Metz vs Reims

20 September 2020 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Johan Hamel

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Ibrahima Niane 18’, 88’
  • Boulaye Dia 43’ (pen)

Match summary

Metz saw off Reims 2-1, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ibrahima Niane put Metz ahead with a header in the 18th minute, set up by Farid Boulaya, Boulaye Dia equalised from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute, and Niane won it in the 88th minute, set up by Papa Ndiaga Yade.

The chances backed that up: Metz created 1.71 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Reims's 1.18 from 10. Reims had a player sent off.

Match stats

Metz Reims
14 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1.71 xG 1.18
1.71 Non-penalty xG 0.42
3 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Metz Reims
Kick-off
Ibrahima Niane
Assist: Farid Boulaya1-0 (Metz)
18’
43’
Boulaye Dia
Penalty1-1 (Reims)
Half-time1-1
Ibrahima Niane
Assist: Papa Ndiaga Yade2-1 (Metz)
88’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Metz
  • Farid Boulaya
Reims
  • Marshall Munetsi
  • Yunis Abdelhamid
  • Ghislain Konan
  • Moreto Cassamã
  • Mathieu Cafaro

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 1.71 1.18 18’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), 1-0 18’ 43’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), 1-1 43’ 88’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), 2-1 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 1.18 18’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), 1-0 Niane 18’ 43’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), 1-1 Dia 43’ 88’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), 2-1 Niane 88’
Metz 1.71 xGReims 1.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Reims attacking Metz attacking 
43’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 31’ Opa Nguette (Metz), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 88’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 18’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 63’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ Valon Berisha (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Dereck Kutesa (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Victorien Angban (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Ghislain Konan (Reims), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 31’ Opa Nguette (Metz), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 88’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 18’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), set piece, 0.23 xG, goal 63’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 14’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 51’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Boulaye Dia (Reims), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Arbër Zeneli (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 10’ Valon Berisha (Reims), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Matthieu Udol (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 13’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 86’ Dereck Kutesa (Reims), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Mathieu Cafaro (Reims), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Victorien Angban (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Thierry Ambrose (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Ghislain Konan (Reims), open play, 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 DEF900 0.000.000
John Boye DEF900 0.000.000
Dylan Bronn DEF900 0.000.000
Matthieu Udol DEF901 0.040.621
Digbo Maiga MID900 0.000.000
Vincent Pajot MID810 0.000.021
Victorien Angban MID621 0.020.021
Opa Nguette FWD711 0.620.000
Ibrahima Niane FWD9024 0.860.000
Farid Boulaya FWD9014 0.120.314
Thierry Ambrose Sub283 0.060.000
Papa Ndiaga Yade Sub1910 0.000.634
Warren Tchimbembé Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Metz win 33% Avg odds 2.85
Draw 34% Avg odds 2.84
Reims win 33% Avg odds 2.87

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

Form going into the game

Metz WWLLL
Reims DWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Reims 0-1 Metz, 25 Jan 20 Next meeting: Reims 0-0 Metz, 18 Apr 21  All Metz vs Reims 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.