Metz vs Lille

28 April 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Stéphanie Frappart

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Georges Mikautadze 23’ (pen)
  • Ismaily 31’
  • Yusuf Yazici 44’

Match summary

Lille came from behind to win 2-1 away at Metz. Lille led 2-1 at half-time.

Georges Mikautadze put Metz ahead from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute, Ismaily equalised in the 31st minute, set up by Jonathan Christian David, and Yusuf Yazici won it in the 44th minute.

Metz can feel hard done by, creating 1.28 expected goals (xG) from 5 shots to Lille's 0.89 from 14.

Match stats

Metz Lille
5 Shots 14
2 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.28 xG 0.88
0.52 Non-penalty xG 0.88
2 Deep Completions 16

Key events

Metz Lille
Kick-off
Georges Mikautadze
Penalty1-0 (Metz)
23’
31’
Ismaily
Assist: Jonathan Christian David1-1 (Lille)
44’
Yusuf Yazici1-2 (Lille)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Didier Lamkel Zé
Lille
  • Nabil Bentaleb
  • Jonathan Christian David

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 1.28 0.89 23’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), 1-0 23’ 31’ Ismaily (Lille), 1-1 31’ 44’ Yusuf Yazici (Lille), 1-2 44’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.28 0.89 23’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), 1-0 Mikautadze 23’ 31’ Ismaily (Lille), 1-1 Ismaily 31’ 44’ Yusuf Yazici (Lille), 1-2 Yazici 44’
Metz 1.28 xGLille 0.89 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lille attacking Metz attacking 
23’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 31’ Ismaily (Lille), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 34’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 64’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 44’ Yusuf Yazici (Lille), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 63’ Bafode Diakite (Lille), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 12’ Rémy Cabella (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Yusuf Yazici (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 17’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 30’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 8’ Rémy Cabella (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 31’ Ismaily (Lille), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 34’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 64’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 44’ Yusuf Yazici (Lille), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 63’ Bafode Diakite (Lille), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 12’ Rémy Cabella (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Yusuf Yazici (Lille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Jonathan Christian David (Lille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 8’ Rémy Cabella (Lille), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Edon Zhegrova (Lille), 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 DEF900 0.000.000
Matthieu Udol DEF901 0.120.000
Kévin Van Den Kerkhof MID491 0.070.000
Kevin N'Doram MID880 0.000.000
Danley Jean Jacques MID730 0.000.000
Arthur Atta MID490 0.000.000
Papa Amadou Diallo MID730 0.000.000
Georges Mikautadze FWD9012 1.070.000
Ablie Jallow Sub410 0.000.000
Lamine Camara Sub411 0.010.121
Didier Lamkel Zé Sub170 0.000.000
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly Sub170 0.000.000
Ibou Sané Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 18% Avg odds 5.46
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.92
Lille win 58% Avg odds 1.63

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

Form going into the game

Metz LLLWW
Lille DWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lille 2-0 Metz, 03 Dec 23 Next meeting: Lille 6-1 Metz, 26 Oct 25  All Metz vs Lille 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.