Montpellier vs Metz

16 December 2020 · Ligue 1 · 2020/21 · Referee Jérémie Pignard

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Aaron Leya Iseka 50’ (pen)
  • Digbo Maiga 90’

Match summary

Metz took a 2-0 win at Montpellier. It was goalless at half-time.

Aaron Leya Iseka put Metz ahead from the penalty spot in the 50th minute and Digbo Maiga made it 0-2 in the 90th minute, set up by Papa Ndiaga Yade.

The chances backed that up: Metz created 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Montpellier's 0.89 from 14.

Match stats

Montpellier Metz
14 Shots 9
3 Shots on Target 5
10 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.89 xG 1.64
0.89 Non-penalty xG 0.88
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Montpellier Metz
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
50’
Aaron Leya Iseka
Penalty0-1 (Metz)
90’
Digbo Maiga
Assist: Papa Ndiaga Yade0-2 (Metz)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Montpellier
  • Florent Mollet
  • Gaetan Laborde
  • Stephy Mavididi
Metz
  • Thomas Delaine
  • Digbo Maiga
  • Aaron Leya Iseka

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 0.89 1.64 50’ Aaron Leya Iseka (Metz), 0-1 50’ 90’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), 0-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.89 1.64 50’ Aaron Leya Iseka (Metz), 0-1 Iseka 50’ 90’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), 0-2 Maiga 90’
Montpellier 0.89 xGMetz 1.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Metz attacking Montpellier attacking 
50’ Aaron Leya Iseka (Metz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 87’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 19’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 41’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 82’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 31’ Daniel Congré (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 68’ Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Yun Il-Lok (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Daniel Congré (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ Keagan Dolly (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Aaron Leya Iseka (Metz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 87’ Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 19’ Kiki Kouyate (Metz), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 41’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 82’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 53’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Téji Savanier (Montpellier), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 31’ Daniel Congré (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 45’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 68’ Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Yun Il-Lok (Montpellier), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 84’ Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Farid Boulaya (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 61’ Andy Delort (Montpellier), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Junior Sambia (Montpellier), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Thomas Delaine (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Daniel Congré (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ Keagan Dolly (Montpellier), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jonas Omlin GK900 0.000.000
Junior Sambia DEF811 0.020.000
Daniel Congré DEF902 0.080.000
Pedro Mendes DEF900 0.000.000
Mihailo Ristic DEF903 0.080.000
Jordan Ferri MID900 0.000.073
Téji Savanier MID902 0.150.052
Florent Mollet MID800 0.000.153
Gaetan Laborde FWD872 0.150.000
Andy Delort FWD901 0.020.000
Stephy Mavididi FWD810 0.000.000
Yun Il-Lok Sub101 0.040.000
Arnaud Souquet Sub90 0.000.000
Petar Skuletic Sub90 0.000.473
Sepe Elye Wahi Sub31 0.340.000
Keagan Dolly Sub11 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Montpellier win 57% Avg odds 1.67
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.76
Metz win 18% Avg odds 5.26

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

Form going into the game

Montpellier WWWLW
Metz DDLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Montpellier 1-1 Metz, 05 Feb 20 Next meeting: Metz 1-1 Montpellier, 03 Feb 21  All Montpellier vs Metz 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.