Nice vs Metz

7 December 2019 · Ligue 1 · 2019/20 · Referee Jérémie Pignard

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Wylan Cyprien 9’, 41’ (pen)
Ignatius Ganago 59’
Pierre Lees-Melou 75’

Ibrahima Niane 74’

Match summary

Nice won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Metz. Nice led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Wylan Cyprien put Nice ahead in the 9th minute and Cyprien made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 41st minute. In the second half, Ignatius Ganago made it 3-0 in the 59th minute, set up by Pierre Lees-Melou, Ibrahima Niane pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 74th minute, set up by Adama Traoré, and Pierre Lees-Melou made it 4-1 in the 75th minute, set up by Ignatius Ganago.

The chances backed that up: Nice created 1.52 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Metz's 0.95 from 18.

Match stats

14 Shots 18

5 Shots on Target 3

2 Corners 4

0 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

1.52 xG 0.94

0.76 Non-penalty xG 0.94

5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Nice Metz

Kick-off

Wylan Cyprien

1-0

9’

Wylan Cyprien
Penalty

2-0

41’

Half-time2-0

Ignatius Ganago
Assist: Pierre Lees-Melou

3-0

59’

74’

Ibrahima Niane
Assist: Adama Traoré

3-1

Pierre Lees-Melou
Assist: Ignatius Ganago

4-1

75’

Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Metz

Fabien Centonze
John Boye

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.

Nice 1.52 xGMetz 0.95 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Metz attacking Nice attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Walter Benítez	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Patrick Burner	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Dante	DEF	90			1	0.01	0.00	0
Malang Sarr	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Stanley N'Soki	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Youcef Atal	MID	28			0	0.00	0.01	1
Wylan Cyprien	MID	90	2		5	1.00	0.01	1
Pierre Lees-Melou	MID	90	1	1	3	0.06	0.28	2
Alexis Claude Maurice	MID	71			2	0.15	0.12	2
Adam Ounas	MID	79			2	0.16	0.17	2
Kasper Dolberg	FWD	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ignatius Ganago	Sub	62	1	1	1	0.14	0.09	2
Hichem Boudaoui	Sub	19			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kephren Thuram	Sub	11			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Paul Delecroix	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Fabien Centonze	DEF	90			1	0.02	0.08	1
John Boye	DEF	90			1	0.12	0.00	0
Stoppila Sunzu	DEF	90			1	0.05	0.01	1
Matthieu Udol	DEF	90			1	0.01	0.00	0
Digbo Maiga	MID	90			3	0.02	0.17	3
Mamadou Fofana	MID	76			0	0.00	0.01	1
Thierry Ambrose	MID	90			0	0.00	0.02	2
Adama Traoré	MID	90		1	2	0.10	0.17	3
Thomas Delaine	MID	85			1	0.03	0.00	0
Habib Diallo	FWD	52			2	0.09	0.06	1
Ibrahima Niane	Sub	38	1		5	0.49	0.01	1
Renaud Cohade	Sub	14			0	0.00	0.02	1
Georges Mikautadze	Sub	5			1	0.02	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nice win 53% Avg odds 1.80

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46

Metz win 20% Avg odds 4.85

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

Form going into the game

Nice W D L W L

Metz D D D D L

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Previous and next meeting

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