Metz vs Paris Saint-Germain

22 September 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Jérémie Pignard

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Kiki Kouyate 39’
  • Achraf Hakimi 5’, 90+5’

Match summary

Paris Saint-Germain won 2-1 away at Metz, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Achraf Hakimi put Paris Saint-Germain ahead in the 5th minute, Kiki Kouyate equalised with a header in the 39th minute, set up by Lamine Gueye, and Hakimi won it in stoppage time, set up by Neymar.

The chances backed that up: Paris Saint-Germain created 1.15 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Metz's 0.76 from 6. Metz had a player sent off.

Match stats

Metz Paris Saint-Germain
6 Shots 15
2 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 3
6 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0.76 xG 1.15
0.76 Non-penalty xG 1.15
0 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Metz Paris Saint-Germain
Kick-off
5’
Achraf Hakimi0-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
Kiki Kouyate
Assist: Lamine Gueye1-1 (Metz)
39’
Half-time1-1
90+5’
Achraf Hakimi
Assist: Neymar1-2 (Paris Saint-Germain)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Dylan Bronn
  • Alexandre Oukidja
  • Fabien Centonze
  • Digbo Maiga
  • Papa Ndiaga Yade
Paris Saint-Germain
  • Nuno Mendes
  • Neymar

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 0.76 1.15 5’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), 0-1 5’ 39’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), 1-1 39’ 90+5’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-2 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.76 1.15 5’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), 0-1 Hakimi 5’ 39’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), 1-1 Kouyate 39’ 90+5’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), 1-2 Hakimi 90+5’
Metz 0.76 xGParis Saint-Germain 1.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Paris Saint-Germain attacking Metz attacking 
45’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 4’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 12’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 7’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 49’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 23’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 54’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 31’ Rafinha (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 89’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 57’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Pape Sarr (Metz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 45’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 4’ Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.34 xG, blocked 12’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 7’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 49’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 23’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 54’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 60’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 31’ Rafinha (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 63’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Ángel Di María (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Pape Sarr (Metz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), 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
Fabien Centonze DEF900 0.000.000
Kiki Kouyate DEF9011 0.040.000
Dylan Bronn DEF900 0.000.000
Matthieu Udol DEF900 0.000.000
Lamine Gueye MID6711 0.480.213
Vincent Pajot MID900 0.000.000
Pape Sarr MID901 0.010.000
Digbo Maiga MID900 0.000.000
Papa Ndiaga Yade MID671 0.060.000
Ibrahima Niane FWD662 0.160.481
Nicolas de Preville Sub240 0.000.000
Farid Boulaya Sub230 0.000.000
Sikou Niakaté Sub230 0.000.000
Boubacar Traore Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 9% Avg odds 10.98
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.47
Paris Saint-Germain win 76% Avg odds 1.25

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

Form going into the game

Metz LDDLL
Paris Saint-Germain WWWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Metz 1-3 Paris Saint-Germain, 24 Apr 21 Next meeting: Paris Saint-Germain 5-0 Metz, 21 May 22  All Metz vs Paris Saint-Germain 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.