Nantes vs Paris Saint-Germain

19 February 2022 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee Mikael Lesage

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–0

  • Randal Kolo Muani 4’
  • Quentin Merlin 16’
  • Ludovic Blas 45+6’ (pen)
  • Neymar 47’

Match summary

Nantes beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1. Nantes led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Randal Kolo Muani put Nantes ahead in the 4th minute, set up by Moses Simon, Quentin Merlin made it 2-0 in the 16th minute, set up by Osman Bukari, and Ludovic Blas made it 3-0 from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Neymar pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 47th minute, set up by Lionel Messi.

Paris Saint-Germain can feel hard done by, creating 3.69 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Nantes's 2.60 from 13. Neymar had a penalty saved for Paris Saint-Germain.

Match stats

Nantes Paris Saint-Germain
13 Shots 16
7 Shots on Target 9
5 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
2.60 xG 3.65
1.84 Non-penalty xG 2.89
2 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Nantes Paris Saint-Germain
Kick-off
Randal Kolo Muani
Assist: Moses Simon1-0 (Nantes)
4’
Quentin Merlin
Assist: Osman Bukari2-0 (Nantes)
16’
Ludovic Blas
Penalty3-0 (Nantes)
45+6’
Half-time3-0
47’
Neymar
Assist: Lionel Messi3-1 (Paris Saint-Germain)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Nantes
  • Jean-Charles Castelletto
  • Dennis Appiah
Paris Saint-Germain
  • Marco Verratti
  • Georginio Wijnaldum
  • Kylian Mbappe-Lottin
  • Neymar
  • Ángel Di María
  • Achraf Hakimi

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.60 3.69 4’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), 1-0 4’ 16’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), 2-0 16’ 45+6’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), 3-0 45+6’ 47’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-1 47’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.60 3.69 4’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), 1-0 Muani 4’ 16’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), 2-0 Merlin 16’ 45+6’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), 3-0 Blas 45+6’ 47’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), 3-1 Neymar 47’
Nantes 2.60 xGParis Saint-Germain 3.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Paris Saint-Germain attacking Nantes attacking 
51’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 20’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 73’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 26’ Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 29’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 47’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 8’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 4’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 3’ Juan Bernat (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 28’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 33’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.18 xG, blocked 80’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 26’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 84’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 48’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 16’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 75’ Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 51’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 20’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.61 xG, off target 73’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 26’ Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 29’ Moses Simon (Nantes), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 47’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 8’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 4’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 3’ Juan Bernat (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 28’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 33’ Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), direct free kick, 0.18 xG, blocked 80’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 84’ Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 26’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ Quentin Merlin (Nantes), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 75’ Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 22’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 54’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Ludovic Blas (Nantes), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Kylian Mbappe-Lottin (Paris Saint-Germain), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 12’ Andrei Girotto (Nantes), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alban Lafont GK900 0.000.000
Osman Bukari DEF7310 0.000.112
Jean-Charles Castelletto DEF902 0.050.000
Dennis Appiah DEF900 0.000.000
Nicolas Pallois DEF900 0.000.031
Quentin Merlin DEF9011 0.060.051
Andrei Girotto MID902 0.070.000
Ludovic Blas MID9014 0.940.000
Pedro Chirivella MID900 0.000.021
Randal Kolo Muani FWD9013 1.060.051
Moses Simon FWD9011 0.421.074
Sébastien Corchia Sub170 0.000.091
Marcus Coco Sub10 0.000.000
Roli Pereira De Sa Sub10 0.000.000
Charles Traore Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nantes win 11% Avg odds 8.80
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.40
Paris Saint-Germain win 71% Avg odds 1.35

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Nantes, 20 Nov 21 Next meeting: Nantes 0-3 Paris Saint-Germain, 03 Sep 22  All Nantes 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.