 77’ Jonathan Clauss (Lens), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alexandre Oukidja GK900 0.000.000
John Boye DEF901 0.490.000
Kiki Kouyate DEF901 0.030.000
Dylan Bronn DEF901 0.060.000
Fabien Centonze MID900 0.000.000
Victorien Angban MID900 0.000.021
Digbo Maiga MID901 0.020.021
Thomas Delaine MID9012 0.080.091
Farid Boulaya MID90112 0.120.847
Opa Nguette FWD8612 0.180.061
Papa Ndiaga Yade FWD772 0.180.000
Vágner Sub130 0.000.000
Thierry Ambrose Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 29% Avg odds 3.22
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.11
Lens win 40% Avg odds 2.37

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

Form going into the game

Metz DLLDW
Lens DLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Lens 2-2 Metz, 14 Mar 21  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.