Metz vs Nice

9 January 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Johan Hamel

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • John Boye 79’
  • Amine Gouiri 18’ (pen)

Match summary

Metz and Nice shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Nice led 1-0 at half-time.

Amine Gouiri put Nice ahead from the penalty spot in the 18th minute and John Boye equalised from a corner in the 79th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Metz created 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Nice 1.48 from 11.

Match stats

Metz Nice
16 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.26 xG 1.48
1.26 Non-penalty xG 0.72
1 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Metz Nice
Kick-off
18’
Amine Gouiri
Penalty0-1 (Nice)
Half-time0-1
John Boye1-1 (Metz)
79’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Kiki Kouyate
  • Youssef Maziz
Nice
  • Stanley N'Soki
  • Hichem Boudaoui

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 1.30 1.48 18’ Amine Gouiri (Nice), 0-1 18’ 79’ John Boye (Metz), 1-1 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.30 1.48 18’ Amine Gouiri (Nice), 0-1 Gouiri 18’ 79’ John Boye (Metz), 1-1 Boye 79’
Metz 1.30 xGNice 1.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nice attacking Metz attacking 
18’ Amine Gouiri (Nice), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 79’ John Boye (Metz), from a corner, 0.73 xG, goal 14’ Amine Gouiri (Nice), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 29’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 65’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Rony Lopes (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 60’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 22’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Youssef Maziz (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 79’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 33’ Rony Lopes (Nice), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Dylan Bronn (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Rony Lopes (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Youssef Maziz (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Fabien Centonze (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Jordan Lotomba (Nice), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Amine Gouiri (Nice), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 79’ John Boye (Metz), from a corner, 0.73 xG, goal 14’ Amine Gouiri (Nice), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 29’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 65’ Hichem Boudaoui (Nice), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Rony Lopes (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 60’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 22’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Youssef Maziz (Metz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 79’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 33’ Rony Lopes (Nice), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Dylan Bronn (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Rony Lopes (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Youssef Maziz (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Jeff Reine-Adelaide (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Fabien Centonze (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Jordan Lotomba (Nice), 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
Fabien Centonze DEF901 0.010.021
John Boye DEF9011 0.730.000
Kiki Kouyate DEF900 0.000.071
Dylan Bronn DEF901 0.030.011
Thomas Delaine DEF900 0.000.021
Lamine Gueye MID725 0.280.021
Victorien Angban MID900 0.000.052
Digbo Maiga MID903 0.110.000
Youssef Maziz MID712 0.090.092
Aaron Leya Iseka FWD720 0.000.202
Pape Sarr Sub190 0.000.031
Thierry Ambrose Sub180 0.000.031
Papa Ndiaga Yade Sub183 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 34% Avg odds 2.85
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.15
Nice win 36% Avg odds 2.62

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

Form going into the game

Metz DWWLD
Nice LWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nice 4-1 Metz, 07 Dec 19 Next meeting: Nice 1-2 Metz, 21 Feb 21  All Metz vs Nice 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.