Nantes vs Metz

15 August 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Johan Hamel

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Randal Kolo Muani 12’
  • Ludovic Blas 49’

Match summary

Nantes saw off Metz 2-0. Nantes led 1-0 at half-time.

Randal Kolo Muani put Nantes ahead in the 12th minute, set up by Moses Simon and Ludovic Blas made it 2-0 with a header in the 49th minute, set up by Moses Simon.

The chances backed that up: Nantes created 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Metz's 0.91 from 10.

Match stats

Nantes Metz
11 Shots 10
7 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.72 xG 0.89
1.72 Non-penalty xG 0.89
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Nantes Metz
Kick-off
Randal Kolo Muani
Assist: Moses Simon1-0 (Nantes)
12’
Half-time1-0
Ludovic Blas
Assist: Moses Simon2-0 (Nantes)
49’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Nantes
  • Ludovic Blas
  • Marcus Coco

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 1.72 0.91 12’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), 1-0 12’ 49’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), 2-0 49’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 0.91 12’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), 1-0 Muani 12’ 49’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), 2-0 Blas 49’
Nantes 1.72 xGMetz 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Metz attacking Nantes attacking 
12’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 49’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 76’ Vágner (Metz), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 51’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 37’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 63’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 60’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ Fabio (Nantes), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 64’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 15’ Nicolas Pallois (Nantes), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Fabio (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Sofiane Alakouch (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Amine Bassi (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 12’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 49’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 76’ Vágner (Metz), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 51’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 37’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 63’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Fabio (Nantes), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 64’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 15’ Nicolas Pallois (Nantes), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 19’ Fabio (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Marcus Coco (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Sofiane Alakouch (Metz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Amine Bassi (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Boubacar Traore (Metz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 52’ Digbo Maiga (Metz), 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
Alban Lafont GK900 0.000.000
Dennis Appiah DEF900 0.000.121
Jean-Charles Castelletto DEF900 0.000.000
Nicolas Pallois DEF901 0.060.000
Fabio DEF842 0.100.071
Andrei Girotto MID900 0.000.000
Pedro Chirivella MID900 0.000.000
Ludovic Blas MID9014 0.750.000
Renaud Emond MID770 0.000.000
Moses Simon MID9022 0.141.193
Randal Kolo Muani FWD8411 0.650.162
Roli Pereira De Sa Sub130 0.000.000
Marcus Coco Sub61 0.020.000
Sébastien Corchia Sub60 0.000.000
Charles Traore Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nantes win 45% Avg odds 2.13
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.23
Metz win 26% Avg odds 3.71

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

Form going into the game

Nantes WWWLD
Metz WLLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Metz 2-0 Nantes, 24 Jan 21 Next meeting: Metz 0-0 Nantes, 27 Feb 22  All Nantes 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.