Metz vs Lyon

8 May 2022 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Eric Wattellier

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Vincent Pajot 27’
  • Didier Lamkel Zé 40’
  • Farid Boulaya 90’
  • Moussa Dembele 43’, 84’

Match summary

Metz saw off Lyon 3-2, with a late winner. Metz led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Vincent Pajot put Metz ahead from a corner in the 27th minute, set up by Lenny Lacroix, Didier Lamkel Zé made it 2-0 in the 40th minute, set up by Pape Sarr, and Moussa Dembele pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 43rd minute, set up by Tetê. In the second half, Dembele equalised in the 84th minute, set up by Karl Toko Ekambi and Farid Boulaya won it in the 90th minute, set up by Papa Ndiaga Yade.

Lyon can feel hard done by, creating 2.48 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Metz's 1.96 from 15. Lyon had a player sent off.

Match stats

Metz Lyon
15 Shots 17
8 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.96 xG 2.46
1.96 Non-penalty xG 2.46
4 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Metz Lyon
Kick-off
Vincent Pajot
Assist: Lenny Lacroix1-0 (Metz)
27’
Didier Lamkel Zé
Assist: Pape Sarr2-0 (Metz)
40’
43’
Moussa Dembele
Assist: Tetê2-1 (Lyon)
Half-time2-1
84’
Moussa Dembele
Assist: Karl Toko Ekambi2-2 (Lyon)
Farid Boulaya
Assist: Papa Ndiaga Yade3-2 (Metz)
90’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Sikou Niakaté
  • Boubacar Traore
  • Nicolas de Preville
Lyon
  • Thiago Mendes
  • Tanguy NDombele Alvaro
  • Léo Dubois

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.96 2.48 27’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), 1-0 27’ 40’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), 2-0 40’ 43’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 2-1 43’ 84’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 2-2 84’ 90’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), 3-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.96 2.48 27’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), 1-0 Pajot 27’ 40’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), 2-0 Zé 40’ 43’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 2-1 Dembele 43’ 84’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 2-2 Dembele 84’ 90’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), 3-2 Boulaya 90’
Metz 1.96 xGLyon 2.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Metz attacking 
47’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 24’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 27’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), from a corner, 0.46 xG, goal 73’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 82’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 84’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 43’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 60’ Nicolas de Preville (Metz), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 56’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 84’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 70’ Nicolas de Preville (Metz), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Romain Faivre (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 9’ Lenny Lacroix (Metz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Romain Faivre (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Malo Gusto (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 2’ Tetê (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Lenny Lacroix (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Tanguy NDombele Alvaro (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 24’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 27’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), from a corner, 0.46 xG, goal 73’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.43 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 82’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 84’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 43’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 60’ Nicolas de Preville (Metz), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 56’ Thiago Mendes (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, saved 84’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 70’ Nicolas de Preville (Metz), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+4’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Romain Faivre (Lyon), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 25’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Lenny Lacroix (Metz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Tetê (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Romain Faivre (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 30’ Malo Gusto (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Vincent Pajot (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 2’ Tetê (Lyon), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Lenny Lacroix (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Tanguy NDombele Alvaro (Lyon), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marc-Aurele Caillard GK900 0.000.000
Kiki Kouyate DEF902 0.390.000
Sikou Niakaté DEF900 0.000.000
Lenny Lacroix DEF6912 0.060.461
William Mikelbrencis MID690 0.000.000
Thomas Delaine MID490 0.000.072
Boubacar Traore MID902 0.030.291
Vincent Pajot MID8413 0.540.000
Pape Sarr MID5410 0.000.351
Didier Lamkel Zé FWD9012 0.640.000
Nicolas de Preville FWD902 0.210.123
Papa Ndiaga Yade Sub4110 0.000.021
Kevin N'Doram Sub361 0.070.131
Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik Sub210 0.000.000
Dylan Bronn Sub210 0.000.000
Farid Boulaya Sub611 0.020.341

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 11% Avg odds 8.69
Draw 16% Avg odds 6.12
Lyon win 73% Avg odds 1.30

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

Form going into the game

Metz LDLLD
Lyon DWLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 1-1 Metz, 22 Dec 21 Next meeting: Lyon 1-1 Metz, 05 Nov 23  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.