Metz vs Nimes

9 May 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–0

  • Lamine Fomba 61’
  • Renaud Ripart 67’ (pen)
  • Zinedine Ferhat 89’

Match summary

Nimes won comfortably, 3-0 away at Metz. It was goalless at half-time.

Lamine Fomba put Nimes ahead in the 61st minute, set up by Niclas Eliasson, Renaud Ripart made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 67th minute, and Zinedine Ferhat made it 0-3 in the 89th minute, set up by Lucas Deaux.

The chances backed that up: Nimes created 2.08 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Metz's 0.68 from 11.

Match stats

Metz Nimes
11 Shots 10
2 Shots on Target 5
0 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.68 xG 2.08
0.68 Non-penalty xG 1.32
4 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Metz Nimes
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
61’
Lamine Fomba
Assist: Niclas Eliasson0-1 (Nimes)
67’
Renaud Ripart
Penalty0-2 (Nimes)
89’
Zinedine Ferhat
Assist: Lucas Deaux0-3 (Nimes)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Digbo Maiga
Nimes
  • Birger Meling
  • Lamine Fomba

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 2.08 61’ Lamine Fomba (Nimes), 0-1 61’ 67’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), 0-2 67’ 89’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), 0-3 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 2.08 61’ Lamine Fomba (Nimes), 0-1 Fomba 61’ 67’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), 0-2 Ripart 67’ 89’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), 0-3 Ferhat 89’
Metz 0.68 xGNimes 2.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nimes attacking Metz attacking 
67’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 61’ Lamine Fomba (Nimes), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 15’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 45’ Moussa Koné (Nimes), from a corner, 0.34 xG, saved 33’ Niclas Eliasson (Nimes), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 80’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 89’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 85’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Moussa Koné (Nimes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 33’ Niclas Eliasson (Nimes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 55’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Adrián Cubas (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Pape Sarr (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 59’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Dylan Bronn (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 61’ Lamine Fomba (Nimes), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 15’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 45’ Moussa Koné (Nimes), from a corner, 0.34 xG, saved 33’ Niclas Eliasson (Nimes), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 80’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 89’ Zinedine Ferhat (Nimes), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 85’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Moussa Koné (Nimes), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Niclas Eliasson (Nimes), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 9’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Renaud Ripart (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Adrián Cubas (Nimes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Pape Sarr (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 59’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Dylan Bronn (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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 DEF900 0.000.351
Dylan Bronn DEF901 0.010.000
John Boye DEF560 0.000.000
Matthieu Udol DEF900 0.000.000
Pape Sarr MID901 0.010.052
Digbo Maiga MID902 0.430.000
Kevin N'Doram MID680 0.000.000
Farid Boulaya FWD621 0.040.011
Ibrahima Niane FWD691 0.020.052
Papa Ndiaga Yade FWD612 0.060.000
Kiki Kouyate Sub340 0.000.000
Vágner Sub290 0.000.061
Lamine Gueye Sub280 0.000.021
Boubacar Traore Sub221 0.010.000
Thierry Ambrose Sub212 0.110.082

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 34% Avg odds 2.80
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Nimes win 38% Avg odds 2.52

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

Form going into the game

Metz LLDLW
Nimes LDDLD

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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.