Montpellier vs Metz

18 February 2024 · Ligue 1 · 2023/24 · Referee Jeremy Stinat

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Issiaga Sylla 3’
  • Modibo Sagnan 50’
  • Téji Savanier 86’ (pen)

Match summary

Montpellier won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Metz. Montpellier led 1-0 at half-time.

Issiaga Sylla put Montpellier ahead in the 3rd minute, set up by Jordan Ferri, Modibo Sagnan made it 2-0 with a header in the 50th minute, set up by Téji Savanier, and Téji Savanier made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Montpellier created 3.05 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Metz's 0.93 from 14.

Match stats

Montpellier Metz
21 Shots 14
7 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.05 xG 0.93
2.29 Non-penalty xG 0.93
9 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Montpellier Metz
Kick-off
Issiaga Sylla
Assist: Jordan Ferri1-0 (Montpellier)
3’
Half-time1-0
Modibo Sagnan
Assist: Téji Savanier2-0 (Montpellier)
50’
Téji Savanier
Penalty3-0 (Montpellier)
86’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Modibo Sagnan
  • Kiki Kouyate
  • Becir Omeragic
Metz
  • Lamine Camara
  • Fali Candé
  • Joel Asoro

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.05 0.93 3’ Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier), 1-0 3’ 50’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), 2-0 50’ 86’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), 3-0 86’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.05 0.93 3’ Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier), 1-0 Sylla 3’ 50’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), 2-0 Sagnan 50’ 86’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), 3-0 Savanier 86’
Montpellier 3.05 xGMetz 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Metz attacking Montpellier attacking 
86’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 50’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 16’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 3’ Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 27’ Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 28’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 43’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 80’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 13’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 33’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 42’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 44’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 71’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 53’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+6’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 42’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 21’ Silvan Hefti (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Arthur Atta (Metz), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Léo Leroy (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 32’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 50’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.58 xG, goal 16’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 3’ Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 27’ Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.18 xG, saved 28’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 43’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 80’ Akor Adams (Montpellier), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 13’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 33’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 42’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 44’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 71’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+6’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 42’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 21’ Silvan Hefti (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 60’ Sadibou Sané (Metz), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 84’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 12’ Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Kiki Kouyate (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ Arthur Atta (Metz), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Arnaud Nordin (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Jordan Ferri (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Joris Chotard (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Léo Leroy (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Lamine Camara (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Danley Jean Jacques (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 32’ Georges Mikautadze (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Benjamin Lecomte GK900 0.000.000
Modibo Sagnan DEF9012 0.630.000
Kiki Kouyate DEF901 0.040.000
Becir Omeragic DEF780 0.000.000
Joris Chotard MID903 0.180.181
Silvan Hefti MID901 0.060.000
Téji Savanier MID90113 0.840.673
Jordan Ferri MID8211 0.030.312
Issiaga Sylla MID9012 0.430.243
Mousa Al Tamari FWD905 0.640.132
Arnaud Nordin FWD821 0.030.253
Falaye Sacko Sub120 0.000.000
Léo Leroy Sub81 0.020.000
Akor Adams Sub81 0.140.000
Khalil Fayad Sub10 0.000.000
Tanguy Coulibaly Sub10 0.000.021

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 58% Avg odds 1.66
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.83
Metz win 17% Avg odds 5.53

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier DLDLL
Metz LLLLD

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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.