Metz vs Nice

7 October 2023 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Jérôme Brisard

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Hichem Boudaoui 14’

Match summary

Nice won 1-0 away at Metz. Nice led 1-0 at half-time.

Hichem Boudaoui put Nice ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Melvin Bard.

The chances backed that up: Nice created 1.52 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Metz's 0.26 from 10.

Match stats

Metz Nice
10 Shots 7
3 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.26 xG 1.52
0.26 Non-penalty xG 1.52
3 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Metz Nice
Kick-off
14’
Hichem Boudaoui
Assist: Melvin Bard
0-1 (Nice)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Nice
  • Kephren Thuram

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 0.26 1.52 14’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), 0-1 14’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.26 1.52 14’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), 0-1 Boudaoui 14’
Metz 0.26 xGNice 1.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nice attacking Metz attacking 
58’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Nice), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 14’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 53’ Gaetan Laborde (Nice), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 26’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Badredine Bouanani (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Óscar Estupiñán (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Ablie Jallow (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Evann Guessand (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Koffi Kouao (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Ismael Traoré (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Óscar Estupiñán (Metz), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Ablie Jallow (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Óscar Estupiñán (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 62’ Fali Candé (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Fali Candé (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 58’ Terem Igobor Moffi (Nice), open play, 0.63 xG, saved 14’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 53’ Gaetan Laborde (Nice), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 26’ Dante (Nice), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Badredine Bouanani (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Óscar Estupiñán (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 41’ Ablie Jallow (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Evann Guessand (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Koffi Kouao (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Ismael Traoré (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Óscar Estupiñán (Metz), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Jeremie Boga (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Ablie Jallow (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Óscar Estupiñán (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 62’ Fali Candé (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Fali Candé (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alexandre Oukidja GK900 0.000.000
Koffi Kouao DEF711 0.030.041
Fali Candé DEF902 0.030.000
Ismael Traoré DEF901 0.030.011
Matthieu Udol DEF901 0.050.000
Joseph N'Duquidi MID900 0.000.031
Danley Jean Jacques MID790 0.000.021
Ablie Jallow MID712 0.050.052
Lamine Camara MID900 0.000.062
Papa Amadou Diallo MID650 0.000.011
Óscar Estupiñán FWD793 0.080.000
Cheick Tidiane Sabaly Sub250 0.000.000
Kévin Van Den Kerkhof Sub190 0.000.000
Joel Asoro Sub190 0.000.000
Simon Elisor Sub110 0.000.000
Arthur Atta Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 16% Avg odds 6.04
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.01
Nice win 60% Avg odds 1.59

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

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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.