Metz vs Lyon

21 February 2020 · Ligue 1 · 2019/20 · Referee Eric Wattellier

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Moussa Dembele 45+8’ (pen)
  • Houssem Aouar 90+4’

Match summary

Lyon beat Metz 2-0 on the road. Lyon led 1-0 at half-time.

Moussa Dembele put Lyon ahead from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time and Houssem Aouar made it 0-2 in stoppage time, set up by Moussa Dembele.

The chances backed that up: Lyon created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Metz's 0.14 from 7. Metz had a player sent off.

Match stats

Metz Lyon
7 Shots 12
0 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0.14 xG 1.57
0.14 Non-penalty xG 0.81
1 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Metz Lyon
Kick-off
45+8’
Moussa Dembele
Penalty0-1 (Lyon)
Half-time0-1
90+4’
Houssem Aouar
Assist: Moussa Dembele0-2 (Lyon)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Habib Diallo
  • Alexandre Oukidja
Lyon
  • Maxwel Cornet

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.14 1.57 45+8’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 0-1 45+8’ 90+4’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), 0-2 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.14 1.57 45+8’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), 0-1 Dembele 45+8’ 90+4’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), 0-2 Aouar 90+4’
Metz 0.14 xGLyon 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Lyon attacking Metz attacking 
53’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 12’ Jason Denayer (Lyon), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 37’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 27’ Martin Terrier (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 34’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 15’ Lucas Tousart (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Marcelo (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Maxwel Cornet (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Habib Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Mamadou Fofana (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Fernando Marçal (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Victorien Angban (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 9’ Habib Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Mamadou Fofana (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Houssem Aouar (Lyon), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 12’ Jason Denayer (Lyon), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 37’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 73’ Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 27’ Martin Terrier (Lyon), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 34’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 15’ Lucas Tousart (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Moussa Dembele (Lyon), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 20’ Marcelo (Lyon), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Maxwel Cornet (Lyon), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Habib Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Mamadou Fofana (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Fernando Marçal (Lyon), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 3’ Victorien Angban (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 9’ Habib Diallo (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Mamadou Fofana (Metz), 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 0.000.021
Fabien Centonze DEF900 0.000.011
John Boye DEF900 0.000.000
Dylan Bronn DEF900 0.000.000
Matthieu Udol DEF900 0.000.000
Kevin N'Doram MID901 0.020.000
Mamadou Fofana MID902 0.040.021
Victorien Angban MID871 0.010.011
Opa Nguette FWD900 0.000.000
Habib Diallo FWD902 0.040.021
Ibrahima Niane FWD870 0.000.011
Thierry Ambrose Sub31 0.020.000
Marvin Gakpa Sub30 0.000.000
Papa Ndiaga Yade Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 22% Avg odds 4.33
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.45
Lyon win 51% Avg odds 1.87

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

Form going into the game

Metz WWDLD
Lyon WLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lyon 2-0 Metz, 26 Oct 19 Next meeting: Metz 1-3 Lyon, 06 Dec 20  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.