Metz vs Marseille

18 August 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Jérôme Brisard

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Cheick Tidiane Sabaly 65’
  • Georges Mikautadze 71’
  • Emran Soglo 14’
  • Vitinha 82’

Match summary

The points were shared as Metz and Marseille drew 2-2. Marseille led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Emran Soglo put Marseille ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. In the second half, Cheick Tidiane Sabaly equalised in the 65th minute, set up by Fali Candé, Georges Mikautadze put Metz in front from a corner in the 71st minute, set up by Kevin N'Doram, and Vitinha equalised in the 82nd minute, set up by Amine Harit.

Marseille had the better of the chances, with 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Metz's 0.36 from 10. Metz had a player sent off.

Match stats

Metz Marseille
10 Shots 22
5 Shots on Target 5
4 Corners 9
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0.36 xG 1.49
0.36 Non-penalty xG 1.49
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Metz Marseille
Kick-off
14’
Emran Soglo
Assist: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang0-1 (Marseille)
Half-time0-1
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly
Assist: Fali Candé1-1 (Metz)
65’
Georges Mikautadze
Assist: Kevin N'Doram2-1 (Metz)
71’
82’
Vitinha
Assist: Amine Harit2-2 (Marseille)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Aboubacar Lô
  • Alexandre Oukidja
  • Kevin N'Doram
  • Malick Mbaye
Marseille
  • Renan Lodi
  • Jordan Veretout

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 0.36 1.54 14’ Emran Soglo (Marseille), 0-1 14’ 65’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Metz), 1-1 65’ 71’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), 2-1 71’ 82’ Vitinha (Marseille), 2-2 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.36 1.54 14’ Emran Soglo (Marseille), 0-1 Soglo 14’ 65’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Metz), 1-1 Sabaly 65’ 71’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), 2-1 Mikautadze 71’ 82’ Vitinha (Marseille), 2-2 Vitinha 82’
Metz 0.36 xGMarseille 1.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Marseille attacking Metz attacking 
80’ Amine Harit (Marseille), set piece, 0.40 xG, saved 44’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 38’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Vitinha (Marseille), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 81’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 43’ Renan Lodi (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+6’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Emran Soglo (Marseille), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 73’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 82’ Vitinha (Marseille), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 7’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 19’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Malick Mbaye (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Amine Harit (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 79’ Chancel Mbemba (Marseille), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Amine Harit (Marseille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Amine Harit (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ François Mughe (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 39’ Fali Candé (Metz), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 45’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Amine Harit (Marseille), set piece, 0.40 xG, saved 44’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 38’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 14’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Vitinha (Marseille), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 81’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 43’ Renan Lodi (Marseille), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+6’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Emran Soglo (Marseille), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 73’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 82’ Vitinha (Marseille), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 7’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 19’ Iliman Ndiaye (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Malick Mbaye (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Amine Harit (Marseille), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Cheick Tidiane Sabaly (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 79’ Chancel Mbemba (Marseille), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Amine Harit (Marseille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Amine Harit (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ François Mughe (Marseille), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Ismaila Sarr (Marseille), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 39’ Fali Candé (Metz), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 45’ Georges Mikautadze (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 0.000.000
Maxime Colin DEF900 0.000.000
Ismael Traoré DEF900 0.000.000
Aboubacar Lô DEF610 0.000.000
Fali Candé DEF9011 0.010.102
Kevin N'Doram MID9011 0.020.061
Malick Mbaye MID901 0.030.000
Danley Jean Jacques MID900 0.000.000
Youssef Maziz MID640 0.000.011
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly MID8611 0.030.032
Georges Mikautadze FWD8615 0.260.000
Lamine Camara Sub261 0.010.111
Benjamin Tetteh Sub40 0.000.000
Digbo Maiga Sub40 0.000.000
Koffi Kouao Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 21% Avg odds 4.65
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.93
Marseille win 55% Avg odds 1.73

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

Form going into the game

Metz DWWLL
Marseille WLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Metz 1-2 Marseille, 13 Feb 22 Next meeting: Marseille 1-1 Metz, 09 Feb 24  All Metz vs Marseille 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.