Metz vs Montpellier

17 December 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Marc Bollengier

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Maxime Estève 9’

Match summary

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

Maxime Estève put Montpellier ahead with a header in the 9th minute, set up by Téji Savanier.

There was little between the sides on chances: Metz created 0.89 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots, Montpellier 0.77 from 6.

Match stats

Metz Montpellier
19 Shots 6
4 Shots on Target 3
12 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.85 xG 0.77
0.85 Non-penalty xG 0.77
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Metz Montpellier
Kick-off
9’
Maxime Estève
Assist: Téji Savanier0-1 (Montpellier)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Matthieu Udol
  • Papa Amadou Diallo
Montpellier
  • Benjamin Lecomte
  • Christopher Jullien

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 0.89 0.77 9’ Maxime Estève (Montpellier), 0-1 9’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.89 0.77 9’ Maxime Estève (Montpellier), 0-1 Estève 9’
Metz 0.89 xGMontpellier 0.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Montpellier attacking Metz attacking 
33’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 9’ Maxime Estève (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.21 xG, goal 74’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Simon Elisor (Metz), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 74’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 83’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 42’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Simon Elisor (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Ablie Jallow (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Becir Omeragic (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Simon Elisor (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Simon Elisor (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Joel Asoro (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Joel Asoro (Metz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Ibou Sané (Metz), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 33’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 9’ Maxime Estève (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.21 xG, goal 74’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 74’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 7’ Simon Elisor (Metz), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 83’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 42’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Simon Elisor (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 45’ Ablie Jallow (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Kevin N'Doram (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Becir Omeragic (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Simon Elisor (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Simon Elisor (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Joel Asoro (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Joel Asoro (Metz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Ibou Sané (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
Alexandre Oukidja GK900 0.000.000
Maxime Colin DEF860 0.000.021
Christophe Herelle DEF900 0.000.000
Ismael Traoré DEF900 0.000.000
Matthieu Udol DEF901 0.100.203
Danley Jean Jacques MID904 0.320.000
Ablie Jallow MID461 0.050.000
Lamine Camara MID462 0.050.101
Kévin Van Den Kerkhof FWD903 0.060.021
Simon Elisor FWD904 0.220.173
Papa Amadou Diallo FWD550 0.000.021
Kevin N'Doram Sub441 0.040.000
Ibou Sané Sub441 0.010.000
Joel Asoro Sub352 0.030.021
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly Sub40 0.000.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 30% Avg odds 3.23
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
Montpellier win 41% Avg odds 2.31

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

Form going into the game

Metz DWWLL
Montpellier DLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Montpellier 2-2 Metz, 01 May 22 Next meeting: Montpellier 3-0 Metz, 18 Feb 24  All Metz vs Montpellier 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.