Nice vs Metz

27 November 2021 · Ligue 1 · 2021/22 · Referee François Letexier

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Fabien Centonze 31’

Match summary

Metz beat Nice 1-0 on the road. Metz led 1-0 at half-time.

Fabien Centonze put Metz ahead in the 31st minute, set up by Nicolas de Preville.

Nice can feel hard done by, creating 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Metz's 0.53 from 4.

Match stats

Nice Metz
20 Shots 4
2 Shots on Target 1
8 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.35 xG 0.53
1.35 Non-penalty xG 0.53
5 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Nice Metz
Kick-off
31’
Fabien Centonze
Assist: Nicolas de Preville0-1 (Metz)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Nice
  • Calvin Stengs
  • Andy Delort
Metz
  • Jemerson
  • Kevin N'Doram

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 1.35 0.53 31’ Fabien Centonze (Metz), 0-1 31’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 0.53 31’ Fabien Centonze (Metz), 0-1 Centonze 31’
Nice 1.35 xGMetz 0.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Metz attacking Nice attacking 
31’ Fabien Centonze (Metz), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 89’ Andy Delort (Nice), from a corner, 0.36 xG, off target 46’ Andy Delort (Nice), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 84’ Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 56’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 43’ Amine Gouiri (Nice), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Jordan Lotomba (Nice), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Andy Delort (Nice), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Andy Delort (Nice), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Kasper Dolberg (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Pablo Rosario (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Justin Kluivert (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Kephren Thuram (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Kephren Thuram (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Dante (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Pablo Rosario (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Dante (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Andy Delort (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Melvin Bard (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ Fabien Centonze (Metz), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 89’ Andy Delort (Nice), from a corner, 0.36 xG, off target 46’ Andy Delort (Nice), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 84’ Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 56’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 43’ Amine Gouiri (Nice), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 83’ Jordan Lotomba (Nice), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Andy Delort (Nice), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 84’ Lamine Gueye (Metz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Andy Delort (Nice), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Kasper Dolberg (Nice), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Ibrahima Niane (Metz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Pablo Rosario (Nice), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Justin Kluivert (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Kephren Thuram (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Kephren Thuram (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Dante (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Pablo Rosario (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Dante (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Andy Delort (Nice), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Melvin Bard (Nice), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Walter Benítez GK900 0.000.000
Jordan Lotomba DEF871 0.050.000
Dante DEF902 0.030.361
Jean-Clair Todibo DEF901 0.100.063
Melvin Bard DEF901 0.010.000
Calvin Stengs MID760 0.000.362
Mario Lemina MID760 0.000.000
Pablo Rosario MID762 0.040.011
Justin Kluivert MID831 0.020.051
Andy Delort FWD905 0.780.000
Amine Gouiri FWD901 0.080.082
Kasper Dolberg Sub141 0.030.000
Morgan Schneiderlin Sub142 0.140.021
Kephren Thuram Sub142 0.040.000
Lucas Da Cunha Sub70 0.000.183
Alexis Claude Maurice Sub31 0.020.091

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 70% Avg odds 1.37
Draw 19% Avg odds 4.91
Metz win 11% Avg odds 8.77

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

Form going into the game

Nice WDWLW
Metz LLDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nice 1-2 Metz, 21 Feb 21 Next meeting: Metz 0-2 Nice, 23 Jan 22  All Nice 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.