Metz vs Lyon

23 February 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Marc Bollengier

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Georges Mikautadze 13’
  • Alexandre Lacazette 45+1’
  • Said Benrahma 60’

Match summary

Lyon came from behind to win 2-1 away at Metz. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Georges Mikautadze put Metz ahead in the 13th minute, Alexandre Lacazette equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Clinton Mata, and Said Benrahma won it in the 60th minute, set up by Maxence Caqueret.

Metz can feel hard done by, creating 1.77 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Lyon's 1.27 from 11.

Match stats

Metz Lyon
15 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.77 xG 1.26
1.77 Non-penalty xG 1.26
1 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Metz Lyon
Kick-off
Georges Mikautadze1-0 (Metz)
13’
45+1’
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Clinton Mata1-1 (Lyon)
Half-time1-1
60’
Said Benrahma
Assist: Maxence Caqueret1-2 (Lyon)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Lamine Camara
Lyon
  • Clinton Mata
  • Jake O'Brien

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 1.77 1.27 13’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), 1-0 13’ 45+1’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-1 45+1’ 60’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), 1-2 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.77 1.27 13’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), 1-0 Mikautadze 13’ 45+1’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), 1-1 Lacazette 45+1’ 60’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), 1-2 Benrahma 60’
Metz 1.77 xGLyon 1.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Metz attacking 
37’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Metz), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 46’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 13’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 68’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 34’ Orel Mangala (Lyon), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 42’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 43’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 60’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 74’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 12’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 60’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 25’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 69’ Lamine Camara (Metz), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Joseph N'Duquidi (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Clinton Mata (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+7’ Arthur Atta (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Metz), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 46’ Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 13’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 68’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 34’ Orel Mangala (Lyon), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 42’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 43’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 60’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 74’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 60’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 12’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 25’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Lamine Camara (Metz), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Ernest Nuamah (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Maxence Caqueret (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+3’ Joseph N'Duquidi (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Clinton Mata (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+7’ Arthur Atta (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 48’ Said Benrahma (Lyon), 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
Maxime Colin DEF900 0.000.000
Christophe Herelle DEF900 0.000.000
Sadibou Sané DEF901 0.100.000
Matthieu Udol DEF901 0.030.402
Joel Asoro MID760 0.000.011
Danley Jean Jacques MID902 0.080.000
Lamine Camara MID833 0.120.602
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly MID561 0.500.121
Georges Mikautadze FWD9012 0.410.000
Didier Lamkel Zé FWD763 0.490.000
Kévin Van Den Kerkhof Sub340 0.000.031
Arthur Atta Sub141 0.010.000
Ibou Sané Sub140 0.000.031
Joseph N'Duquidi Sub71 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 23% Avg odds 4.08
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.45
Lyon win 49% Avg odds 1.95

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

Form going into the game

Metz LLLDL
Lyon LLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 1-1 Metz, 05 Nov 23 Next meeting: Lyon 3-0 Metz, 23 Aug 25  All Metz vs Lyon 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.